Satanic Democrat Rape Scandal

Here are the accused:

They appeared to be standard New Age hippies, selling hand-made incense and the like, with newsletters like the following from the soon-to-be-expired Google cache:

Reconsidering Christmas
December 20, 2007 by dianapalmer
Even though most of us are aware that Jesus was not actually born on Dec. 25, it is still a day — or season — for considering Christ’s life and teachings. But instead of a search within ourselves for ways we can become more Christlike, many people try to outdo each other in how much money they can spend on gifts and decorations.

What if instead of spending outrageous amounts on those who already have enough material possessions that you instead donate more money to charity in the name of your intended recipient? Truly consider those who are the “least among us.” Volunteer at a shelter or food kitchen and serve meals to the homeless. Provide food to animal shelters. Visit nursing homes and befriend those who no longer have family around them. Be a mentor for at-risk youth in your community. Champion a cause that is important to you. Do these things not only at Christmas but all year long.

When a child starts thinking about what gifts he/she wants at Christmas, encourage that child to pick out a gift for an underprivileged child. Consider doing a yearly cleanout of all gently used toys and clothes and donating them to area shelters and other charitable services.

In the United States we live in a culture that promotes spending over spirituality. Challenge yourself to shun the stores and shopping malls and instead return to a true celebration of Christ’s life and teachings. Spend time at Christmas — and throughout the year — in quiet meditation, considering how you can live the life that Christ taught us to live.

Think of that baby in the manger as your soul waiting to grow, to be nourished and fed. Your best gift to Christ is to live your life’s true purpose and to truly love and nurture each other.

Tags: charity, Christ, Christmas, meditation, shelter, spirituality, volunteer

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Welcome to Indigo Dawn, your resource for spiritual growth. We offer products
and services to promote enlightenment and to assist in the development of self-empowerment and divine potential.

Among our many products are made-to-order healing salves, herbal teas, oils and other natural healing ointments. Our services include intuitive guidance, past-life regression, spirit guide communication, and healing and cleansing.

We hope you feel welcome here to discover your true, divine self.

….
Indigo Dawn
was founded in honor of the Indigo children and the coming age of Aquarius or Age of Enlightenment. Our intent and purpose is to lead the way and help others rise to a higher level of existence, quality of life and increased spirituality in preparation for this coming age of enlightenment.

We recognize that the coming New Age will not only be a time of true enlightenment but also world peace and unity. The Earth cannot obtain its highest level of vibration nor can humanity obtain its potential when nations are at war. Therefore, Indigo Dawn Inc. seeks to create a method to achieve world peace to provide for a smooth path to ascension.

Indigo Dawn Inc. offers services and products to promote enlightenment and to assist others in developing their own level of self-empowerment and divine potential, surpassing the constraints that society has placed on us. It is also the hopes and dreams of Indigo Dawn to assist all members of the human race in learning their roles in the upcoming New Age and achieve their highest potentials. By doing so, Indigo Dawn is paving the way toward the age of true equality and enlightenment.

And then they were accused of raping people and holding hostages for occult purposes:

July 4, 2008 — Stefan Fobes
Durham Democratic Party Official accused in rituals
June 30, 2008

Anne Blythe / Raleigh News & Observer

Durham — Allegations that a local Democratic official and her husband were involved in satanic rituals that included shackling people to beds, caging them and depriving them of food and water have horrified county party leaders.

Joy Johnson, 30, a third vice-chairwoman of the Durham County Democratic Party and vice chairwoman of the Young Democrats, was charged Friday with two counts of aiding and abetting.

Her husband, Joseph Scott Craig, 25, was charged with second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for an incident in January and another in May.

The two made an appearance in court Monday morning after spending the weekend in the Durham County jail.

Mark McCullough, an assistant district attorney, urged Judge Nancy Gordon to increase Johnson’s bond to $500,000 from the $270,000 set by a magistrate. “Part of the allegations are that satanic worship is part of this case,” McCullough said.

Gordon kept Johnson’s bond at $270,000. Craig’s bond remained at $500,000. Each was ordered to stay away from the accusers. Craig has been charged with beating a man with a cane and a cable cord and assaulting a woman with a wooden cane and raping her.

McCullough would not release details of the allegations, but he added, “I don’t want to leave the impression this is a widespread thing.”

Jeremy Collins, president of the Durham Young Democrats, has known Johnson for several years. After following the Duke lacrosse case and seeing the phony gang-rape charges dismantled and dismissed, Collins said he would reserve judgment until the facts of this case were revealed.

“If it’s true then it’s extremely unfortunate and a shock to all of us,” Collins said.

During her time as a party official, Johnson was interested in trying to attract more young Democrats and get them involved in the political process, acquaintances say.

