Hungarians fast and pray to ward off Marilyn Manson
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Hungarians fast and pray to ward off Marilyn Manson
Thu Jul 2, 2009 3:52pm IST
BUDAPEST (Reuters Life!) - What garlic and holy water did for
vampires, fast and prayer may do to U.S. shock rocker Marilyn Manson
in Hungary.
At least that is the hope of some Catholic churchgoers in Hungary, who
have posted placards in and around the churches of Sopron, a town near
the Austrian border in western Hungary, which is hosting a four-day
music festival that lists Manson as one of the main acts.
The placards say: "Protest against the concert of American satanist
band Marilyn Manson in Sopron" in red and black capitals.
Manson, the flamboyant rocker whose hits include "Irresponsible Hate
Anthem" and "Antichrist Superstar," will descend on the festival on
Saturday and is expected to draw several thousand people.
Church members took action after repeated calls to have the act
canceled were left unheeded. They say the show can incite hatred
against Christians and also provides a platform for abusing the Church
and its sacraments.
"Therefore, we turn to all of our benevolent Christian brothers that
they plead for those inciting hatred and for our misguided brothers
with prayer and offering a fast," the placards say.