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And finally, some of them ''[[Demonization|just make crap up]]'', because their claims that such-and-such is an evil symbol of so-and-so has ''no'' historical basis whatsoever.
Expect a lot of [[Did Not Do the Research]] (especially [[You Fail Logic Forever]]), [[Dan Browned]], [[Insane Troll Logic]], [[
Some of these may be born via [[Poe's Law|parody]], which the sufficiently naive will believe and spread as gospel truth.
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* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' has actually been banned in some Christian school libraries because it's supposedly Satanic. Never mind its obvious Christian allegories, and ''never mind'' that Aslan ''is literally Jesus.''
** It ought be noted that, as with [[Harry Potter|Mr. Potter]] above, [[The Fundamentalist|fundies]] also hated ''Narnia'' because it mentioned magic. Making it quite obvious to everyone that apparently every fundie ever skipped the day that symbolism was taught in Language Arts class.
** In the original edition of his anti-''[[Dungeons
* Jack Chick is hardly the only one to denounce Tolkien as "Satanic". Perhaps the most baffling "argument" is presented in [http://www.lasttrumpetministries.org/tracts/tract11.html this essay]: you know how in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', the good guys win in the end? [[Insane Troll Logic|Well, you know who else teaches that good always triumphs over evil? WITCHES!]] Evidently, a good Christian should look forward to the eventual triumph of Satan.
* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' gets this treatment [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRM5ihaKWRA here.] Yep, Edward Cullen was ''obviously'' named after the kid who escaped a Satanic cult that one time, and the chessboard on Breaking Dawn's cover is ''obviously'' supposed to look like the floor of a Masonic lodge. Incidentally, Bill Schnoebelen is the guy who claims that ''[[Dungeons
* Some Internet [[Conspiracy Theorist]]s have decided that ''[[The Hunger Games]]'' is actually designed to brainwash people into ''accepting'' the dystopian society it depicts.
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** Which means that some fundamentalist Christian out there believes that.
*** Fortunately, few of them can read Arabic.
* [http://vigilantcitizen.com/ Vigilant Citizen]. A website devoted to finding all of the [[The Illuminati|Illuminati]]/[[Ancient Conspiracy|Masonic]] symbolism and [[Brainwashed|brainwashing]] in the pop culture world, from ''[[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' and [[Disney]] to [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Beyoncé]]. There is a swelling undercurrent of believers who have congregated to [[YouTube]] to warn of the evils of music videos, children's programming and everything else in popular culture. The amount of reaching (and "research") is scarily staggering. See: the 5 part series on the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAqYfYSRZZk possession of Beyonce], the 11 part series on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgUTQYEIas Jay-Z's "Satanic Connections"], and the 21(!) part series on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEkANn1IBaQ Rihanna's "Umbrella" video]. This site, and others like it, hasn't gone unnoticed among the celebrities targeted; [[Lady Gaga]] is to the point where she is milking it for all it's worth, and [[Jay
* The Beltway Sniper caused fear and panic through out Washington. Before he was caught, an investigation of one of his nests turned up a tarot card which had the words "I am God" written on it in marker. Despite the many theological or philosophical, or cultural possibilities given from the choice of card and words, the media declared that it was clearly a [[New Media Are Evil|crazed video gamer.]] Why? Because "I am God" is clearly a reference to "God mode" a term in video games for a cheat that makes you invincible. This leads to the obvious question—if he thought he was in "god mode", why was he hiding?
* ''[[Conservapedia]]'', although it's more like Everyone Is Liberal In Washington, DC.
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=== Tabletop Games ===
* ''[[Dungeons
* This has caused other game companies (like ''[[Rifts]]'' publisher Palladium Books) to place a disclaimer in all their books stating that their books are works of fiction and they don't condone the supernatural or occultism.
* Worth mentioning is the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[Hate Dumb]]. It has been associated with everything from pagan rituals to tarot cards.
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