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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed he was “physically mauled” by a demon in his sleep, leaving claw marks on his body, which he says are still visible. Carlson described waking with intense pain, bleeding claw marks, and an overwhelming urge to read the Bible. He recounted the experience as confusing yet transformative, adding that while he doesn’t expect others to believe him, the incident profoundly impacted him.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cheating on his wife for sure

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (3 children)

If this is true, what did he do to deserve this. This doesn't just happen to a good god fearing person. So I guess the real question is, what did he do to deserve this.

This doesn't just happen to a good god fearing person. Why would this happen if he DIDN'T deserve this. Clearly he lost favor with the good lord and has opened himself up to the devil to be possessed by a demon.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

Anyone who follows Trump has sold their soul to Satan.

[–] MellowSnow@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As someone who was raised in a very evangelical household: the (non)-answer is that it happened to him in order to tempt him or test him or some shit. If it happens to a non-god-fearing individual, it's deserved, otherwise it's God's plan all along. Because moving the goal posts is just way too easy.

The real answer is Tucker Carlson is either actually insane or hardcore grifting, but I'm probably preaching to the choir here going down that rabbit hole lol.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

He's grifting. He's no snake-juggling meth-mouthed shitkicker, they're just part of his audience.

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[–] agnomeunknown@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

No you see he is like Job in the Bible!!! He's so righteous God is testing him with demons!!!!

-his fans probably

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

I guess Carlson's soul isn't worth enough to send a succubus. All he's worth is a backscratcher.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Job has to be one of the more disgusting stories in the Bible... It was the one that I read/was taught about in church as a teen that first made me go "wait a second...".

From the first time I heard that story, it never sat well with me, and not a single adult was ever able to give me a satisfactory explanation for why it was OK for god to straight up destroy this poor man's life (a man who was already super dedicated to this god), including literally killing his innocent family, over some petty bet with the actual devil.

That really opened my eyes to what the OT god really was in that book, and I did not like what I saw.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

Job is a great work of literature, except that its authors chickened out at the end and close it out by saying "But God can kick nine kinds of shit outta ya, so you'd better just say your hosannas and quit bitching." Up to that point, there's a lot in it.

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[–] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This all obviously ridiculous but... I grew up with a family that 100% believed in spiritual warfare. My parents were more willing to believe my brother was possessed than to believe he needed psychiatric help. My Dad had the church elders pray over me when I had whooping cough, asking God to cast out the demon that had so obviously latched onto my 10 year old lungs. I regularly saw people at my church who would claim to have seen fantastical things.

Tucker is simply appealing to his base. The mass groups of people who truly believe they are warriors for Christ engaged in a life and death struggle for the soul of the whole world. There are thousands of them and they believe you and I as unbelievers are at best, unwittingly helping the enemy and at worst, willful vessels of the literal devil.

I wouldn't be shocked if Tucker Carlson 100% believed what he's saying. The groupthink in those circles is difficult to break out of.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

I wouldn’t be shocked if Tucker Carlson 100% believed what he’s saying.

I would be very shocked. He's a cynical propagandist, not a true believer.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 364 points 4 days ago (19 children)

At the time, Carlson says, he was asleep in bed with his wife – and four dogs.

I have an alternate theory about those claw marks...

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 121 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Even Fido has had enough of his shit

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 91 points 4 days ago (9 children)

I watched that video, and had he just stuck to being suddenly awake and having claw marks I would have thought there was something odd. But he led with having four dogs in the bed, so when he said he had claw marks...dear lord, he's either trying too hard to play to some niche audience, or he's really that stupid. At least make the story sound plausible...we know you can lie, why didn't you just leave off some details here to sell it better.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 87 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ever since he got kicked off Fox, he's been making the pivot to the hard right audience, which includes the narrative that they're in a spiritual war against the literal devil.

It's the same conspiracy-laden bullshit that Alex Jones pushes.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 62 points 4 days ago (12 children)

It's Jon Stewart's fault. Tucker never recovered from that jab about the bow tie.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 41 points 4 days ago

And he never wore a bow tie after that. Lol.
If anything, Tucker needs another sit-down with Jon

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago

Too bad it didn't kill him

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 15 points 3 days ago

He’s such a cunt. Fuck that guy.

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 101 points 4 days ago (2 children)

How to explain away the signs of rough gay sex to your wife.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

How to explain away the signs of rough ~~gay~~ beastial sex to your wife.

FTFY

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 83 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

Hey, Christians who believe in demonic possession: How come it's only y'all getting possessed and not my heathen, atheist ass who literally invites the demons in?

[–] itsJoelle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I’m not sure if this was a literal invitation, but I’ll poke my head out.

It depends on how you interpret scripture. I was raised in a “non-literalist” faith, and some of these beliefs have come to interpret references to “demons,” and what not, being misconstrued as mental illnesses. I believe Richard Dawkins coined the phrase “God of the Gaps” which is not too dissimilar to what is happening in this case.

So the non-faithful, along with the faithful, could still be afflicted, technically, however I’m fairly confident mental health treatment may be better for them over “driving out the demon” so to speak. Though some denominations would call it heresy for me to say that. Lmao.

As for Tucker… I’m skeptical he cares for the Word. He certainly doesn’t act as though he does, in my view.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'm actually surprised I haven't been hit with a "you're already going to hell, why would the demons possess you?" from the literalist theists that might be on Lemmy, to be honest.

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[–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Your atheist ass is inviting people in you say?

[–] Tuxman@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Only demons are invited in this atheist ass

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

And I suppose you require their genitals to be like donkeys and their spunk like that of stallions?

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

As I understand it, Carlson wasn't much of a man of faith before this either.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

Wasn't much of a man.

You could have ended the sentence there.

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 110 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Tucker Carlson and JD Vance had rough normal gay guy sex and he's getting ahead of any story and saying it was demon assault.

I can also take part in conspiracies

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Tucker made the mistake of dressing up as a couch for Halloween.

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[–] rsuri@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago (3 children)

People are saying it's the dogs, but given that it's Tucker Carlson I think it's far more likely that he's just flat out lying.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

Dogs will resist if someone tries to fuck them and they're not into it.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I dunno. If anyone has the servants of darkness hanging out at their home, it's this guy.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Weirdo. Through and through.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 69 points 4 days ago (5 children)

"I got attacked while I was asleep with my wife and four dogs and mauled, physically mauled." ... "I have no idea what happened."

lol

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed he was “physically mauled” by a demon in his sleep, leaving claw marks on his body, which he says are still visible.

next time he shouldn't use teeth and make sure you cup the balls, Mr. Carlson.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 48 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Sounds like he assaulted someone and that news is about to come out. He is preempting that.

[–] jwt@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

I can't believe I almost ate a non-existent onion.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago (3 children)

You're telling me this is a real story like in a real news source?

JFC

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