What a surprise. I actually said, when the news first came out, that I thought it was probably a 20-something Satanist. Lanza was seriously crazy and would have gone berserk in some way at some time no matter what, but his Satanist dabblings no doubt figured into his evil plans. I think the Satanist influence on many if not most young, crazy mass murderers (starting with the Columbine killers) is something that we neglect to examine.
Sure, he played violent video games, but the only thing those probably did was sharpen his aim; the channeling of his madness to pure evil came from Satanism.
I work at an historic site, and the day after the “Batman” murders, a band of about six 20-something Satanists came into the cemetery (they were identifiable by their black clothing, bizarre make up and pentangles and other symbols) and tried to make a video of one of their members lying behind a tomb, smirking and pointing a very large handgun at the other visitors. We kicked them out of the cemetery, but the experience left me shaking. The DAY AFTER A MASS MURDER, and this guy with his jet-black dyed hair, dead white skin and evil, glittering eyes is commemorating it by making a video where he was threatening to do the same thing.
We shouldn’t underestimate the influence of Satanism on the mentally ill, who are very suggestible and open to extreme influences.
Yes we should look at the influences of satanism on the young. A lot of the youth have been under his grasp.