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Invulnerability11 wrote
Selena Owens could not understand the concept of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge nor the reason anyone would willingly dump a bucket of ice water on themselves.

Because they aren't selfish and are willing to take a cold shower to help raise awareness for a disease which wasn't getting enough attention.

Owens said she feels like there are other ways to bring attention to ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrigs disease, that are not as extreme or sensationalized as a bucket of water such as educating people.

It's ironic that she's only started talking about this after she heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge and Lou Gherigs disease.
If she had of been saying all of this before it happened, she might have a point, but still, not a very strong one.
This has been the most effective fundraiser that I have ever seen, she needs to point to one where education has raised more money in such a short amount of time.

The intriguing aspect of the challenge, according to Owens, was the way social media became saturated with videos of celebrities, athletes, politicians and a host of others around the globe.

If she finds that intriguing I'd give her a bouncy ball just to see her reaction.

Owens explained the evidence that disturbed her most, and best supported her theory that this is really a satanic ritual, is the story behind Corey Griffins death. Griffin, who co-founded the challenge, died last month after he jumped from a building and drowned. Owens said he then floated to the surface, sank and did not resurface. Not only was she confused why he would take such a risk, but what would possess him to do so in the middle of the night? She also thought it was strange that this tragedy took place the same night he helped raise $100,000 for ALS research.

Not enough details have been released about his death to come to any conclusions.
He could have been drunk, on drugs, or just immensely happy and felt like he was on top of the world.

The writers continued research led her to a video exposing a number of cultic and cryptic messages hidden in the Ice Bucket Challenge ritual. On the video a self-described evangelist named Anita Fuentes says the ritual is supposedly cleansing America in the name of the Anti-Christ Lucifer Satan for a future occurrence.

And yet we see none of these.

One of the reasons Fuentes suggests this popular fad is a satanic ritual is relative to Oprah Winfreys rendition of the challenge. Oprah, who the writer references as the cultic queen of talk, proclaims the words, In the name of ALS and the Ice Bucket Challenge prior to receiving the down pour of ice-cold water. This was disturbing to the writer and evangelist because Christians pray and make declarations in the name of Jesus and since Oprah allegedly considers herself a god, the use of those words seemed to be very cultic in nature.

Saying 'In the name of _____' is just like saying 'In honour of ______' it all depends on your personal lexicon. That phrase is not copyrighted by the Religious.
I have also never heard Oprah refer to herself as a God, or anyone else describe her as a God.
Even if someone did describe her as a God, it would be in the context of television and media which is like calling someone the God of Rock N'Roll, it isn't a literal translation of that person's transcendent nature, it's just a label given to express how much reverence and power they have within their own industry.

Fuentes goes on to explain pouring water over ones head is a direct correlation with water baptism and in turn alludes to the sacred Christian act of purification and cleansing. The self-proclaimed evangelist states rituals are cultic practices which stem from dark places and has somehow concluded that partakers of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge have become part of the satanic ALS ritual whether they know it or not.

I love how the writer of this article has said 'and has somehow concluded' really subtle dismissiveness going on there.
The only thing that this has in common with water baptism is water and the physical act of pouring it over your head.
Everything else deviates. From the meaning and purpose of doing it to the rituals before and after and the addition of ice to the buckets.

Owens summarizes her belief as follows:
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is ritualistic in nature. People are chosen to undergo a form of water baptism with cultic god Oprah leading the charge in the name of ALS. The Bible is clear in Exodus 20:3 when it states You shall have no other gods before me. Oprah is a god to millions of Americans, and those who follow her doctrine and antics have tossed Jesus off the throne of their hearts perhaps not intentionally or perhaps so. Yet by following her seemingly innocent Ice Bucket Challenge decree, knowingly or not, they have symbolically cast Jesus off.

hahahahahahahahahaha
If Jesus can unintentionally be 'cast off the throne' of a persons heart while they're trying to do something good for charity then maybe he doesn't deserve to sit there in the first place.

The question on whether or not the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a satanic ritual can only be answered on an individual basis, and the answer would ultimately be determined by the persons belief system. What has clearly been identified by this phenomenon is a great deal of money has been raised due to people coming together for a common goal in hopes of furthering research efforts into the debilitating disease known as ALS. For those efforts, Job well done!

this ^^^^^