by Matthew Bellomy

Created on: November 04, 2008   Last Updated: November 18, 2008

To start off, here are some misconceptions concerning the Satanic church:

-Satanists do not believe in God.

Truth: Satanists do believe in God; for God is nothing more than man's creation in the first place!

-Satanists sacrifice babies and virgins for the sake of spiritual enlightenment.

Truth: The main motto in modern Satanism is "Do What Thou Wilt, Just as Long as No Innocent Creature is Harmed." Therefore, it would be going against the belief if literal sacrifice is used.

And finally:

-It is customary to perform in sex orgies when performing black mass.

Truth: Even though it is encouraged to have a healthy sex life, as it leads to spiritual enlightenment, if one is asexual, it is taken into account and no one is forced into anything...

Now, we are going to take a look at the nine Satanic statements and I will do my best to translate:

1: Satan represents indulgence, not abstinence: Later on in the Satanic Bible, the late Anton LaVey points out that life is the great indulgence; and death is the great abstinence; meaning that it is in human nature to enjoy everything in life before we pass.

2: Satan represents vital existence, not spiritual pipe dreams: A satanist realises that in order to enjoy life, he must come in touch with his human self, rather than reflecting upon a higher being in which his ancestors probably created, for only the "spiritually good" die young; while the enlightenment of the human self lives forever.

3: Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self deceit: Has anybody heard the term of "believe nothing that you hear and only half of what you see?" In the history of humankind, we have had (and still have) this tendency to go into a psychosomatic state because it gives us that "tingly feeling" up and down our spine. What this statement is saying is that if you do not know it as fact, do not be a fool and modify it as such. For if you do, in the end, the only person you are fooling is yourself.

4: Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, not love wasted on ingrates: Throughout the history of Christianity, there has been one word that has been shoved down everybody else's throat, and that word is forgiveness. Nine times out of ten, if another screws one over, it WILL happen again. Thus, if we waste our time on people who are just going to screw us over again, it clouds emotional clarity. Therefore, those who deserve kindness and love get it, the rest get fed to the snakes.

5: Satan represents vengeance, not turning the other

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