Hell yeah, I got Boys' Life for about two years longer than I actually attended Boy Scouts. I hid in a cupboard during a Webelos meeting, then jumped out and scared the shit outta the scoutmaster- and promptly got booted as a result of his (hilarious) embarrassment. Worth it.
'Manichean' is such an under-used adjective.
My mom had this book too- my dad took my Castle Greyskull outside and smashed it with a hammer because it was "inviting evil spirits into the house" or some nonsense. I remember going through this book when my mom wasn't looking, and discovering a healthy skepticism for a lot of this shit.
This was after my first exorcism, but before my second.
It's amazing how many Christians claim the devil is nothing to fear, but live in absolute terror of him. For that matter, it's amazing that they believe in him at all.
It's like the videogame Postal, but with less humor or plot (and that last one is saying a lot).
What he said.
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Yeah, didn't the DaVinci Code sell a jillion copies? It's still a massive, steaming coil.