modern satanism is so misunderstood, people think that have crazy rituals where they slaughter animals, but no such things hep pen, they dint worship the christian devil and dint commit petty crimes, it is simply another religion. alto of people will be surprised to hear that alto of satanic beliefs make seance, for example "do not preach your belief es to others". i think a few Christians could take a leaf out of their book!
why do other religions not count satanism as a proper religion?
why do people assume evil when they hear the word Satan?
Nicole is the exact type of person i am talking about, that is not a satanist belief!
mumof4, i see where your coming from, im saying that they should learn from their own sayings e.g. take the log out of your own eye before questioning oters" or something like that, they dont do any research atal and just asume satanists are evil
i am not preaching my religion, i am defending it!
i never once tried to get people to believe in satanism, i didnt do something like "how can athiests not believe in god?"
ok, well the basic reason were called satanists is because we are opposed to christianity, most of our teachings are pretty much the opposite to theirs!
Not only that, but one of their prime rules is NEVER hurt a child, animal (except for food or self-defense) or innocent person. It is just another legitimate religion, and they aren't bad people. Just people trying to find their own path and live their lives without being bothered-- and without pushing their beliefs onto others.
And they are Atheist, Luciferians are the ones that worship Satan. Christians automatically think that Satanist means "worships Satan". So you can see how the misunderstandings begin.
They think this because of the Christian concept of Satan. So when the word Satan is involved, it is automatically assumed it is evil. People do not count many religions as proper religions. Mainly because it is not their own.
Blessed be,
VeganxxWitch
i myself am a catholic, but i know that satanism is a religion. alto of it does make sense, and the words Satan does not always mean evil. Satan was supposed to be a good man, until people started shunning him. he became embarrassed, and therefore became mean to the people who shunned him. there is nothing wrong with following it. be yourself, do your own thing, don't let people get you down.
"A few Christians could learn something from Satanism"
Have you been on the Church of Satan website? I have, and I read what their founder likes doing sexually. No religion, who advocates all those things could ever teach Christianity something.
When somebody, particularly Christians sees the name as Satanism, they automatically assume that they are worshiping the person (thing) that THEY see as Satan. If you heard the word "Bushism" would you think that it was worshiping George Bush? If you they do a little research however they will see that Satanism is in no way connected to Luciferism. Someone who practices Luciferism is worshiping the devil.
Satanism's teachings are the total opposite of Christianity. so 'do unto others as you'd have done unto you' would be 'do unto others as they do unto you'. if someone cuts your leg off, you do it back. NOT a good teaching.
I think modern satanism calls itself such as a means of getting attention. "Satan" was an appellation for the "Evil One" long before modern satanism came into existence.
You can't blame Christians for supposing that a religion is evil... when the name of that religion was deliberately chosen to fly in the face of conventional language use.
If satanism is not about worshiping Satan, it doesn't seem to me to be a very smart name for a religion of peace and love.
And BTW, are you a satanist? If so, why are you preaching your religion?
I am sure that just as there are different views of Christianity and different beliefs , that there are also different views and "degrees" unto which one practices Satanism..I know where I lived for a fact in a certain area of California our local police officers would drive into our neighborhoods, knock on our doors and ask us if we had small animals..At the time I had a black cat and a black and white cat. I was told to keep them both locked up on Halloween due to the high incidences of animal disappearances especially because of their colorings..The officer the proceeded to inform me (I gave him the yeah, whatever look) that every year they found animals sacrificed...mutilated with various "pagan" (sorry for lack of a better word..not trying to insult any pagans) symbols surrounding the bodies...
So I am sorry if I offended you..I am sure Not all practitioners of Satanism follow in this path..just like all Christians are not Fundies... Have a nice night...I am glad you don't sacrifice animals or necessarily worship the devil..Why do the call it satanism then..seriously?
Satanism is like a tree, with many branches but one root. Even so with Satanists. I was a devoted Satanist, but I didn't practice rituals or sacrifices, although I knew of those who did.
As far as Satanism being evil, Satan is the cause of all the misery and suffering we have in the world today because he lied to an innocent Eve concerning the forbidden fruit. He was the source of sin that has caused this world to become the nightmare it is today.
When I was still a Satanist, people said they could look into my eyes and see a malevolent intelligence looking back at them, something they sensed wasn't human, which deeply frightened them. They could also feel an aura of evil coming from me, even through closed doors.
Having been there, I can say that Satanism is an evil religion, and while Satan may try to appear harmless and innocent, his true nature always shows through.
As far as Christians spreading the Gospel, we are being obedient to our Master who commanded us to do so, just as you are being obedient to your master by NOT spreading your religion.
Hopefully you will come to understand the truth about Satanism as I did, and will turn from Satan to Jesus Christ.
Modern Satanism is misunderstood partially because of something called "The Satanic Panic" in the 90's, partially because the lack of time and research that people put into finding out about Satanism, and partially because that's how Satanists like it.
