They receive their teaching and power through the Holy Spirit, and in no way need to rely on the presence of Satan to validate what they do
The church of Satan has no need for some mythical holy spirit. They have no need for Satan to validate what they do either. The members know that there is no persona called Satan.
You, and I say this with disrespect intended, are reacting to what I post from your belief system. I do not fault YOU for that because like most people in such systems you are a victim. A victim of what? A victim of media relations and thought control.
If there is anything I have learned it is finding out facts and evidence, and trying to cast off the mindset we all had as JW's of acting within the framework of a belief system. Neon, I am in no way advocating that you or anyone start worshipping something evil. In fac the very concept of something like "worship" is despicable to me because as long as I wanted to worship something - be it God, or some spirit or something - I was giving it power over me. Now the worshipped object probably cannot do anything with the power, however, where the abuse occurs is when a fellow human is appointed (by themself or otherwise) to be the spokesperson of the said worshipped object. This it the real danger in all of religion - be it Satanic, demonic, foreign or Christian.
As far as Black Mass - Kenneson - why not find out why its done?
I can save you a lot of time though - its done to push your religious buttons, esp. if you are a member of the worlds largest Christian denomination. There is NO power from spirit control, be it God or demon or satan. The power comes from the belief inside you and from you handing over control.
My final point - why did I start this thread? For the same reason as Black Mass is celebrated. To make you feel uncomfortable. But also to make you see that what people believe without evidence can be wrong. The Church of Satan immediately conjures up demonic ghastly images in your mind. I never did that - your beliefs did that to you. Try to somehow please see yourself as being different than your beliefs. The JW's always said "being a Witness is a way of life". That's true. When you accept something without evidenciary challenge it can be come you - you become oine with the belief system and that is why people like me find it incredibly hard to reason with believers based on evidence.
I mean no harm in all of this - those that know me understand I am a truly mild Donkey and would never hurt a fly or encourage anyone else to do so either.
