# Really weird Christian testimonies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041 "2012-08-01T08:59:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/1 "2012-08-01T08:59:28Z")
There is a talk radio station that is left on for background chatter to help with sleep, they have a lot of Christian programming in the middle of the night. Several times I have heard these long monologues that claim to be testimony from a Christian about satan or demons, they include really bizarre stuff, googling some of the phrases I found that it appears to be parts of a book? Here is the exact words that are read on the air: > **[The City Under The Sea](https://mysteryoftheinquity.wordpress.com/demonology/the-city-under-the-sea/)** > > “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitors of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that … > [@](#): > > If a barren woman goes to a native witch doctor, she would be asked to bring certain things such as human bones, ashes that were used to cook food for her. When she becomes pregnant, and gives birth, she does not deliver a normal human being. It could appear as a usual baby but it is a spiritually formed baby. In many women who are barren, the problems could be caused by demons. It is not a rare thing for a woman to be barren on earth but have children in the sea! > Some children who were captured by witches and wizards from the City Under the Sea can be rescued and converted. I personally have known many of these human children that have been converted to Christianity. > [@](#): > > The people did not come from just the African coast. Influential people such as, big businessman, doctors, lawyers and politicians were coming. I have seen important leaders come to the City Under the Sea such as Indians, Asians and Americans. These people were coming from all over the world… from everywhere. I even saw powerful political personalities in the underwater spirit world. These were people who had sold their souls for positions of power. They had given themselves over to greed and demon possession. They had sold their souls just to sit upon the seats of thrones of world tycoons, barons and kings. They came from all over the world. Some of the people who had been elevated to higher positions were given crowns and thrones. They were given titles such as, Queen of the West Coast or The King of the Wizards, etc. The devil’s gods also had thrones. At a tender age, I had been given these supernatural powers. I could fly (astral project – soul travel) and bring reports back to my father from the City Under the Sea. Once I was sent to represent my father in India. I didn’t fly on the plane. I’d leave my soul and put other demons in this body to keep the body going. Then I was able to soul travel to anywhere in the world. There are other long hours long monologues(from the same book?) about this underwater metropolis, and another about a guy getting seduced by a hot chick in the city and it turns out she is a satan worshipper with an apartment full of human blood and body parts and she has satan worshipping parties etc etc. And no I don’t live in Africa(most of the stories are set in Nigeria) is this like the fringest of the fringe Christian belief or what? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/2 "2012-08-01T10:47:37Z")
First I’ve heard of it, but it looks to be a fringe belief. [http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/religion/other/supernatural-cities-under-the-sea-2285.htm](http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/religion/other/supernatural-cities-under-the-sea-2285.htm) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/3 "2012-08-01T10:52:37Z")
While it seems strange compared to run of the mill vanilla Christianity, from my perspective there is little difference. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/4 "2012-08-01T10:59:01Z")
Maybe, although it does make tangible, falsifiable claims. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/5 "2012-08-01T11:01:51Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Maybe, although it does make tangible, falsifiable claims. Which? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/6 "2012-08-01T12:06:24Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Which? The main bit about the existence of underwater cities. This can be verified or otherwise using a submarine - whereas if I claim that Jesus gave me an inner sense of peace, you pretty much have to take (or leave) my word for it. - that is, unless they’re supposedly ‘under the sea’ in some sort of intangible, spiritual sense, like heaven is ‘up there’ somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/7 "2012-08-01T12:12:01Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > The main bit about the existence of underwater cities. This can be verified or otherwise using a submarine - whereas if I claim that Jesus gave me an inner sense of peace, you pretty much have to take (or leave) my word for it. > > - that is, unless they’re supposedly ‘under the sea’ in some sort of intangible, spiritual sense, like heaven is ‘up there’ somewhere. Sorry, my “which” was meant to mean christianity or undersea Cousteau-anity.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/8 "2012-08-01T12:21:32Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Sorry, my “which” was meant to mean christianity or undersea Cousteau-anity.😉 Ah, I see. Well, hopefully that clears it up in any case. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/9 "2012-08-01T12:25:42Z")
There is a whole industry of fake ex-occultists-turned-Christians. The one who had the longest shelf-life was a fellow named Mike Warnke, who compared to others had a rather bland testimony as a High Priest over 1500 Satanists. He had a brilliant delivery, a great sense of humor & a compelling story- too bad the latter was almost completely fabricated, as was revealed by a couple of Christian investigative reporters who were hoping to confirm his story. Others include John “Lance Collins” Todd, ex-Grand Druid for the Illuminati; Doc Marquis- who seems to have plagiarized Todd’s story & built on it; Albert “ex-Jesuit” Rivera; Dr. Rebecca Brown & her rescued “ex-witch Elaine”; William Schnoebelen “ex-EVERYTHING”; Zeph Daniels- (I can’t begin with him…) Btw, Todd, Rivera, Brown & Schnoebelen have all worked with our favorite comic writer- Jack T. Chick. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-christian-testimonies/630041/10 "2012-08-01T12:37:27Z")
I just read a bit of the OP’s site. Who says there can’t be Lovecraft-Christian mashups? _L_