Anti-LGBT activist sentenced for attempted bombing of The Satanic Temple

Well Jesus would tell you worshipping him isn't a "religion" for that matter. James 1:27 tells us what religion is.

 

Wait. You think he isn't?

 

So even satanists are pro life? Makes some folks look even worse.

 

The baby has a body. Something some on the left forget about.

 

I think it is super lame that Satanists don't worship Satan.

 

I think the name gives it away

 

Yes, in the way that there is truth to be found in any myth.

 

Mainline satanism is for nerds, people not cool enough to be pastafarians.

 

My understanding is that “Satanism” is less an actual set of religious beliefs than it is a group of essentially trolls on the far left who said “let’s start a ‘church’ based on things Republicans really hate so that every time Republicans do something pro-religion in the public space we can show up, make them uncomfortable, and then tell them that it’s their fault we’re allowed to.”

 

Nope, just that he's not what I would worship.

 

I mean that’s pretty accurate for Satanic Temple, which was what was involved here.

But many “satanists” are Church of Satan. Anton LaVey said they were just Ayn Rand with ceremonies and rituals.

LaVey was at least fascist adjacent and today they pretty much just say it out loud. But they also don’t organize like ST, as that cuts against their extreme individualism themes.

And I suppose there are some literal Satanists. But they have never gotten any run except in the satanic panic days, and even then you couldn’t find one, it all had to be imagined. Even Charles Manson was just a dabbler (and his flavor was COS.)

I know some so-called satanists too. But they are just as likely to be right as left, and mostly it’s a way for them to try to prove how much more anti-establishment they are than you are, in either direction.