Hypocrites come in all sizes, shapes, colors and creeds.
2006-09-18 13:16:30
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answered by Pablito 5
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It is not the religion that is the problem. It is the people misconstruing the religion. I am not designated to any particular religion. I have studied many religions though as a hobby, they interest me. What I have found is that most of the religions have a pretty clear message. I know for certain that the Satanic religion does not proclaim that every Christian must die. Nor does it wish to receive donations. Just like Christianity. All of the hipocrocy you encounter is 100% the people that are organizing it. This is why I always recommend solitary practice of any religion that you believe in. All of these organized groups detour people from the actual belief of the religion.
2006-09-18 13:10:36
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answered by Anthony L 3
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you have a wierd view of Satanism. "Satanism" is an umbrella term, purely as maximum religious labels are umbrella words. There are a pair ordinary form of Satanist inspite of the incontrovertible fact that. the main uncomplicated are the LaVeyans/Chuch of devil (CoS) and that they do no longer look for to be "extra constructive than god". they are atheists and don't believe there's a god in any respect. They view the self simply by fact the only god, era. They use devil as a metaphor for the authentic nature of guy or maybe the character of nature itself. yet another form of Satanist is the Temple of Set Satanists based by the Rev Aquino after a split with LaVey. They adhere to the Egyptian concept-approximately Xeper or "growing to be to be". A CoS Satanist will inform you "i'm a god" mutually as a ToS Satanist will inform you "i'm growing to be to be a god". The theistic Satanists are an completely diverse critter, so which you would be able to desire to communicate. They do believe interior the god of Abraham, they only sense he's evil and lies approximately his place to maintain mankind in servitude and from authentic happiness. They sense that devil is the author deity and the authentic and rightful ruler of the Earth. They use a similar bible the Christians are to show their factor of devil being the sturdy guy and YHWH being evil. They factor to the habit of many Christians to back that factor up with genuine-international examples. it extremely is an attitude it is vitally perplexing for an Abrahamic to argue with, all issues seen. Hypocrites of any faith are tragic as they provide all of their faith, and by extension their attendant deity, an extremely undesirable call - and that they only do no longer see it. it is why we could desire to continuously concentration on person behaviors better than portray all with a similar very great brush. Edited to impressive an stressful misspelling, btw. lol
2016-10-17 05:51:53
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answered by ? 4
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In stead of stating "Aren't _____________ hypocrites" it would serve better to say "Aren't PEOPLE hypocrites"...satanist..atheist.....buddhist...jew...muslim...all are hypocrite to a certain degree. And the "christian right" is an inflexible, intolerant, irreligious POSITION..NOT a person...being a non-christian I have faced the ire of the christian right...and they are vile in spirit despite their claims otherwise, and as a movement...it SHOULD die.
And oddly enough....In years on chat in many forms...I have NEVER encountered any wiccan/pagan/satanist who "preaches" against Christians donating to their church...what I have seen is a voiced position that the CHURCHES are abusing the donations of their followers.....I think personal bias has tainted the observation sufficiently to make it a non-issue.
2006-09-18 13:12:33
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answered by zasetsu57 2
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I do but not for the reason you mention. Satanists say the Bible has a lot of contradictions (and I used to think that too when I didn't know much about it), but they have plenty of contradictions too. The Satanic Bible has a choice titled "On The Choice Of Human Sacrifice", which basically boils down to killing someone you don't like with a curse. But nowadays, most Satanists claim they don't really believe in magic and are athiests. So how are they going to make the sacrifice???
They also say Satanists who commit crimes like these : http://usminc.org/crimes.html aren't really Satanists but simply "nuts". But LaVey did plenty of criminal and psycho things when he was alive like pimping out female followers and beating them when they didn't bring back enough money, wifebeating, abusing his animals, alowing his grandson Stanton to be molested right in front of him, and even cannibalism! Yet when confronted with this, they make excuses like "So? Everybody beat their wife in the 50's." Then smuggly say how brainwashed Christians are in the next breath.
The rituals LaVey layed out are certainly not what most people would "normal". In LaVey's book A human leg bone or arm bone is used in Homage to Tchort ritual (p.137). A Woman dressed as nun urinates before group into a bedpan in the Black Mass ritual (p.43) Then the urine is sprinkled like holy water (p.44) A man climbs into coffin with nude woman (or nude man if he is gay) in Le Epais ritual (p.59). A nude girl is used as an altar (in both Satanic Bible, Satanic Rituals, almost Satanists forgo this)A human skull is used in Die Elektrischen Vorspiele ritual (p. 109) Clearly, this is "nut stuff".
