Satanism
 Sociology/Psychology
 
 	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
 

 

 