The Devil: Alive and well?

Commons call to disestablish church is number 666
" ... A motion calling for the disestablishment of the Church of England has been listed in the House of Commons as 666 - the Number of the Beast.
Labour MP John Austin, who has repeatedly tabled Early Day Motions urging disestablishment, put down his latest motion last night as MPs debated scrapping Britain's blasphemy laws.
It appeared appeared on the House of Commons order paper numbered 666, the number associated with the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation. Scholars believe 666 referred to the Emperor Nero.

The King James Bible renders Revelation 13:8 as: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." ... "

An Exorcism in Georgia is Topic of a New Book
" ... After 47 years in Christian ministry, Pastor J. Stephen Conn, has just released a new book about what he calls "The most incredible experience I have ever had in a lifetime of serving God and people." The Devil Called Collect: The Exorcism of Jessica Leek, is the true story of a young woman, possessed by a legion of demons, who was dramatically set free by the power of Jesus' name. Conn is no wide-eyed demon chaser who sees a devil behind every bush. "At some time or another, every human being is tempted, harassed or even oppressed by Satan," he said, "but only one time have I personally dealt with a full-fledged case of demonic possession. Most ministers never have such an encounter." ... "

Turin holy water theft blamed on Satanists
" ... Satanists have struck at one of Turin's most famous churches, stealing a vial of holy water and a missal, or prayer book.

The items were taken from behind the altar at the Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio, or Church of the Great Mother of God, at the end of last week.

Experts in the occult said the church, which was built in 1814 to celebrate King Victor Emanuel I's return to Italy, is one of the most important sites in the cosmic battle between white and black magic.

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Sitting on the banks of the river Po, it forms one point of a "triangle of good" and is linked to other points in Lyons and Prague.

Twin statues stand at the base of the stairs leading up to the doors of the church, representing Faith and Religion. The statue of Faith holds a chalice in its hand and is looking at the location of the Holy Grail, which is buried in the city, according to legend.

"This church is full of important symbols to practitioners of the occult," said Giuditta Dembech, the author of Turin: Magic City.

"But only the theft of the prayer book makes any sense. You can organize a black mass with the prayer book, but I do not know what the thieves would do with the water."

She added: "For the objects to have any power for Satanists, they would need to come from a church, and this is one of the most important magical sites."

Turin is said to lie on the 45th parallel, an invisible line that runs around the globe and is halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. But a "line of evil" also intersects the city, and connects it to London and San Francisco.

The city allegedly has the highest concentration of Satanists in Italy.

The Piazza Statuto, a short way away from the church, is a shrine to devil-worshippers, who believe that the gateway to hell lies underneath. Thousands of criminals and deviants were executed in the piazza in Roman times, because it was believed to be a cursed place which often lay in shadow.

The city's reputation as a battleground between good and evil has also been boosted by the fact that Nostradamus, the French seer, chose to briefly live in Via Michele Lessona in the 16th century. ... "