LaVey himself was never clear if Satan was real somehow or just a symbol. Even ex-follower Michael Aquino said LaVey sometimes seemd to be an athiest, but then would seem to talk as though Satan were a personage, "The man downstairs". The Satanic Bible calls it's magic spells "an intellectual decompression chamber" and thus meant to blow off steam, perhaps not actual magic. But the book also gives very specific details about dress, timing, Enochian key to use, etc. and it sounded as though the reader should expect results from the spells.
LaVey was hypocrite on many issues. In the video "Satanis" LaVey says how gays were welcome in the Church of Satan, but then later in The Secret Life of a Satanist he seems to denounce gays. Everyone is familiar with Sammy Davis Jr.s' picture with LaVey, but again in Secret Life
Wiccans have their share of hypocrisy too. Up until about the 1990's, all you ever heard was how Wicca was thousands of years old, an ancient Pagan religion, how they went underground, how Christians had deliberately turned the word witch into a negative thing, etc. Eventually the truth came out, and then rather than say Wicca was a hoax and they'd been had, they simply said it was a "reconstruction". But you can't reconstruct something that never existed. And they call it the "Old Religion", "an ancient Celtic religion" and rant about "The Burning Times". They want it both ways. Many Wiccans still think it's an ancient religion.
They also talk about "perfect love and perfect trust", but if you've ever read a Wiccan NG, you'll see this isn't always the case. There's plenty of fighting. Just about every coven seems to have a "rival coven". One of things Wiccans say they dislike about "xtians" is how they're filled with hate and bigoted. But what do you call spelling Christian as "xtian". It's done out of hate, and is no better than using the "N" word.
Wiccans are also mad that Christians can't simply say all relgions are true. So in other words, they're mad because Christians won't become universalists. They also say Hell was simply invented as a scare tactic, by Christians even though Pagan religions all had a belief in a Hell like place. Even the very English word "Hell" is derived from a Pagan goddess, Hel, the not-so-nice daughter of Loki in Norse mythology. And as one Wiccan girl unintentionally reminded me the other day in another answer, Wiccan condemn those who break their oaths, even under torure, as (you'll love this part" "condemned to the Hell of the Christians never to be reborn" (Gardnerian Book of Shadows, Old Laws section). In order to leave Wicca, that involves breaking the oaths, and thus, condemn them to eternal damnation...aparently reserved only for people who wanted out!
I think there are hypocrites that are Christians too, and Christian will tell you that. We're all human. There's plenty of hypocrisy to go around. Religion isn't about what the other guy does, it's about what I do. If someone else isn't being all they should be, that's no reason to stop being a Christian.
2006-09-22 05:25:40
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answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6
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Wait a sec! The WICCANS posted that? No REAL wiccan would post about wanting harm done to anyone! Its against the "rules"!
Why don't you get your facts straight before you start accusing people! Also, how can we worship Satan if we don't believe in him!?
-Wiccan Teen )O(
2006-09-18 13:11:51
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answered by Seeker 3
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Do not, do not, DO NOT lump satanists together with Wiccans! Two completely different paths!
There are hypocritical extremists in EVERY faith. That fact does not negate the validity of the mainstream adherents to that faith.
2006-09-18 13:12:54
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answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6
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? I am a Wiccan and I dont think that where did you go? Their are many Wiccan sites out there and most of them are not like that at all. Almaot all of my friends are Christians, so I definately dont think that. If I hated Christians than I would hate almost all of America including my friends and family. Blessed be.
2006-09-18 13:09:42
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answered by Ravenhawk 4
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No, I have never seen nor been a part of what you're describing. Those are just most likely angst ridden teenagers trying to look cool. In the mean time they make us serious LaVeyan Satanists look bad as you just did. I won't apologize for them, but I can tell you the majority of us Satanists are nothing like that. There should be no money involved.
2006-09-18 13:18:03
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answered by Spookshow Baby 5
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Please don't put all wiccan or pagan in the same boat. I follow my own beliefs. I do not follow a group because I do not see the good in religious groups. Each group has their problem no doubt. If they could learn to be more understanding of each other then we would not have a long history of war and killing each other for the sake of religion.
2006-09-18 13:09:46
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answered by lovelyaque2 1
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People have a misconception about wiccan & witches, Wiccans aren't satanists and all satanists aren't about killing people either i am neither but know enough about them to know this is true
2006-09-18 13:17:43
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answered by silosid 2
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