You probably won't hear "Amazing Grace" at a Satanist's funeral, but you just might hear "My Way" by Frank Sinatra. A researcher from Concordia University recently published a journal article with some rare access to high level Satanists exploring what they think about death and dying.
Members in the Church of Satan are traced back to Anton LeVey who in 1966 founded the church in San Fransisco. He is also the author of the cannon [sic] of sorts for the group, The Satanic Bible first published in 1969. Today, the church is based in New York and membership numbers are hard to come by.
One of the main tenets of the faith is atheism. Not just a disbelief in God but also in the devil or Satan. Satanists believe God is an invention of man and instead deify themselves...
Can anyone point out a few of the apparent issues with the previous statement? Anyone? Bueller?Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, oh Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
For a realistic introduction to the Devil himself, I've had The Deceiver: Our Daily Struggle with Satan
recommended to me. See also Peter Kreeft'
s Angels and Demons: What Do We Really Know about Them?
, The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist
, and, of course, the Bible
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