Almost 13 Things That Were Once Considered to Be the Works of the Devil

The general hysteria about the threat of Satanism was not limited to the 1980s in the United States. If you go back in history, almost any object or phenomenon that was incomprehensible to people was initially declared to be the work of the devil. Musical instruments, forks, telephones, and even football - Satan was credited with many inventions.

In ancient Greece, fork-like utensils were used to cut meat. However, the actual use of forks as cutlery only became widespread in the 7th century, starting in the Middle East. It was a real revolution.

Forks look a little scary, like little pitchforks for little demons. Why would anyone want to put one of those in their mouth? And people all over the world began to think of forks as the devil's creation. Food was God's gift, and the devil's tool shouldn't defile it.

In 11th century Italy, a Byzantine princess ate with golden forks, and people began to be suspicious of her and even afraid of her. When she died of the plague, people believed that God was punishing her for using forks to eat.

Public concerns about Satanic rituals in the 1980s were largely due to the popularity of heavy metal. But the music was being picked on even before musicians began wearing black outfits and using pentagrams to attract attention.

There is a deep-rooted belief in Islamic tradition that all musical instruments are invented by the devil. According to belief, Lucifer was jealous of Daud (the biblical David) because of his beautiful singing voice, so he tried to surpass his natural talent with musical instruments. Music was believed to be detrimental to faith and cause madness.

In Syria, the flute, lute, and tambourine are believed to have been created by Cain's daughters to celebrate the death of Abel. In Christianity, the Book of Ezekiel says that Lucifer was in charge of music in heaven before he fell from grace. Some believe that he retained his musical skills and is able to tempt through music.

In the 1980s, Jehovah's Witnesses decided that the Smurfs (and almost every cartoon ever made) were haunted. In 2008, rumors spread across the Internet that a possessed Smurf doll had bitten a child. In 2011, TV evangelist Dorothy Spaulding continued to spread the idea that these little blue imaginary creatures were demons who worshiped Satan. She told the story of a child who couldn't sleep until his room was blessed, cleared of all Smurf items, and sprinkled with oil.

In Dungeons and Dragons, players take on different roles, create characters, and fight monsters and demons in a magical world. The game was created by Gary Gygax. It comes with a book and a dice, and the rest is up to the players' imagination. Of course, who else could be behind this but Satan? The Christian community didn't like it.

One day, a copy of the game was found at a crime scene, and the media began to expose Dungeons and Dragons as the root of evil. The game managed to get the imaginations of not only the players to work, but also the imaginations of parents, who took the book from their children, burned it, and swore that they heard hellish screams while doing so.

Apparently, many people didn't understand the meaning of the peace sign, despite what the name suggests. Some very creative but clearly paranoid Christian crusaders claimed it was an inverted and broken cross. Of course, if you treat the symbols like a construction set - bend here, flip there - you get what you want. I wonder what they would see in the Rorschach blots.

The most amazing thing is that for some Christians even the cross is a symbol of the devil. Now it does seem a little sinister that Jesus died on the cross and his followers wear a cross in his honor. The logic is to recognize the sacrifice he made for the sins of mankind and to value it. Maybe there is no contradiction here.

But this is not why the followers of the Church of the Great God believe that the cross is a temptation of the devil to make people worship pagan symbols and false deities. Their logic is much more twisted. The Babylonian god of nature, Tammuz, is depicted with a capital "T", but the lowercase "t" resembles a cross, and this is the devil's detail.

Since the cross was not known as a symbol of Christianity before the time of Emperor Constantine, it is assumed that Emperor Constantine's vision was sent to him by Satan, not God. Furthermore, proponents of this theory point out that there were two ways of crucifixion, and the Bible does not specify which way Christ was crucified, so people simply assumed that he was crucified on a cross.

Many people called the telephone an evil invention, especially preachers and priests. The rural population of Sweden believed that this magical invention would bring evil spirits into their homes and that lightning would strike them because of the wires. Farmers cut all the telephone lines on their lands, and only the damned city dwellers could use the devil's creation. The Amish community also considered the telephone evil, since separation from the sinful outside world is part of their moral code, and this evil device is a way for Satan to enter their homes.

According to Evangelist Ewanga Funmilaju Adebaju, football is an invention of the devil and the Football Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a temple to the worship of false idols. The preacher says humanity is doomed to remain divided after the attempt to reach heaven via the Tower of Babel, when God confused languages and people stopped understanding each other. Football unites cultures that she believes should remain separate and makes people worship the players.

Football is a pretty extreme sport in religious terms, with its painted faces and anthems, but the preacher claims it is part of the government's plans to create a new world order and usher in the reign of the Antichrist. She also points out that football promotes sins such as gambling, swearing, drinking, and even homosexuality and animal sacrifice.

Most people know that Disney is one of the largest corporations in the world, making billions and being ruthless to its competitors. The most insane myths have been invented about the company, including that the head of its creator is kept in ice, despite the sworn assurances of Walt Disney's relatives that he was cremated and his ashes are available as proof... As if anyone could tell one ashes from another by sight.

The company was accused of hiding seductive messages and sexual images in its cartoons. Some saw three sixes in the logo, which led many people to believe that Disney had something to do with the devil.

Science has often contradicted religious dogma. For this reason, in the past it was called the work of the devil. This is not only about the theory of evolution: scientists of all stripes were accused of being nothing but impostors, blasphemers and sons of Satan.

Galileo Galilei used a telescope to study the stars, which the church considered sinful in itself. Church officials refused to even look through it, as they considered it an instrument of the devil. But when Galileo suggested that the Earth was not the center of the universe and that it revolved around the Sun, it was the last straw. Instead of studying the scientist’s evidence, he was accused of heresy in 1633, his scientific publications were banned, and he spent the rest of his life under house arrest.