As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too

https://lemmy.world/post/15476047

As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too - Lemmy.World

Gotta love the Satanists. They’re fighting the good fight.
And best of all, they’re not even satanists. They just call themselves an edgy name
Christians don’t understand that. Apparently the satanic panic never ended.
Satanic panic is their whole life. I really pity them. They live in constant fear of not only their god who supposedly “loves” them, but another deity who also doesn’t exist.

I live with such a person and you are correct. It really is their whole life. Said person put their hands on me and tried to shout the demons out of me because I disagreed with them.

Funnily enough, no demons were forthcoming.

I don't see how it's edgy, other than it makes certain people angry. The Christian Bibles say plainly that Satan wasn't kicked into some otherworldly realm, but that earth is his domain. Satan represents the realm we can observe with the senses, and that includes churches. Certainly of the Kingdom of heaven is within, so too the Kingdom of hell. Hatefulness is a projection of the wounded child, the shame we absolutely can not bring ourselves to face - Jung called it the shadow. As we heal layers upon layers of child wounding, we grow more at peace with ourselves, and can see others' behaviors with compassion. That doesn't negate justice, and real justice seeks to heal, everyone, not just victims.

There are those who are born different or who are so wounded, perhaps they can not be healed and reintegrated into society. That doesn't mean segregation should seek to inflict further wounds, but to the contrary, could seek a humane environment. It can and has been done; but that doesn't serve the billionaire's "insert human bodies, minds and lives for money" machine, also known as capitalism.

Yep! “What do you call someome who believes in a literal Satan?” … “Christian.”
That’s not strictly true. They don’t worship Satan, or even believe in “him” as an entity or being, but it’s more than just getting under the skim of the churchians. They anthropomorphize the concept of Satan the archetype and learn from the philosophy of such a being as described.
Though ironically, they do appreciate one of the “evils” pushed by the biblical serpent: “seeking and valuing knowledge”, which is considered the original sin (as opposed to, say, the first murder, which happened not long after).