Floyd McKissick, a state senator and a Democrat from Durham, said Monday he had been told Johnson had resigned her posts with the party. He, too, reserved judgment.

“I was absolutely shocked and flabbergasted,” McKissick said. “You never would have suspected allegations that she would have had any participation in these rituals.”

Johnson and Craig, along with Diana Palmer, first vice chairwoman for the local Democrats, are partners in a company called Indigo Dawn.

Via:
http://warofillusions.wordpress.com/

Jane Harman cites 29% rape rate as “epidemic”

Sexual assaults are frequent, and frequently ignored, in the armed services.
By Jane Harman
March 31, 2008
The stories are shocking in their simplicity and brutality: A female military recruit is pinned down at knifepoint and raped repeatedly in her own barracks. Her attackers hid their faces but she identified them by their uniforms; they were her fellow soldiers. During a routine gynecological exam, a female soldier is attacked and raped by her military physician. Yet another young soldier, still adapting to life in a war zone, is raped by her commanding officer. Afraid for her standing in her unit, she feels she has nowhere to turn.

These are true stories, and, sadly, not isolated incidents. Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.

The scope of the problem was brought into acute focus for me during a visit to the West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, where I met with female veterans and their doctors. My jaw dropped when the doctors told me that 41% of female veterans seen at the clinic say they were victims of sexual assault while in the military, and 29% report being raped during their military service. They spoke of their continued terror, feelings of helplessness and the downward spirals many of their lives have since taken.

Numbers reported by the Department of Defense show a sickening pattern. In 2006, 2,947 sexual assaults were reported — 73% more than in 2004. The DOD’s newest report, released this month, indicates that 2,688 reports were made in 2007, but a recent shift from calendar-year reporting to fiscal-year reporting makes comparisons with data from previous years much more difficult.

The Defense Department has made some efforts to manage this epidemic — most notably in 2005, after the media received anonymous e-mail messages about sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy. The media scrutiny and congressional attention that followed led the DOD to create the Sexual Assault and Response Office. Since its inception, the office has initiated education and training programs, which have improved the reporting of cases of rapes and other sexual assaults. But more must be done to prevent attacks and to increase accountability.

At the heart of this crisis is an apparent inability or unwillingness to prosecute rapists in the ranks. According to DOD statistics, only 181 out of 2,212 subjects investigated for sexual assault in 2007, including 1,259 reports of rape, were referred to courts-martial, the equivalent of a criminal prosecution in the military. Another 218 were handled via nonpunitive administrative action or discharge, and 201 subjects were disciplined through “nonjudicial punishment,” which means they may have been confined to quarters, assigned extra duty or received a similar slap on the wrist. In nearly half of the cases investigated, the chain of command took no action; more than a third of the time, that was because of “insufficient evidence.”

This is in stark contrast to the civilian trend of prosecuting sexual assault. In California, for example, 44% of reported rapes result in arrests, and 64% of those who are arrested are prosecuted, according to the California Department of Justice.

The DOD must close this gap and remove the obstacles to effective investigation and prosecution. Failure to do so produces two harmful consequences: It deters victims from reporting, and it fails to deter offenders. The absence of rigorous prosecution perpetuates a culture tolerant of sexual assault — an attitude that says “boys will be boys.”

I have raised the issue with Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Although I believe that he is concerned, thus far, the military’s response has been underwhelming — and the apparent lack of urgency is inexcusable.

Congress is not doing much better. Although these sexual assault statistics are readily available, our oversight has failed to come to grips with the magnitude of the crisis. The abhorrent and graphic nature of the reports may make people uncomfortable, but that is no excuse for inaction. Congressional hearings are urgently needed to highlight the failure of existing policies. Most of our servicewomen and men are patriotic, courageous and hardworking people who embody the best of what it means to be an American. The failure to address military sexual assault runs counter to those ideals and shames us all.

Jane Harman (D-Venice) chairs the House Homeland Security subcommittee on intelligence.

Source:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-harman31mar31%2C0%2C5399612.story

Sex is Political. Where are Hackworth’s whores? Okinawa rape undermines USA.

Hackworth had plain ideas about how to keep soldiers in line, including humble acknowledgement of and provision for human frailties.

In a word, Hackworth endorsed whoring in order to prevent soldiers from getting out of control.

The word from Okinawan citizens of Japan is that somehow, the whoring has not been effectively applied. Perhaps there was too little, or too much, or perhaps a culture of whoring rots people’s souls out.

The USA has a very nasty rape culture. There is rape in US prisons, there was rape at Abu Ghraib, and now Okinawa — a vital stronghold — is disrupted by more accusations of rape.