The British Royal Navy now allows Satanism to be practised on board its vessels.
This seems to have caused quite a stir, which is rather odd, if you consider that the Church of Satan preaches the tenet of vengeance instead of turning the other cheek. That seems closer to the British military’s modern day raison d’être of attacking without provocation, so why the fuss?
Of course, it’s the little horned bloke with the trident in his mitt. God-fearing people have always had a problem with that imagery. If you remove the religious association from the dogma, then it would make for a much more comfortable fit. The Church of Satan just needs some good PR people.
Especially since the Church of Satan can only exist because the christrian based religions invented Satan.
Pagan worshipers prior to christrianity’s western rule never had a problem with Pan:
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