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::So, would it be reasonable to add a statement like I draft below (3 paragraphs), perhaps after the discussion of traditional/modern Satanism, and before the mention of Gnostic sects? ::The philosophical and religious Satanists claim to be adamantly law-abiding, for reasons which vary by group. However, the people who are "rebellious" Satanists adopt the Christian dogma that Satan and Satanists are inherently evil, and therefore illegal activities within those groups are common. ::These latter can often be found carrying or owning books by LaVey?, but more often than not they are only slightly familiar with the philosophical contents of the books. They are more swayed by writings and legends of literary Satanism, or by writings decrying the hypothetical worst of Satanism written by Evangelical or Fundamentalist Christian authors. These are the Satanists that occasionally appear in police reports and in newspapers from time to time. Their statements (when any are reported) always make it clear that their concept of Satan is definitely Christian, rather than that of the latter two groups above. These latter Satanists sometimes gather in small groups (almost always fewer than a dozen), and are sometimes solitary (not part of any group). ::It is important to note that the theories of large networks of organized Satanists involved in illegal activities, murder, and child abuse which were floated during the SRA scare of the late 1900's has been thoroughly disproven, and such theories continue to be held only by the most extreme evangelists and fundamentalists, by those whose careers and finances benefit from maintaining such theories, and by those who believe excessively in conspiracy theories. ::: Sounds very good to me! RK |
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