You're right, things like you describe don't happen. And you're right... its a kind of Religion. But really, when you look at it, its an atheist practice with rules, and occult tendencies. Not to say that its a bad practice to adopt,.. but it is not always considered a religion, because belief in something... anything... is not always scary.aRyy
"Why do people assume evil when they hear the word Satan?" ... Do you really have to ask this? Satan is the popular and most familiar figure of EVIL. LaVey Chose Satan as the figure of the religion to 1) scare off individuals who are too weak to really take on the true ideas of Satanism, and 2) inspire power within the people who adopt the practice.
When you name a pseudo religion after the antagonist of the majority religion, expect to be misunderstood.
Worshipers of the bipolar God of Abraham are trapped by the world's most profound case of the Stockholm syndrome. They've been taught since toddler hood that Yahweh is the good guy and Satan is the bad guy, and nothing will shake those axioms. Never mind that Yahweh murders in excess of 2,000,000 people in the Bible, and all Satan killed were members of one family--and he had to ask Yahweh's permission to do even that little bit. Yahweh is *defined* to be the good guy, and Xians, Muslims, and Jews will conjure up the most bizarre excuses to justify the murderous Tyrant or get Him off the hook. Because Satan refused to be enslaved to this Monster, he is *defined* as evil.
I know, it's twisted, it's unjust, but that *is* the way they see it. Satanism will be misunderstood as long as there are people who remain enthralled by their imaginary Control Freak Sky Daddy.
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Xians also have a strong tendency to avoid sources outside their religion. See 2 Corinthians 10:5. Thus, all they know of Satanism is what other Xians write or tell them.
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I'm a Satanist, following the Church of Satan...
And I get hate-mail on here constantly...
Good to see a question posted informing the public.
But most people will still think that Satanism is some form of moronic devil-worship.
And this question isn't preaching or sermonizing necessarily.
This person isn't "converting" anyone.
Satanism is the "Alien Elite" for a reason.
It's not for you, more than likely.
For the last time, to whatever "ex-satanist" person posted a bunch of bull... Satanism has nothing to do with sacrifices of any sort. That was a load of S.it.
And personally, I'd like to be left alone by (for whatever reason... it always hopes to be) X-Ian stalkers, sending me propaganda.
[Edit: The person below me is an idiot. "Satan" does not refer to the x-Ian devil. It is SELF. Friggin people >_<]
Actually, they do worship Satan, but just because they do, it doesn't mean that they are evil, this kind of religion is considered blasphemous by the Roman Catholic Church because it proclaims a completely different point of view regarding the Christian Devil, who do you think Satan is anyway? Take a look at these statements that I found in wiped,DOA you can see, it states a completely different point of view of what the Roman Catholic Church had been teaching for the past decade.
Here are the Nine Satanic Statements that defines what satan really is in Satanism.:
1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!
2. Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams!
3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit!
4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates!
5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek!
6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires!
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his ?divine spiritual and intellectual development,? has become the most vicious animal of all!
8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!
9. Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!
God gave his life to save us from the devil, don't you think that worshipping the devil himself gives HIM the right to destroy us? Take a look at the other rules of Satanism that I found in wikipedia.:
The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth
Similar to the Christian ten commandments.
1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
3. When in another?s lair, show him respect or else do not go there.
4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
9. Do not harm little children.
10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
As you can see, these things are completely different from the teachings of the Roman Catholic church, I know that some of the rules make sense, but some of the rules "REQUIRES DOING EVIL DEEDS" againts people, so how can you say that? Especially rule number 11. And another thing, people assume the word satan evil because it's the devil's name, and if you're still not satisfied about the fact that this religion does worhip the devil, then just unleash your inner demon and go up againts God and His whole blessed disciples. Most of the religion in this world do not require anything that requires doing evil deeds or disrespecting people, and also, the rule of this religion also allows it's deciples to use magic, so how can you say that this religion is good? Obviously, this religion is also close to the other religion called paganism. The rules in this religion also teaches us on how to be heartless and vengeful, so why are you asking the question why this religion is not being counted as a proper religion? Some of the rules may have sense, but the other rules of this religion, like encouraging fornication and magic totally drives all of it's deciples to go on a different path, it also mocks the christian symbols and it also proclaims a completely different point of view againts the Roman Catholic Religion, not just the Roman Catholic Religion, but the rules of the other religions existing in this world. If you still want to be a satanist, it's your decision, when you die, you'll go to where your god is, including all of the other deciples who worhips this god of yours, so I suggest for you to appologizes to God before it's too late. The concept of Satan is not even clear yet, so it would indicate that satanism is just a hoex, everyone's got the right to stick to their own beliefs, but I have to say, this kind of religion is rediculous.
You cannot fault or blame people from equating the word "SATAN" to the words "Evil", or the "Devil", or "Demon" simply because these very words have been embedded in the human psyche for the last 17 centuries since --let's face it-- these are INTERCHANGEABLY used within the pages of the Bible!
And we all know that the suffix '-ism' added to any root word merely denotes 'a belief of' and a suffix of '-ICC' is the adjective of that same root word.
And the flip side of the coin is that hardly any practitioner of Modern Satanism --such as yourself-- is willing enough to publicly expound on what the belief systems, doctrines and traditions are, or some sources of information may be available for those who are curious enough to learn more about it. Know what I mean?
why is satanism so misunderstood?
