Satanism Essay, Research Paper

I am hoping I can somehow make this seem

like a psychological report without making it lose any of it’s

important details. My goal in writing this paper is to

hopefully make people understand and agree that Satanism

is not a “Devil Worshipping,” animal mutilating, child

scarifying cult organization. The psychological thing comes

in when people say Satanism is wrong or evil, they hear the

word Satan and automatically assume that it must be bad.

They make these assumptions without even taking the time

to find the facts and understand them. I’ll start off by saying

that Satanists do not worship the devil! A Satanist believe

that he or she as an individual rule their own destiny and are

the god of their own lives. Satanism is a religion based on

the reality that man is an animal, like all others. They

choose to separate themselves from a society where natural

behavior is suppressed and the strong support the weak.

The average Satanist disagrees with much of Christianity. In

many ways Christians are considered the enimies.

Christians say Satan is a fallen angel, not a God. All

religions have gods and demons, some of which are

forbidden by a typical society. Satan is one among these,

originally conceived by the Hebrews, long before the birth

of Jesus. Most Satanists are familiar with the teachings of

Christianity, and have read the Bible or part of it. They

simply consider the Bible to be false and disregard it much

like Christians would disregard books which represent the

foundation of another religion. Satanism is not considered a

religion for the white race and should not be confused with

or grouped together with skinheads, The KKK, Nazi’s,

Neo-Nazi’s, or people who support white power. Satanists

are not teenage vandals, not gang murderers, not

psychopathic murders, not child molesters or vicious

rapists. Satanists do not sacrifice young children or animals.

The ninth and tenth of the Eleven Satanic Rules of The

Earth forbid this, in fact, animal sacrifices are primarily used

in the Afro-Caribbean syncretistic religions such as

Voodoun, Candomble’, and Santeria. Child Sacrifices are

used in Television and by journalists to improve ratings. A

Satanist does not practice baby breeding or child

molestation. Evidence does not support what is said to

occur. If the number of murders said to be committed by

Satanists’ was accurate some bodies would have been

found by now. Members of the Church of Satan are

involved and advanced exactly as their own desires,

abilities, and accomplishments dictate. There are no set

activities, meetings, or contacts. A new member comes into

the organization ideally with his or her own goals and plans

of achieving them. When being brought to the church of

Satan new members are told to not let anyone tell you what

to believe or what to do. Advice or recommendations are

one thing; orders or commands quite another. Remember

that you are a free being, not a pawn in someone’s power

fantasy. They believe the weaker elements of society

should serve the stronger elements of society or perish.

Satanists support any means of returning to the order of

Darwin’s Natural Selection Process, this is inclusive of

elimination of welfare to selective sterilization of those

weaker elements. Weak elements are determined by

performance and intelligence, not race or religion. So

where does Satan come into all of this? Satanists believe

Satan (and other gods) is not so much an entity as a force

of nature. These gods are not all concerned with the life of

mortals. Satan is a very powerful word that serves as an

isolation between Satanists and society. It is this separation

that a true Satanist appreciates and holds dear. the

separation of a society where the strong and willing work

for what they need and want but are forced to support the

weak through welfare and charity. Satanists’ know their

opinions may not be politically correct, but they still obey

the laws governing man on this planet and they expect the

same protection under the laws as other minorities, races

and religions. There are several divisions of the believe

systems of various “Satanic” groups. Satanism has changed

so much from it’s original form. For instance a group that

are sometimes referred to as The Dabblers adopt Satanic

beliefs for a brief period of time, usually for entertainment

rather than serious purposes. Many modern youths fall into

this category. A Promethian Gnostic believe that the

creator of the world (Jehovah) is the evil deity. They look

at Satan as the “bringer of life”; a beneficent god. Then

there is the Dark Gnostic who worships the dark force of

nature. These type of groups follow a Capricious god. A

Secondary Satanist would not consider themselves as being

“Satanic” and actually should not be defined as Satanists.

Hellfire Clubs were a phenomenon of the 18th century. The

first of those was founded in the early 1700’s. Members of

a Hellfire Club were dedicated to political intrigue and

some occasional occult activities. Many would be suprised

to know that Benjamin Franklin was a very active member

of this club. Those are just a few examples of different

Satanic groups. There is one thing that all groups do agree

on and that is the Satanic Bible. The Satanic Bible is a

describing book by Anton LaVey, founder of the church of

Satan. I hope your views of Satanism have been verified. In

the end you are free to believe what you want and

understand. I would like to state that this paper is not

written on my personal views, opinions, or religion.

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