Ok, I started this in the Farenheit 9/11 thread (
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=34929&b=2).
This was Mouse's idea, he's the genius behind it
This is a discussion on religion.
First off, I'm a Satanist, which is just like Aethism pretty much.
We worship no God (I'll get to this in a moment), we don't make sacrifices (that's what idiots who claim to be Satanists do, the idea was originally thought out by the Spanish Inquisition, get to that a little later
), we use magick, etc. Why did we choose the name Satanist then?
Many reasons:
We chose the name as a counter to Christianity.
We chose it because we practise all sins, for each one leads to gratification.
The bible says if you live for yourself, you life for Satan. We live for ourselves, so, by the bible, we are Satanists.
We practise all magickal forms if we so desire,which has been commonly associated with Satanism.
So, why are there rumors of us making Virgin Sacrifices and all of the bs?
Quote: "The popular concept of the black mass is thus: a defrocked priest stands before an altar consisting of a nude woman, her legs spread-eagled and vagina thrust open, each of her outstretched fists grasping a black candle made from the fat of unbaptized babies, and a chalice containing the urine of a prostitute (or blood) reposing on her belly. An inverted cross hangs above the altar, and triangular hosts of ergot-laden bread or black-stained turnip are methodically blessed as the priest dutifully slips them in and out of the altar-lady's labia. Then, we are told, an invocation to Satan and various demons is followed by an array of prayers and psalms chanted backwards or interspersed with obscenities . - . all performed within the confines of a "protective" pentagram drawn on the floor. If the Devil appears he is invariably in the form of a rather eager man wearing the head of a black goat upon his shoulders. Then follows a potpourri of flagellation, prayer-book burning, cunnilingus, fellatio, and general hindquarters kissing all done to a background of ribald recitations from the Holy Bible, and audible expectorations on the cross! If a baby can be slaughtered during the ritual, so much the better; for as every-one knows, this is the favorite sport of the Satanist!
If this sounds repugnant, then the success of the reports of the black mass, in keeping the devout in church, is easy to understand. No "decent" person could fail to side with the inquisitors when told of these blasphemies. The propagandists of the church did their job well, informing the public at one time or another of the heresies and heinous acts of the Pagans, Cathars, Bogomils, Templars and others who, because of their dualistic philosophies and sometimes Satanic logic, had to be eradicated.
The stories of unbaptized babies being stolen by Satanists for use in the mass were not only effective propaganda measures, but also provided a constant source of revenue for the Church, in the form of baptism fees. No Christian mother would, upon hearing of these diabolical kidnappings, refrain from getting her child properly baptized, post haste.
Another facet of man's nature was apparent in the fact that the writer or artist with lewd thoughts could exercise his most obscene predilections in the portrayal of the activities of heretics, The censor who views all pornography so that he will know what to warn others of is the modern equivalent of the medieval chronicler of the obscene deeds of the Satanists (and, of course, their modern journalistic counterparts). It is believed that the most complete library of pornography in the world is owned by the Vatican!
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---The Satanic Bible
Worshippers of the devil are not Satanists. They have probably never read the Satanic Bible~_~If so, they apparently missed the parts explaining Satanism. I prefere calling them devil worshippers or Lucifereans.
Most authors claiming to have once been Satanists claim that they have attended dark rituals that you could only get into if you were invited by the high priestess. Sadly, they failed to mention our High Priest (Who has as much power, we're not sexist, we don't belive in male or female supperiority) or Antone LaVey, dubbed the Black Pope. He was the owner of the Satanic Church, but he died in 1998.
Our religion has its very own site too.
http://www.churchofsatan.com
If you want some more info, add me on msn or yahoo, not on yahoo much:
krystexthedestroyer
in_for_the_kill_@hotmail.com
If you want a copy of our bible, you can find it in any major bookstore, usually under occult or new age
If you have any questions, feel free to ask
WWSD?
