While there has been an overwhelming outpouring of affection for Dolly Parton in the wake of her death,  and countless testimonies about her love and kindness, there are also detractors, from a mayor who opposed the lowering flags to half staff for the country western legend (he feels lowered flags should be reserved for public officials and military heroes) to those who claim—in a way that is not indisputable—that at least a fleetingly, she flirted with the occult side of the ledger.

Podcasters have been quick to condemn, using clips from various videos and social-media posts that they believe show secret hand signals.

Below is one such clip that some believe shows the late country superstar was flashing a witchy hand symbol to Taylor Swift and her new husband.

It’s difficult to tell if indeed it was something surreptitious or simply the clip catching her in the process of simply closing her hands.

Here’s a clip from Facebook (see the entire sequence here if you have a Facebook account). It seems like a bit of a stretch (that Dolly is giving a satanic signal), but you can decide. They do argue somewhat compellingly that the way she made an effort with her thumb tab holding down the two middle fingers evokes intentionality and her face for that split second in caught in an uncharacteristic countenance.

Remember always to view everyone from the perspective of charity and innocent-until-proved-guilty. Trust, but verify, a fellow named Ronald Reagan used to say. View all sides.

But Dolly Parton was Hollywood-Nashville to the brim and celebrities have been known for years to flash the “chic” symbol they have of the “illuminati.”

This much one must acknowledge: in addition to a very Christian comportment (she often spoke of Jesus and God), Dolly openly acknowledged that she and her husband had had sort of an “open” marriage (at least as far as flirting with others), she listed “sex” as one of the most important things to her, alongside music and religion (simple candor?), she strongly backed LGBTQ, she dressed provopcatively, even lasciviously, she had substantial cosmetic surgery and enlargements, and she once starred in a movie called The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Dolly was neither a saint or a nun and didn’t profess to be. Was there not a storm brewing out there in the Atlantic when she died that the National Hurricane Center (through pure coincidence) had designated as “Dolly”?

But was she part of a celebrity network of actual satanists who practice sacrifice?

Below, admittedly, is a curious clip in which to the ears of many, Dolly offers a toast to “the god Azazel,” identified in the non-canonical Book of Enoch as a major demon—one who was said to have taught men forbidden knowledge, including metallurgy, the art of crafting metal weapons and armour and as for women, the means of beautifying themselves with hair dyes, face paints, and other cosmetics. His defeat came at the hand of Raphael who, on God’s command, chained him to jagged rocks where he was to remain until the Day of Judgement.

The late singer was with fellow celebrities Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock.

That seems like case closed.

But wait a minute. Wasn’t it tequila they were drinking, and might she have been toasting to the high-end brand of that liquor called “Azul”?

Just asking.

For your discernment.

There is this strange song she sung, “Go to Hell,” directed at the devil while she was dressed in devilish red.

We note in the comment section of one YouTube video condemning Parton as a “witch”—amid a torrent of virtually unanimous negative remarks about Parton—this comment giving us another side to consider:

“Let me share with you my experience with her personally,” wrote Dustin Lee Vaugha. “I had a kidney transplant eight years ago. Before that while I was waiting on a match my friends took me to Dollywood for a distraction. She was there that Saturday and I decided to go to the meet and greet.

“I’m born-raised Tennesseen so the chance to meet Dolly is more important than meeting the president. When I was in line I got to watch her interact with the people in front of me. And only way you could describe it was Holy Spirit was shining. She was loving and kind to everyone. Made sure to talk about Jesus with every single person and told everyone to go to church somewhere tomorrow. When it got to my time to see her we talked and I told her about my condition. She gasped and asked me one question. ‘Are you a Christian?’ And I said yes ma’am. I am. And she took my hands and smiled and said ‘Well then let’s take it on to our Jesus!’

“And she said the sweetest holiest prayer over me I’ve ever heard. Afterwards she hugged me and said ‘Don’t you worry, son, Jesus had you in his hands and he will never leave you or forsake you. And we serve a mighty mighty God Who is rich in healing. I know he’s gonna see you on through.’ Through it all I could FEEL God in her Love. You can’t fake that. I have no doubt in my mind her faith was in Jesus. She may not have had perfect theology but I don’t either. Theology doesn’t save you. The Blood of Jesus does.”

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