http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Rock-n-Roll/freddie_mercury.htm
I'm serious. I was trying to find stuff on Queen and this came up. Is this a joke, or for real?
2007-12-09 17:52:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So lets see if someone devotes a site like that to Ted Haggard, the minister of the mega church who turned out to be paying for homsexual sex and crystal meth. If one were to use this rationale, they could argue that the two people who were shot dead at his church today were taken by God as payment for his sins.
2007-12-09 18:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by Hans B 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It would not surprise me if the basic facts were mostly true. The band's name suggests that homosexuality was not out of the question. Or, as seems more likely, bisexuality.
As to the stuff in red about burning in hell for it, I don't believe that.
And as to the material about Zoroasterism, I wonder how the person who wrote this would know what went on if the ritual was secret? Here's what I found:
"Religion founded by Zoroaster (the name is a Hellenized version of Zarathustra), who lived from approximately 628 to 551 BCE (though this date is hotly contested--some maintain that he lived as early as six thousand years before the birth of Christ).
The Zoroastrian scriptures--a collection of prayers, hymns, commentary, and laws--are written in Old Iranian, a language that is closely related to Sanskrit. Some of these texts are ancient, fragmentary and much corrupted. Zoroastrianism is henotheistic in that while it features many gods from the Persian pantheon, Ahura Mazdah ("Sovereign Knowledge"), is the only one who is actually worshipped. . . . Zoroastrianism isn't exactly dualistic, though it almost certainly influenced Gnosticism and Manichaeanism, which are. . . . it reemerged in the second century CE as the state religion of Persia and thrived until the advent of Islam some five hundred years later. . . . Small Zoroastrian communities still exist in Iran and Pakistan, though their numbers are dwindling. Magianism refers to the practices of the Magi, the Zoroastrian priestly cast; in general usage a Magus is a sorcerer or a magician."
So clearly this is a tradition that is heavily interwoven in western mysticism, including ceremonial magic. But it is a religion of the fight AGAINST evil, not itself black magic. Remember that Christians consider anything other than Christianity to be demonic, and don't worry about it.
2007-12-09 19:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a joke, suspect the guy is secretly a fan for how long he goes on. They should appreciate the tunes and not bash the deceased singer.
2007-12-09 17:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Its really hard to tell anymore what are parody sites and what are real. However, I suspect this one is real. A bit over the top if you ask me.
2007-12-09 18:04:12 · answer #4 · answered by Loosid 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It's not a joke. Look at Fred Phelps.
2007-12-09 22:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by Terry 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That site is not a joke. The whole site is like that. yes, there are people who really believe that.
2007-12-09 17:59:26 · answer #6 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Sad to think that "God" created those idiots...since all the good bands are in Hell, I guess we atheists will at least have some decent tunes to listen to for eternity, huh? Beats Perry Como:)
Freddie - RIP!!
2007-12-09 18:00:31 · answer #7 · answered by eris 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
We have a lot of sickos out there making websites like ths,its nothing to worry about.
2007-12-09 17:57:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
I am sure it is for real....just look at those moron goon christians that yell and scream at soldiers funerals saying they are in hell now. Religion breeds some serious crazies.
2007-12-09 17:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by sketch_mylife 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It's a joke, only I'm not laughing.
2007-12-09 17:56:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