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I knew then that the Christian church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's carnal nature will out...

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I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments.
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The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge ‘entertainment centers’ covering entire walls with several TV monitors. What started as an innocent respite from everyday life has become in itself a replacement for real life for millions, a major religion of the masses.
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Unfortunately for a multitude of occultists, humor is a rare ingredient in their lives. In fact it is their very lack of humor that has impelled them into the arcane and esoteric.
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The only thing Christianity ever contributed to Satanism was the name
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In this arid wilderness of steel and stone I raise up my voice that you may hear. To the East and to the West I beckon. To the North and to the South I show a sign proclaiming: Death to the weakling, wealth to the strong!
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There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!
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Religions are easy to invent. Most traditional religions have little or nothing to do with reality, are dependent on obfuscation, interpretation, guilt, and unreasoning faith.
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How could you set yourself up as the most powerful institution on earth? You first find out what every man feels at least once a day, establish that as a sin, and set yourself up as the only institution capable of pardoning that sin.
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I feel that what is probably the greatest enemy of longevity is popularity, and most people die of popularity.
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I'm glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year.
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I dont crave companionship. It stands in my way. I live for pleasure. There are few persons who can give me as much pleasure as those acts I perform myself. I would rather create pleasure according to my own whim than be subjected to the whims of others.
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Don't let that little pyramid with the bright eye fool you. That's to draw your attention away from the real thing: the big trapezoid beneath it.
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A Satanist practices the motto, If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other! Let no wrong go unredressed.
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Good news is only really good to those directly involved. Most people lead such futile and useless lives that only bad news makes them feel better. If not better, certainly gooder. If one cannot gain recognition for anything else, he can rest well with the assurance that he is good, which in most case equates with right.
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You cannot love everyone it is ridiculous to think you can.
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If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
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I never met a person who loved everybody I didn't dislike.
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The Atheist complains about the wind. The Christian prays for it to change. The Satanist adjusts his sails.
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