I’ve been checking out The Satanic Temple communities for a while. It’s pretty wild how atheists went full circle and developed a religious identity.
Some of the say they feel sad because others judge them when they say they are Satanists. Like, isn’ t that exactly part of the problem of religions, that they are hateful? Well, you’re inside the problem now. WHY? Imagine being an atheist but subjecting yourself to religious drama.
It would be OK if all of them where in there ironically or as a social protest, but nope, go and read their communities, being Satanists is really becoming their identity.
Which makes me think we should have another dimension in your image. religious vs nonreligious. All the cool kids are “nonreligious agnostic atheists”. As weird as it sounds, we have religious atheists now.
“The Church of Satan expresses vehement opposition to the campaigns and activities of The Satanic Temple, asserting themselves as the only “true” arbiters of Satanism, while The Satanic Temple dismisses the Church of Satan as irrelevant and inactive.”
Reminds me of the South Park episode about the scientific atheist religions.
It’s not really anything at all like that South Park episode.
Laveyan Satanists, aka The Church of Satan, are religious believers in and followers of Satan. They believe in an afterlife and all of the associated mysticism and mythology as literal true.
The Satanic Temple are non-theistic and believe that the biblical Satan represents self-empowerment, self-determination, and a rejection of belief in mysticism and mythology. They follow Satan as an allegory for questioning authority and defending human equality.
Very few Laveyan Satanists exist, but there qre enough Satanic Temple adherents to keep poking holes in the Christofascist movement. Either way, they don’t share any actual beliefs or customs.
I gotta wipe before a dry buthole happens, so i’ll be quick. You might be reading into TST a bit too much. I’ve never seen it as a “religion” in any sense other than a political/culture point to be made.
I’m just one member, so take it with a grain of salt, please. Dry butthole is coming, gotta wipe, later.
I’ve been checking out The Satanic Temple communities for a while. It’s pretty wild how atheists went full circle and developed a religious identity.
Some of the say they feel sad because others judge them when they say they are Satanists. Like, isn’ t that exactly part of the problem of religions, that they are hateful? Well, you’re inside the problem now. WHY? Imagine being an atheist but subjecting yourself to religious drama.
It would be OK if all of them where in there ironically or as a social protest, but nope, go and read their communities, being Satanists is really becoming their identity.
Which makes me think we should have another dimension in your image. religious vs nonreligious. All the cool kids are “nonreligious agnostic atheists”. As weird as it sounds, we have religious atheists now.
It would depend on the Satanists. The Satanic Temple and the Church of Satan are two very different things.
https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/church-of-satan-vs-satanic-temple
“The Church of Satan expresses vehement opposition to the campaigns and activities of The Satanic Temple, asserting themselves as the only “true” arbiters of Satanism, while The Satanic Temple dismisses the Church of Satan as irrelevant and inactive.”
Reminds me of the South Park episode about the scientific atheist religions.
It’s not really anything at all like that South Park episode.
Laveyan Satanists, aka The Church of Satan, are religious believers in and followers of Satan. They believe in an afterlife and all of the associated mysticism and mythology as literal true.
The Satanic Temple are non-theistic and believe that the biblical Satan represents self-empowerment, self-determination, and a rejection of belief in mysticism and mythology. They follow Satan as an allegory for questioning authority and defending human equality.
Very few Laveyan Satanists exist, but there qre enough Satanic Temple adherents to keep poking holes in the Christofascist movement. Either way, they don’t share any actual beliefs or customs.
Wow. I’m taking a shit and this is a bit much.
I gotta wipe before a dry buthole happens, so i’ll be quick. You might be reading into TST a bit too much. I’ve never seen it as a “religion” in any sense other than a political/culture point to be made.
I’m just one member, so take it with a grain of salt, please. Dry butthole is coming, gotta wipe, later.