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things are only pagan devices and ceremonies - that the Christians borrowed them. True, but
the Pagans revelled in the delights of the flesh, and were condemned by the very same people
who celebrate their rituals, but call them by different names.
Priests and ministers are in the front lines of peace demonstrations, and lying on railroad
tracks in front of trains carrying war materials, with as much dedication as their brothers of
the cloth, from the same seminaries, who are blessing the bullets and bombs and fighting men
as chaplains in the armed forces. Someone must be wrong, someplace. Could it be that Satan
is the one qualified to act as accuser? Certainly they named him that!
When a puppy reaches maturity it becomes a dog; when ice melts it is called water; when
twelve months have been used up, we get a new calendar with the proper chronological name;
when "magic" becomes scientific fact we refer to it as medicine, astronomy, etc. When one
name is no longer appropriate for a given thing it is only logical to change it to a new one
which better fits the subject. Why, then, do we not follow suit in the area of religion? Why
continue to call a religion the same name when the tenets of that religion no longer fit the
original one? Or, if religion does preach the same things that it always has, but its followers
practice nearly none of its teachings, why do they continue to call themselves by the name
given to followers of that religion?
If you do not believe in what your religion teaches, why continue to support a belief which is
contradictory with your feelings. You would never vote for a person or issue you did not
believe in, so why cast your ecclesiastical vote for a religion which is not consistent with your
convictions? You have no right to complain about a political situation you have voted for or
supported in any way - which includes sitting back and complacently agreeing with neighbors
who approve the situation, just because you are too lazy or cowardly to speak your mind. So it
is with religious balloting. Even if you cannot be aggressively honest about your opinions
because of unfavorable consequences from employers, community leaders, etc., you can, at
least, be honest with yourself. In the privacy of your own home and with close friends you
must support religion which has YOUR best interests at heart.
"Satanism is based on a very sound philosophy," say the emancipated. "But why call it
Satanism? Why not call it something like 'Humanism' or a name that would have the
connotation of a witchcraft group, something a little more esoteric - something less blatant."
There is more than one reason for this. Humanism is not a religion. It is simply a way of life
with no ceremony or dogma. Satanism has both ceremony and dogma. Dogma, as will be
explained, is necessary.
Satanism differs greatly from all other so-called white-light, "white" witchcraft or magical
groups in the world today. These self-righteous and supercilious religions protest that their
members use the powers of magic only for altruistic purposes. Satanists look with disdain
upon "white" witchcraft groups because they feel that altruism is sinning on the lay-away
plan. It is unnatural not to have desire to gain things for yourself. Satanism represents a form
of controlled selfishness. This does not mean that you never do anything for anyone else. If
you do something to make someone for whom you care happy, his happiness will give you a
sense of gratification.
Satanism advocates practicing a modified form of the Golden Rule. Our interpretation of this
rule is: "Do unto others as they do unto you"; because if you "Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you," and they, in turn, treat you badly, it goes against human nature to
continue to treat them with consideration. You should do unto others as you would have them