For most Oklahomans, going to church is a pretty mundane affair. You wake up early on Sunday, put on clothes that don't look like a hobo was sleeping in them, and drive on down to the mega-church that used to be a Wal-Mart before they opened a Supercenter down the street. You try to stay awake while Pastor Dave talks about the scriptures, mumble along with a few songs, and then go to Rib Crib for lunch and leave the poor server a bible tract as a tip. No big deal.
But if you worship Satan, all of a sudden it's this huge ordeal with hundreds of people protesting outside! What gives? I guess everyone thinks that they are killing babies and drinking blood, but have you ever actually seen one of these things? It's just a few nerds dressed up in cloaks playing with swords searching for the Upside-Down. The whole thing is kinda like LARPing, only someone is lecturing you about evil stuff.
That didn't stop people from trying to shut the event down. From KOCO:
A controversial black Mass held Monday at the Civic Center Music Center in Oklahoma City brought out hundreds of protesters.
The city said only 12 tickets were sold for the black Mass.
But the outrage over the event prompted the OKC Archbishop to write a letter to the mayor asking the city to stop promotion of the event.
The event appeared on an OKC newsletter mailed to people with their monthly utility bills and also appeared on the electric marquee outside the center.
City staff explained that it's part of a rental agreement the city has with groups that sell tickets to events at the center.
The mayor’s office replied, saying the event was protected by the First Amendment, but that city officials would consider a policy review of all city advertising.
Wow, only 12 people showed up? I'm pretty sure there are more members in Slipknot than that. The crazy thing is that all these protesters are just giving more publicity to the very thing they're trying to stop. Seriously, I would've never even heard about this thing if the media hadn't made a big deal about all the protests. If they really want the black mass at the Civic Center to go away, just ignore it. I mean, if only 12 people showed up even though there was all this press about the event, imagine how small the turn-out would be if nobody even knew about it. It wouldn't surprise me if their next service is at the corner booth at Denny's.