The Logos Podcast The Devil's America: Spiritual Warfare and Demonic Possession
Sep 18, 2025
A theological breakdown arguing America and Western culture are beset by spiritual warfare and demonic influence. Topics include how possession progresses through imagination, dialogue, and consent. Institutions like media, abortion, and education are examined as battlefields. Discussions cover occult influence, trans ideology, family breakdown, media spectacle, and practical spiritual responses like prayer and sacramental life.
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America As A Nation Possessed
- America shows signs of collective possession as cultural shifts since the 1960s normalized sin, institutional lies, and moral inversion.
- David Patrick Herry links rising shootings, trans ideology, and abortion to an incremental societal possession process.
Dismiss Intrusive Thoughts And Return To Prayer
- When intrusive logismoi arise, dismiss them and return to prayer rather than entertaining them; avoid giving the thought consent.
- Father Paul Trubenbach and Herry recommend the 'holy shrug' and the Jesus Prayer as immediate responses.
Imagination Is The Primary Battlefield
- Spiritual warfare begins in the imagination via logismoi: intrusive images that lead to dialogue, consent, action, and habit.
- Herry maps the mechanics: suggestion → entertaining the thought → consenting → repeated action → possession.
