We think of them as evil and they should be thrown into Hell with their master and practice terrible things that are sinful. Sorry if I offend anyone, but it is the only religion I cannot stand. If you could even call it a religion. From what I have seen on TV one of the rules is if someone bugs you in public tell him to stop, if he doesn't... Destroy him!

I get uncomfortible around any satanist and my parents think they're crazy and will burn in Hell. Preachers pretty much think the same.

Well let me just say now. Satan is not a God and you can't expect anything good out of it. Sure he might give you a belt that turns you into an animal or a few extra years of life, but you end up loosing your soul and plunged into eternal damnation of torture and miseray{sp?}. So why worship him?

The Belt! And there are ways to trick Satan. It probably isnt easy, but can be done

First of all, the original meaning of santanism is anything that is not of the catholic or related faiths. So that could refer to Paganism as well. And to answer your question, I am perfectly fine with satanists, in fact I am friends with one.

Thanks for beating me to the punch explaining true Satanists.  I always feel weird attempting to explain the religion when I'm Christian myself.

 A lot of people don't even seem to know when they have Satansist friends because their friends are too afraid to speak up about their religion.  I've had a couple admit it to me, though they were terrified I'd persecute them because I'm Catholic.  Luckily Satanists seem to be fairly common in the realms of the supernatural (oddly enough, most of the ones I know also claim to be vampires) so I already did some research on the religion and was able to accept it.  I'm actually really suprised there aren't more around on these boards.  I suppose it isn't easy admitting to believe in something that has such a negative stigma attached to it.

The Satanists I know most likely lived much more sheltered lives.  I grew up in an area that was much like Pleasantville, so kids were much more sensitive about those sort of things.  I can understand how your experiences could be very different than that.  I'm mostly just trying to make the point that Satanism has an undeserved bad reputation and a false image associated with it, so many people get offended at the mention of Satanism when they really don't understand what it is.

So I repect the fact that everyone has a different point of veiw on this, but all in all I'm against religion in geral. I have no religion myself, neither does my father. My grandmother in te other hand is a Jeovah Witness and never missed the chance to tell me that God'll destroy all evil including me, what I mean is the people I love when joining something change into monsters, things are never the same and it reminds me of brainwash. Actually, everyone who hates my guts are jesus-freaks, coincidence? I have a ton of Satanist pals who never bothered me, I have nothing against them. Not every Satanist is evil, not every priest is kind, there're still possibilities to everything.

Satanists, Wiccan, Pagan, if they're evil, what about the blokes who caused the executions of innocent people in the Witch Hunts in the 16th century. It was all done in the will of God,  but to be true they said it was, and they made it clear to us that God is peaceful. When can only guess, if God is good, it isn't likly that the people who reclaims to follow him certainly is not, not all of them anyways.

Thinking ill of Satanists is like hating and avoiding a person because they are black or gay, it all brings to back to prejuice. (Unless if it's someones intentions to cause you harm, it's neither they're fake Satanists or just plain bonkers who are tricked into thinking they are.)