Woman asked to remove "Hail Satan" T-shirt on American Airlines flight

[ChuckV]

A little dry in spots and the rituals are a snooze (not one sacrifice!), but you get to hear LaVey and others state their positions. If you’re interested in the subject, you’ll likely find this interesting.

[anon62122146]

@Melz2

It just so happens that I personally knew a Satanist once, back in grad school. (Nice enough guy, actually.)

Per him, its not so much that true Satanists believe in Satan as an actual deity, as they believe in power for power’s sake.

There are two major groups of Satanist in America. This woman belonged to the Satanic Temple, who are atheists. There is also the Church of Satan, who I would describe, theologically, as a Manichean Christian sect.

[anon62122146]

@Melz2

They can not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, etc. If they could, we’d still have segregation.

And some people would clearly be quite “okay” with that.

SMH

Including some people on this thread, it seems like.

[Nightflyer]

Back in my bookstore days, I did read the Satanic Bible over a few lunch breaks, just to see what all the fuss was about. While they have some… interesting insights on human psychology, I decided LaVeyan Satanism wasn’t for me. But thanks for the link, I might check it out later.

(I’ve read a little from a variety of religions. After twelve years of Catholic school, I was curious to find out what other faiths had to say. I never found a belief system that totally worked for me, but it was still fascinating to see the many ways we as humans try to make sense of our world.)

[Brainspore]

@Nightflyer

Back in my bookstore days, I did read the Satanic Bible over a few lunch breaks, just to see what all the fuss was about. While they have some… interesting insights on human psychology, I decided LaVeyan Satanism wasn’t for me.

I haven’t read that one but I’ve heard it described as “Ayn Rand with ritual added” (some have even accused LeVey of outright plagiarism of her work) so I’d probably give it a pass too.

Nothing kills the mood at a ceremonial orgy like someone breaking into a 45-minute monologue about Objectivism.

[DukeTrout]

@GulliverFoyle

Sure, schism is the basis of many such departing of beliefs, but people then keep on thinking about it, exploring, and ideas evolve because dialectic is the mechanism of all dialogue.

[Melz2]

@anon62122146

There are two major groups of Satanist in America.

I never got that deep into it with him; it was just one casual conversation out of many, on lots of topics.

[SheiffFatman]

@anon62122146

There is also the Church of Satan, who I would describe, theologically, as a Manichean Christian sect.

If you mean the Church of Satan founded by Anton LaVey, I think they’re pretty much atheists too.

[GulliverFoyle]

@Nightflyer

Mark Randazzo

If you mean Marc Randazza, that guy’s a bad penny. He occasionally does good legal work, but he went on Infowars and it was cringe-worthy watching him slowly realize he was talking with a clown completely 'round the bend.

[smulder]

@Brainspore

“Ayn Rand with ritual added” (some have even accused LeVey of outright plagiarism of her work)

As if Rand wasn’t just Nietzsche rewritten as a series of romance novels

[Mindysan33]

[Melizmatic]

Mega-YOINK.