self-centered beliefs. attitudes and practices that michael ultimately couldn t get behind, so he continued his search. two years ago michael heard about a new religious group forming in detroit. called the satanic temple, it promoted seven tenets designed to inspire noble action and thought. where compassion, wisdom, and justice always prevail. christians believe that satan is the ultimate arbiter of evil, that he is behind insidious things like murder and robbery and rape and lying. but you say satan represents none of those things? satan is the ultimate scapegoat. everyone needs someone to blame when things go wrong. since the early days of the bible, not only have we blamed satan but we have feared him.
in sunday school. michael was raised lutheran but struggled to see the bible as more than just a story. by the time he became a teenager, he was ready to walk away. i was definitely looking into the other side of life i wasn t exposed to. i went to my parents and said that i just don t believe any of this and i would really appreciate it if i didn t have to go here on sundays. and they were furious. it s one thing to walk away from the church, and it s another to say that you are a satanist. it s a very big leap. three years ago michael started exploring a form of satanism first popularized in the 1960s. hail satan. the church of satan is an exclusive group of atheists known for their hedonistic and self-centered beliefs. attitudes and practices that michael ultimately couldn t get behind, so he continued his
attitudes and practices that michael ultimately couldn t get behind, so he continued his search. two years ago michael heard about a new religious group forming in detroit called the satanic temple, it promoted seven tenets designed to inspire noble action and thought. where compassion, wisdom, and justice always prevail. christians believe that satan is the ultimate arbiter of evil, that he is behind insidious things like murder and robbery and rape and lying. but you say satan represents none of those things? satan is the ultimate scapegoat. everyone needs someone to blame when things go wrong. since the early days of the bible, not only have we blamed satan but we have feared him.
michael ultimately couldn t get behind, so he continued his search. two years ago michael heard about a new religious group forming in detroit called the satanic temple, it promoted seven tenets designed to inspire noble action and thought. where compassion, wisdom, and justice always prevail. christians believe that satan is the ultimate arbiter of evil, that he is behind insidious things like murder and robbery and rape and lying. but you say satan represents none of those things? satan is the ultimate scapegoat. everyone needs someone to blame when things go wrong. since the early days of the bible, not only have we blamed satan but we have feared him. as recently as the 1880s and 90s, american talk shows linked animal sacrifice to ritual killing to satanic worship.