Satanism and Satanic ritual abuse were frequently brought up in conversation. Larson was frequently heard on the air executing exorcisms of callers by the late 1980s, which would come to define his subsequent ministry. Larson had embraced modern Christian music, including heavy metal and rap, by this point, and aggressively promoted the music and musicians on his show. Larson began Talk Back, a two-hour daily call-in show aimed mostly at teenagers and frequently focused on teen-oriented issues including role-playing games and rock music, in 1982. Larson’s sermons in the 1960s focused mostly on leftist political ideology, sexually suggestive lyrics, Eastern religious mysticism, and the antisocial behavior of many of the era’s rock musicians. Later on, he would include some of his guitar playings in his lectures. Larson is a guitarist who has expressed worry about occult and destructive influences in rock music as a result of his early experiences as a musician. On his Talk-Back radio show, Larson discussed, interviewed, and confronted “Nazi Satanist” James Mason. Larson discussed the two and tried unsuccessfully to convert them at times. They supported Satanism in their first encounter, while they defended Setianism in their second battle in 1997. He hosted Nikolas Schreck (a gothic rock musician and the main singer of Radio Werewolf) and Zeena LaVey on two occasions (once the spokesperson for the Church of Satan and later a priestess in the Temple of Set). During the Satanic Panic of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Larson discussed, interviewed, and confronted Satanists on a regular basis.
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