When self-proclaimed “satanists” commit heinous acts that grab headlines, journalists typically tend not to point out that their deeds are incongruent with our philosophy of Satanism—which we have accurately presented to the public for nearly 50 years—nor do they explain that there is no organization nor any philosophical literature that would support the committed crimes. We step up to make that point and it is then said that we are “distancing ourselves” from these criminals when in fact there is already a vast gulf between our philosophy and such behavior. It is not that we’ve embraced and then disowned these […]
Daily Archives: December 2, 2014
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After twenty-two years in prison, the last of the Satanic Panic’s actual victims have been released on bond, though not entirely exonerated. As time goes on, it is apparent that this episode in history will be classified along with other moments when Christian hysteria was allowed to run amok and ruin the lives of hapless people who, for one reason or another, are all too easy to burn at a proverbial stake. —Warlock Darren Deicide