Most of the “Satanist” Groups out there at least the moderately public ones at any rate. Are either Atheists, Anti-theists mocking Christian religion, Edgelords, and or people looking to piss off and ‘rebel’ against religious Christian Family Members.
The actual cults with legitimate Satanic worshippers tend towards being very secretive and relatively small. Sometimes they hide in the larger public groups. Sometimes not.
Exactly. The over zealous fundamentalists are to blame for the normie church of Satan. Humans are naturally resistant to all forms of control. The only way to overcome that resistance is with fear, typically life ending fear. Well... Contrary to zealot's attempts to scare people into loving Jesus using fear of hell, Jesus never used fear. Solomon's "fear of God" is totally misunderstood. Fear of God is a fear set apart from conventional fear. It's a Holy fear, more like reverence and respect. Well the problem is, a lot of churches don't have respect for the lost, they have contempt. They think they know what's best for people so they use shame and community groupthink to force people into compliance. Instead of bringing hope and light as Christ did, the church promises a different tyranny with Jesus slapped on it.
So... Naturally these people start to resist the control once they realize hell might be a myth and that the church has no power to take their lives, of course... There was a time when it did. And this plays in to people's resistance.
I honestly can't blame these people. I empathize with them having been brought up fundamentalist. Everyone has to go through at least one anger phase in order to properly grow and understand God. For some, this anger can last a lifetime. In the end we can only look at individual actions and intentions and pray for their struggle in life and remember to love them as Jesus loves us.
Just an FYI, The Satanic Temple does not believe in Satan. They are basically atheist trolls.
Most of the “Satanist” Groups out there at least the moderately public ones at any rate. Are either Atheists, Anti-theists mocking Christian religion, Edgelords, and or people looking to piss off and ‘rebel’ against religious Christian Family Members.
The actual cults with legitimate Satanic worshippers tend towards being very secretive and relatively small. Sometimes they hide in the larger public groups. Sometimes not.
Exactly. The over zealous fundamentalists are to blame for the normie church of Satan. Humans are naturally resistant to all forms of control. The only way to overcome that resistance is with fear, typically life ending fear. Well... Contrary to zealot's attempts to scare people into loving Jesus using fear of hell, Jesus never used fear. Solomon's "fear of God" is totally misunderstood. Fear of God is a fear set apart from conventional fear. It's a Holy fear, more like reverence and respect. Well the problem is, a lot of churches don't have respect for the lost, they have contempt. They think they know what's best for people so they use shame and community groupthink to force people into compliance. Instead of bringing hope and light as Christ did, the church promises a different tyranny with Jesus slapped on it.
So... Naturally these people start to resist the control once they realize hell might be a myth and that the church has no power to take their lives, of course... There was a time when it did. And this plays in to people's resistance.
I honestly can't blame these people. I empathize with them having been brought up fundamentalist. Everyone has to go through at least one anger phase in order to properly grow and understand God. For some, this anger can last a lifetime. In the end we can only look at individual actions and intentions and pray for their struggle in life and remember to love them as Jesus loves us.
Satanic Temple teaches "Do what thou wilt" = Satanic
Doing God's will is not Satanic. Following your own will is Satanic. Because of what Lucifer/Satan did.
They are not atheist. They believe they are gods.