Curious as to how long after learning of TST did it take you to call yourself a Satanist. Immediate? Gradual? Thanks.

  • minnieo@kbin.socialOP
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    11 months ago

    literally anything can be harmful over time. if we want change to happen, if we want christianity out of public school and the government, if we want secularism, if we want justice, we have to WORK TOGETHER. why are they so powerful? conservatives and christians? because they have worked together to force their ideaology into everyone else. myself alone as an activist won’t change anything, thousands with similar values working together can and HAVE. it’s not even about religion, it’s about community striving toward a goal

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        11 months ago

        religion has consistently always been the strongest joining force on the planet. look at what they have done, ruled, created, changed. the point of Satanism is to get that same togetherness but for positive changes like secularism, rejecting the current authority. if you can’t see the point, that’s fine, you don’t have to like or accept it, but the point is obvious. i don’t see why it even matters that it is a religion, it’s officially a religion to put it on a similar ground as other religions so that changes can be made. a simple club called Satanism is not going to do near as much, it won’t have any legal basis, no one will listen or care.

        the moment you find any joining force that is 1. more powerful than religion and 2. will be taken seriously, do let me know

        • platypus_plumba@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          Those 2 points are exactly the problem with using religion as a tool. People take it way too seriously and it has more power than it should.

          Personally, I’d never use religion as a tool, I’d never subscribe to a religion and I keep religions as far away as possible.

          Nothing good can come from a group with so many legal exemptions.