# Candles are demonic...yes, that's right: CANDLES **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068 "2004-01-01T04:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/1 "2004-01-01T04:26:17Z")
[These guys make Jack Chick look rational](http://www.demonbuster.com/candles.html). _shaking head_ ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/2 "2004-01-01T04:28:44Z")
Oh dear Og. I… Just… I… I… It’s just so… I think I need a hug. ---
**Author:** ![sweetypie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@sweetypie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetypie)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/3 "2004-01-01T04:32:15Z")
**I am throwing away all my candles NOW.** :eek: ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/4 "2004-01-01T04:38:45Z")
> [@](#): > > [DISH WASHING AND DEMONS](http://www.demonbuster.com/dish.html) > > When you wash dishes and have some “dried on” food on them, just wiping your dish rag over the dish does not remove it all. You must use some elbow grease, and may even require a “scrub pad” of some kind to remove it all. > > Well, some demons are the same way. Just saying “come out in the name of JESUS” does not always insure a “clean plate”. The demon may be “dried on” for some reason like being involved in witchcraft, holding unforgiveness, etc. This requires the “scrub pad” of the Holy Spirit, and maybe prayer and fasting, and a lot of time. We spent four hours of constant Spiritual Warfare on ONE demon before it left! Fortunately, I recently purchased the Maytag Quiet Series 300 Demonwasher. With Maytag, washing demons is a breeze. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/5 "2004-01-01T04:42:28Z")
So, uhm, **Guin** , just what exactly led you to that page? ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/6 "2004-01-01T04:42:49Z")
END-TIME DELIVERANCE MINISTRY DELIVERANCE MANUAL Anybody else hearing banjo music? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/7 "2004-01-01T04:45:36Z")
That guy is a bit behind the times. [US regulators voted to ban the use of lead in candle wicks in 2001](http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/02/14/candle.ban.02/). Took 'em nearly 30 years to do it though. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/8 "2004-01-01T04:50:14Z")
I was reading a funny site about Harry Potter and trying out the spells (a parody), and it mentioned this site. Pretty weird, eh? **Dijon Warlock** , shit I never thought of that! “Squeal like a piggy for JAYZUS!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/9 "2004-01-01T04:52:10Z")
Wow… for our anniversary last year, my wife and I bought each other two sconces and half a dozen floating candles for our bedroom wall. Just before Christmas we picked up a fireplace candleabra with 12 new candles, and last night (my birthday) we bought two more sconces for either the bathroom or the living room. We are _so_ damned. ---
**Author:** ![HDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@HDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HDS)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/10 "2004-01-01T04:53:58Z")
Ooooooo, maybe I’ll attract a succubus. _lights apple spice scented candle_ ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/11 "2004-01-01T05:01:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*I was reading a funny site about Harry Potter and trying out the spells (a parody), and it mentioned this site. \*\* [HARRY POTTER IS TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN SATANISM AND WITCHCRAFT](http://www.demonbuster.com/harry.html)!!! > [@](#): > > **On Good Morning America the week of December 18, 2000, they showed two different HARRY POTTER SPELL KITS. No need to say any more about this.** No need, indeed. **Guin** , you are SO LOST. Your only salvation is DELIVERANCE! ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/12 "2004-01-01T05:18:15Z")
But how exactly are we supposed to cast these demons out? Bell? Check Book? Check Candle? Um, I’ve got a “scrub pad”. Will that do? Or is it “Get thee behing me, Satan. And don’t even think about using that candle for immoral purposes while you’re there”? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/13 "2004-01-01T05:21:29Z")
Glad I didn’t hear about this _before_ the Christmas Eve midnight service. It would have been really dark. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/14 "2004-01-01T05:22:24Z")
