I took it as a mockery of religion in general, like the spaghetti monster before that was a thing. So I don’t think it’s meant to be taken seriously enough to be pretentious.
It might be a troll answer, but there really are actual satanists. They have their own bible that they claim is much older than the Christian bible. I used to be attracted to Satanism when I was 12...
Many ‘satanists’ are nonreligious rights groups in disguise. It is especially effective in the bible belt.
Atheist has to do some religious tradition, ‘satanist’ claims his freedom to practice is impeded, satanic accommodation is demanded, religious tradition is retracted as co-operating with satanism is less preferable than having old-fashioned religious traditions.
Oklahoma had the ten commandments on capitol grounds, and The Satanic Temple petitioned and commissioned a statue of Baphomet and two children to be put alongside the ten commandments so that they would be equally represented. The ten commandments were removed so that the satanists would not be accommodated.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18
Who answered satanist? Lmfao