Santa Muerte: The New God in Town
Hello Holy Warriors for the Most High God,
I ran across this article from the Intercessors for America Newsletter. Great information that will lead to more informed and strategic intercession. Here is the article:
Cult of Holy Death Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border
November 10th, 2010 by Nicole Arnoldbik
Followers of Santa Muerte adorn a skeleton as a symbol of their reverence.
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Eph. 6:12)
With more than 28,000 people killed in drug violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderon began his fight against organized crime in late 2006, there may be more to criminal incidents on the border than first meets the eye. An article put out by the Foreign Military Studies Office of Fort Leavenworth, KS suggests that the turbulent climate along the U.S.-Mexico border may be linked, at least in part, to the “patron saint” of death, crime and revenge – La Santa Muerte. According to this study, difficulties along the border have a definite spiritual dimension and are often rooted in Satanism.
Endorsing drug trafficking and gang violence, this rapidly spreading cult (the Cult of Holy Death) has a belief system that has become more organized in recent years. Best described as “a set of ritual practices offered on behalf of a supernatural personification of death” (represented by a skeleton) followers of Santa Muerte are people whose lives are touched, if not completely motivated by crime. They identify themselves as living “between the legal and the illegal,” and criminals call upon Santa Muerte for protection, power and blessing – even while committing crimes.
Based largely in Mexico City, the cult is associated with at least two major criminal groups – the Gulf Cartel and the notorious Latin American gang, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), which continues to spread to U.S. communities including neighborhoods just outside Washington, D.C. Often the incentive to commit crime or increase the scale and violence of the crime stems from a belief that Santa Muerte will bless and reward these efforts.
Just across the border from Laredo, TX, where Interstate 35 connects Central and North America, a shrine to Santa Muerte decorates the roadside with dedications and thanksgiving offerings left there by smugglers and illegal migrants.
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