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Originally Posted by TeddyFreddy
So certain places are attempting to get satanism recognized as an official religion with success in some places.
personally i find this cool, but how does everyone else feel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3948329.stm |
I believe in freedom of conscience (not physically forcing anyone to believe anything) and Freedom of Religion, which is the freedom to practice your belief system, & everyone has one of those, without exception. (Obviously, while one is practicing their belief system, that doesn't mean they can violate the rights of others, such as a non-volunteer murder ritual.)
This means I certainly would not prejudice against Satanism.
And by the way, the Church of Satan (created by Anton Szandor LaVey) doesn't worship Satan because they don't believe he exists. And they don't summon demons. There are other religions or belief systems that do, & some who call them satanist do, but not the Church of Satan of the article.