Once again, we mark the anniversary of The Declaration of Independence, that traitorous 1776 statement which lead to the foundation of the United States of America. Those colonials who wanted to shed foreign rule ostensibly intended their territorial union to be a secular republic—a most unusual endeavor in the annals of human history. As a philosophy of individualism and self-determination, Satanism’s fundamental principals endorse “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” as promised fundamental “rights” that should be ensconced in a governmental system serving all participating in that society. Yet, from that auspicious conceptual beginning, not all under the newly-crafted […]
women’s suffrage
On June 4th, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress and ratified on August 18th, granting women the right to vote after a 73 year struggle. Women’s suffrage began before the Civil War and included civil disobedience, vandalism and even arson, resulting in women protesters being beaten, jailed and starved into submission. After having their cause “shelved” during the War Between the States, women activists were not relinquishing it for the distractions of World War I, and mounted signs outside the White House criticizing the President for visiting dignitaries to read. It seems absurd to those […]
Today we mark yet another anniversary of The Declaration of Independence. Our founders intended this union to be a secular republic—a most unusual endeavor in the annals of human history. The philosophy of Satanism champions freedom, individualism and personal satisfaction, so endorsing the principles of a country that in 1776 promised its citizens “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” as fundamental rights is natural for us. We Satanists have found inspiration from the bold proclamation in the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli that “the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian […]