As a Satanist, religious freedom is important because Satanism as a whole is a religion, a philosophy, and a lifestyle combined—some would even posit another species or breed entirely, but certainly psychologically alternate, which is why sometimes out kind have been referred to as “alien elite.” It is indeed marvelous NOT living in a theocratic environment wherein any particular religion holds absolute sway, even though they do try to interfere and interpolate their various agendas wherever and whenever they can, yet it is now fortunately altogether surmountable by utilizing the sovereign freedoms and intellectual tools provided by the Founding Hellfire […]
Daily Archives: January 16, 2018
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satanicplayerssociety.com Join the Satanic Players Society as they observe this years Religious Freedom Day. Members of the troupe narrate various points from the Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments, written by James Madison
The First Amendment had set forth a standard to separate the church and state. The reason is out of respect of one another on any manner of belief or disbelief. Just because your religion may work for you, this is not so to all. I think Satanism is just about the only religion so far that acknowledges this because somehow, a religion cannot seem to exist without having followers – or so the world seems to think. It intrigues me how one person to make one’s own religion exist is not enough. I have no problem with other religions. Neither […]
On this Religious Freedom Day[1], I would like to remind everyone that—though we live in perhaps the best time in history for safely practicing any religion we choose and are generally free from political condemnation—there are still areas of the world where this basic freedom is denied or actively suppressed. On October 27th 1998, president Bill Clinton signed the International Religious Freedom Act[2] into law. This was passed as an effort to promote religious freedom as a foreign policy of the United States, and to advocate on the behalf of the individuals persecuted in foreign countries due to their religion. […]
Back in 2002 C.E., I happened to be online doing searches to see how my various projects and websites were doing in web searches. One search I did was for the phrase “Satanism in Hawaii.” I was immediately taken aback by what popped up: an excerpt from the Student Handbook of a local public high school. It listed several things as contraband, such as drug paraphernalia, clothing displaying profanity, and, to my bewilderment, Satanism! At the time, I was employed by Hawaii’s Department of Education, though not at the school this mandatory dress code was published for. Those who know […]