From the site: > [@](#): > > If you can hear the “Oh the Blood of Jesus” midi file, and it gets under your skin, don’t turn your speakers off. The demons absolutely hate this song or any song that mentions the Blood of Jesus. The more this bothers you, the more demon infested you are. You actually could get some Deliverance by having this tune play in the background, and some demons may actually leave your home or apartment too. Tape the song and play it in your home over and over. Obviously demons have good taste. > [@](#): > > SOME OBJECTS TO DESTROY: (See Lev. 11:13-21 and Deut. 14:7-19) > > Some accursed objects are: owls, frogs, unicorns, horseshoes; items from other countries such as Africa, China, Japan; American Indian artifacts, carvings, pictures, Buddha statutes. Dolls and stuffed animals - dolls originated in voodoo. Paisley pattern on anything. Nike is a Greek god, according to the dictionary. > > Collections, Pictures of movie stars, some items passed down from ancestors, Shamrocks, Any kind of good luck charm, Statues, Oriental objects, African items, Indian items, American Indian items, Any items that are used in witchcraft, The Book of Mormon, satanic bible, Books on other religions, Rock and roll music, etc. Again, I’m amazed that these people are walking around without supervision. I guess I’m especially demon-haunted, because in my room alone I have one or two dozen owl items, plus more that are packed away. I even use owl licons in my LiveJournal. I must be especially demonic. Wow. I guess I really AM evil, just like people have been saying for years. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/15 "2004-01-01T05:25:56Z")
They didn’t make you Mistress of the Pit for nothing, you know. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/16 "2004-01-01T05:27:26Z")
Wow, what a site! I swear, I kept looking for the wink, the subtle smiley that said “DAMN! Ain’t this the best put-on you’ve ever seen!” But it ain’t there. A mad scientist somewhere has mixed the genetic structure of Cotton Mather and Stephen King. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/17 "2004-01-01T05:27:37Z")
Looks like these guys (probably just guy, I can’t believe there is more than one person this wacko) like to buy into conspiracy theories whether there’s a religious angle or not: > [@](#): > > The chemtrail jets were out on January 1, 2002. Guess they wanted to start the new year off with a bang. > If you haven’t noticed, chemtrails have increased dramatically since 9-11-01. When you pray over your food, make sure you ask for protection from the chemtrails that are falling on all food grown outside. It’s…it’s…it’s like the black helicopter guys and Jack Chick had a secret fundie love child! ---
**Author:** ![presidebt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@presidebt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/presidebt)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/18 "2004-01-01T05:30:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dijon Warlock \* > \*\* > Anybody else hearing banjo music? \*\* Why? How many demon-busting bluegrass tunes can you name? :rolleyes: They’re from Montgomery Alabama, hardly a banjo haven… The site _is_ pretty scary, though. This is my “favorite” part, from the homepage: > [@](#): > > The Deliverance message is not “my doctrine”. It is not “my opinion”. It is not “my belief”. JESUS said to do it, and we (those that believe) do. \*\*Have you ever looked right in the eyes of a demon and told the demon to take a hike? I have! Have you ever been growled at by a demon when you walk by them in a restaurant and church? I have! When you get to the point where you can say “I have!”, you will not doubt any of the things you read here. \*\* \ (bolding mine) Just for shits and giggles I searched google for [Stan and Elizabeth Madrak,](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Stan+and+Elizabeth+Madrak%22) the couple that run the site. Four pages. Dang. ---
**Author:** ![LadyMack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@LadyMack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMack)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/19 "2004-01-01T05:32:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\* > > Wow. I guess I really AM evil, just like people have been saying for years. \*\* _Bad fingers. Don’t type the words. Arggghhhhh…_ Ahem. Always the last to know, I’ve been told, meself… 😃 RE: OP Glory! Finally an answer. Candle sales are through the roof. Candles are demonic. More and more people are acting like they are possessed. They **are** possessed. Now I know. What a relief. I thought it was just me. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068/20 "2004-01-01T05:44:20Z")
Hm. I do believe there are demons and they can come in if you “invite” them by reading occult lit, or some such. However all you need is the name of Jesus, I don’t know what they are talking about “dried on”. ! I thought Cascade was for that. I will have to go check this cite out;it makes the fundies I’ve known seem tame by comparison. I knew a lady who felt that if say your landlord came in, or relative,it was okay, that couldn’t be helped,but if you invited a Guy in and he had demons, well, it was your fault. Icke talks about owls and sun symbols as being evil also! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candles-are-demonic-yes-thats-right-candles/222068.md?page=2)