Church of Satan helps debunk Devil Worship claims. A census for the small town of Bolster in Derbyshire, England, had 17 pranksters write on their forms that they worshipped the “anti-christ.” This is typically a comical way to rile the local faithful folks since being a secularist or atheist tends not to be that shocking, these days. While we’ve had many members throughout the UK for quite a number of years, they are productive, law-abiding citizens who are generally liked and even admired by their friends, family and associates. They typically keep their affiliation secret because of public misperceptions, but […]
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If you click on the above image you may read a fine article by Abby Ohlheiser published today by The Washington Post regarding a statement Magus Gilmore made yesterday on our news feed. In his response to Ms. Ohlheiser’s questions, Magus Gilmore pointed out that he holds the media accountable for misrepresenting devil worshippers as Satanists, which leads to their audience being misinformed, and that journalists should take care to make such issues clear to their readers because of the consequences that can result from such misunderstandings. We thank Ms. Ohlheiser for presenting our position on this and other issues, but […]
Satanism is an atheist philosophy which does not condone sacrifices nor does it support murder. Our stance on criminal acts is that the punishment should fit in kind and degree the crimes committed. The admitted devil worshipper pictured below left is a theist, not a Satanist. Regardless of what fictional entity is being worshipped, many now grasp that extremist theism worldwide promotes acts of savage injustice. Today murders, beheadings, sexual slavery and torture are stock-in-trade for many people of “faith” and such deeds are often inflicted on those who do not share the beliefs of the perpetrators. Sadly, we can […]
Warlock M. Mandrake’s essay deftly explains why we hold to the meaning of Satanism as codified by our founder, Anton Szandor LaVey.