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Posted on 11/23/2008 1:20:49 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
Praying to "La Santa Muerte" is a growing and controversial practice along the U.S./Mexico border.
Worshippers hope "Holy Death" will bring them love, luck and peace.
Although the Catholic Church has condemned the worship of "La Santa Muerte", many people insist on praying to this figure for miracles.
An investigation by Texas television station KGBT-TV began in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico -- the capital and heart of the State of Tamaulipas.
On any given day, Ciudad Victoria residents enjoy the city's main square plaza with live music, someone shinning shoes, clowns entertaining and food stands offering a variety of quick meals.
The city's Roman Catholic Cathedral right in front of the square.
And only a block from the church, is "El Mercado", or The Market, where Action 4 News found numerous artifacts of "Santa Muerte" or "Holy Death."
That's where KGBT met Claudia Lopez, a faithful follower of Santa Muerte.
"Many people believe in Santa Muerte," Lopez said.
She said the folk saint responded to her prayers after someone recommended it to help her solve a personal problem.
"I made an offering to Santa Muerte and it worked," she said. "I'm not sure if it was a coincedence or a miracle, but my desires were fullfilled."
The devotion to "La Santa Muerte" has grown steadily in Mexico over the last decade.
But market shop owners tell us the popularity has increased over the last five years.
"Followers ask for money, protection from harm, to attract a person, health and help in legal problems," said a market shop owner who didn't want to be identified.
Shop owners do a brisk business selling images of "La Santa Muerte" in all sizes, and wearing tunics of all colors, candles, books, figures, healing potions, and amulets.
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When it comes to matters of faith, I’m far more worried about this trend (it’s in the U.S. now) than what Obama believes or how he worships.
Our local sheriffs have found Saint Muerte & Virgin of Guadalupe paraphernalia in the pot camps of illegal aliens in your national parks and forests. A lot of candles...nice little fire starters.
Thus the allusion to both Baal and Moloch, gods of infant human sacrifice that were adopted by the Israelites. God sent them into captivity in Babylon as a result.
It will. The love of death, luck of certain doom, and peace of the grave.
LOL!
Ask anybody...I’m utterly *obnoxious* with my multi-decade devotion and will *somehow* manage to work a “cowbell” reference or BOC lyrics into the most utterly innapropriate conversations any way I can....;-D
Ping!
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For these guys?
I think mere “captivity” will seem like a better option than what they currently face.
I guess Holy Taxes is when the IRS high priesthood makes an offering to the Obammesiah with your money?
It’s a start, but it needs more cowbell!
Is this country being invaded by Mexican illegal aliens or Aztec illegal aliens? I would say we are being invaded by Aztec and Mayan illegal aliens with a few Hispanics thrown in too
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