GodSands has Improperly Characterized Satanism

Oh sigh... let's examine some of my opponent's contentions: >> "In The Book of Lucifer, Section 6 it encourages people to have Satanic Sex" Section 6 encourages sexual freedom, meaning "freedom to either be faithful to one person or to indulge your sexual desires with as many others as you feel is necessary to satisfy your particular needs." >> "which include, but are not limited to BDSM, insest, homosexuality, and SEX ORGIES."" Section 6 states: "Satanism does not encourage orgiastic activity." "Satanism encourages any form of sexual expression you may desire, so long as it hurts no one else" "A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his pleasure-through-pain hurts him just as much as actual physical pain hurts the non-masochist." In short, the Satanic Bible encourages sexual expression that does not violate the rights of others. It does not encourage wanton, orgiastic nonsense - in fact it is explicitly against it because sex orgies are a herd action, something that Satanism is virulently against. >> "In The Book of Belial, Section 4 it describes how to perform dark magic." I suppose you refer to the section entitled "The Theory and Practice of Satanic Magic." However, if you read the section, you will see that it says: "There is no difference between "White" and "Black" magic." So, as far as Satanists that actually read the Satanic Bible are concerned, there is no such thing as dark magic. In fact, it explicitly states that those who claim to use "black magic" are using magic for black purposes. >> "In the same book, to perform some of the rituals, destruction of property is required. Destruction of property is usually referred to as setting the property on fire." Destruction spells are one of the three types. However, this does not indicate that destruction is a major tenant of Satanism. In fact, the Satanic Bible is quit explicit on the careful use of magic. To hold that destruction is a major tenant of Satanism the same idea as to hold that destruction is a major tenant of Judaism or Christianity because they are ordered to destroy other nations frequently and use a destructive ritual to destroy the Tower of Babel. >> "The Christian definition of Satanism states: Satanism is anything that goes against the Bible (word of god)." Fortunately, when we look for definitions, we use a dictionary, not a catechism. Satanism is: 1. the worship of Satan or the powers of evil. 2. a travesty of Christian rites in which Satan is worshiped. 3. diabolical or satanic disposition, behavior, or activity. >> "So according to the definition of Satanism, Evolution can be included as a Satanic Belief." That's simply false... and by the way, the word "evolution" never appears in the Satanic Bible. "Evolutionary" appears once, referring to the purpose of a woman's menstrual cycle. >> "Any form of sexual expression does include Orgies." Despite the fact that the Satanic Bible explicitly states that it does NOT endorse orgiastic behavior... or any other type of "herd" behavior... >> "Fact: Any magic and/or ritual performed to intentionality cause something bad is Dark Magic." False - not according to the Satanic Bible. There is no difference between "dark" and "light" magic - just a difference in purpose. If you want to call evil-purposed magic "black magic" that is YOUR definition, not the Church of Satan's. >> "9 refers to not harming little children and 10 refers to not killing non-humans. ALL HUMANS ARE FAIR GAME." False - humans are only "fair game" in the sense that if they strike first, you are allowed to strike back. Satanists do not wander the street looking for people to kill. >> "As you can see, all the support for destruction can be found later on in Anton Lavey's works." This has been shown to be, quite simply, wrong. *********************************************** Once again, I'd like to point out my opponent's fallacy in generalizing minor beliefs of Satanism to major beliefs about how the world should be. Simply because Satanists endorse sexual freedom does not indicate that they want people to engage in BDSM, Homosexuality, Orgies, or Incest - it means that within the scope of one's sexual desires, one is free to engage in behavior that does not violate the sexual rights of others. This is absolutely no different from notions regarding activities like sodomy and cunnilingus. The Satanic Bible explicitly states there is no difference between white and black magic. I don't understand where anyone gets the notion that Satanism endorses black magic. If anything, it is a tenant of satanism that there is NO SUCH THING. Simply because some Satanic rituals involve the destruction of property does not indicate that destruction is a major tenant of Satanism. If it did, surely the pillaging Israelites would be guilty of this same thing for destroying many civilizations and burning sheep as a sweet savor to the Lord... ****************************** All of these misunderstandings of the nature of Satanism lead to the notion that Godsands has completely mischaracterized Satanism. AFFIRMED.