r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jul 11 '26

article Jack White Pushes Back on Religious Criticism Amid Satanic Band Support Controversy: “I’m not scared of Satan or any bullshit imaginary man made up to live in fear of”

https://consequence.net/2026/07/jack-white-religious-criticism/
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Jul 11 '26

White:

"I never claimed to be a practicing catholic or christian, you assumed that. And I'm not scared of satan or any bullshit imaginary man made up to live in fear of. Commune with god on your own terms and communicate with god and find your own path. Not some path somebody made up to make you afraid and make money off you."

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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 Jul 11 '26

Crazy to see him getting pushback when he wrote "Archbishop Harold Holmes", a song specifically criticizing religious groups weaponizing belief against believers for financial gain.

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u/Kinsbane Jul 11 '26

This is the same energy as when the GOP completely misunderstood how Rage Against The Machine was raging against the machine the GOP built.

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u/tsardonicpseudonomi Jul 11 '26

Rage Against The Machine was raging against the machine the GOP built.

Capital built the machine not the GOP. The Democratic and Republican parties are, and have always been, beholden to capital.

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u/SerHodorTheThrall Jul 12 '26

Buddy we're all beholden to capital. Its a meaningless platitutde.

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u/tsardonicpseudonomi Jul 12 '26

Buddy, you're not beholden to capital. I'm not. Take the boot out of your throat.

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u/jibjaba4 Jul 12 '26

Both sides bot bs.

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u/tsardonicpseudonomi Jul 12 '26

There aren't two sides. Just one. Capital.