What is the basis behind your belief of Satanism?

I'm a Christian & I just don't understand why you'd want to worship the devil? What are your motives behind it?

On the website, "WNW.churchofsatan.com" it teaches you pretty much everything that an evil human being would do! Why? It's morally wrong to teach someone "5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek!"

Its sad but few people like it. I am a firm believer in good and only believe in him. I am a Muslim.

Actaully Satanism doesn't really exist. Not in the way that you might think. Oh and don't let some kooky websites fool you. It's like this guy name of Aleister Crowley. The truth is he was just a thieving letch er that used his mysticism influence a few housewives so that he could take advantage of their cash and their bodies. He didn't even believe his own nonsense. Satanism if it did exist would be a paradox, because by it's very existence it would substantiate God, as the creator of everything, including Lucifer (the term Satan actually is a mispronunciation of stain which comes from Islam and was brought back to European Christians during the crusades). Furthermore it would allready dictacte Lucifer's inferiority to God by his defeat.

You see, what we percieve as Satanism was actaully iin large part created through propoganda by various Christian leaders. This sounds counter intuitive but read on. It became very popular during the middle ages and later with the works of paradise lost and dante's inferno (Ironically most people's view of the devil comes from those two fictional works rather than biblical text) to talk of the Devil's influence and of the legions of Satan around us. Just about everything started becoming Satan's work. Even the bible itself was getting a facelift with this satan phobia. Many people now remember the serpent in the garden of eden as the devil. However if you read the text there not only in not a reference to the devil in it, but more importantly circumstances make it unlikley the devil had anythign to do with it. In fact the trickster snake and his entire species was punished, by having their legs removed and being forced to crawl on their bellies. The modern pitcure though is of the devil changing form to aa slithering snake in a tree and spreading lies through a forked tongue. But read, the book, it's not there. The real story of Lucifer is one of pride (one of the seven deadly sins). I digress.

Moving on....This is also where the "witch hunts" and other such events began. Practicers of non-christian fraiths were being scene not just as heathens but as being in league with the devil. There never has been and doubtfully ever will be a "real" church of satan. Oh don't get me wrong, someone one will try and rob little goth fat chicks of a few pennies with their so called church but their isn't any serious theology involved. Most modern "satanists" are simply aligning themselves with christianities most famous rebel. That's their way of announcing their rebellion. What they are rebelling against is more so what they interpret as the hypocritical or flawed dogma of organized religions (generally christian) moresoe than actaully god or any moral outlook. This is especially true in the rock or metal world where getting an upside down cross tatto or devil tatto is more of a middle finger to the church going than it is a religious statement of their ideological affiliations. That is to say, they don't actaully attend secret meeting in hoods, or dance around naked an midnight soaked in children's blood. That stuff is straight from hollywoood and some evengelical rabble rousers.

Oh and if yu wonder why someone would be motivated by things like vengeance. Well ask yourself why would God have to point out that vengeance should be left to him if it werent for the fact that people had a predisposition for it? Not to mention there could be a lot that one side or another could see as evil. Such as a Christian bombing an abortion clinic, shooting a doctor, depriving their child of medical care, burning down a synagogue, imposing their will on others. (Don't get me wrong I don't mean that any of these things are the views of christians as a whole, but they are the example that some see on telivision or in newspapers just as some see the extremes of others. In the case of satanists those examples unlike with the christians are largely fictional.)

Satan was a man made construct.the word Satan means enemy. the horned devil was a demonized version of Cebuano's an ancient god of the harvest.as usual in order to spread the faith the catholic church had to absorb other religions and demonize any gods that were in the way.Satanism is a counter culture that opposes the catholic view point.by aligning themselves with the polar opposite of the conservative christian viewpoint they achieve their own form of order through chaos.however they are not pagans.they are rebels.as in many religious groups there are fanatics that take things to an extreme..these people are dangerous be they satanist or christian.

That as black women, our men may be ruling the underworld. They laugh when we are in pain. They call us nappy headed hos and B*Ches in rap music. These are sinister behaviors come as a result of devil worship on the part of the men I've mentioned above.

I suggest you reread the Church of Satan website. Sounds like you just skimmed it rather than read it. The Church of Satan is an *atheistic* organization. They don't worship the devil. They don't worship anything other than themselves.

Why is seeking vengeance evil? Don't wrongdoers deserve to be punished? At the very least, why should innocent people be force to put up with people who bully or take advantage of them? Your objection is, at best, an opinion.

Certainly there are evil ways of seeking vengeance, but but making such judgments are single sentences is rather judgmental! Among other things, the Church of Satan strongly supports the rule of law. lawbreakers can get kicked out of the Church, and the Church encourages swift and severe (but deserved) punishments through the judicial system.

The Church of Satan is generally fairly indulgent and selfish. That doesn't make them evil. It just means they aren't altruistic.

Well if you would like to know more I would be happy to answer. I am a Satanist and a member of the Church of Satan. However I am not an agent for the Church so I can only answer on my own experience.

With your one statement made I will answer it by simply saying us Satanists consider it to be an evil and immoral act to turn the other cheek instead of punishing your enemy in the way they should be. People should be give what they deserve good or bad. It is emotionally draining on yourself to see an enemy go unpunished for their transgressions so we advocate vengeance when deserving.

If you would like to ask more questions feel free to email me. I think my email is listed on my profile if not it is trigger_666_85@yahoo.com.

PS ~ We do not worship the devil as an entity or deity. We see it as a symbolic reference to mankind's natural desires and the dark side of mankind other religions consider evil. We dint see it the same way. We feel the good and the bad have to be represented in man at beneficial levels in order to remain emotionally gratified. We would consider loving everyone just as evil as hating everyone.