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Old 13th October 2008, 01:43 PM   #1
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Can't really deny that Satan sounds convincing

www.joyofsatan.com



These arguments sounds just as convincing as Christian arguments:

"In order to really know Satan, one must go to him personally, without prejudice or expectations. One will find he does not conform to this or that denomination’s conceptions of “evil” which have been foolishly and thoughtlessly heaped upon him for centuries."

"Our objectives are to enlighten people to the truth and expose all of the lies these recent so-called "religions" have created regarding Satan, Satanism, and Satanists."



And so on.
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Old 13th October 2008, 01:56 PM   #2
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Well, according to the bible he's at least not a homicidal maniac like that other character that somehow manages to get all the positive press.
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Old 13th October 2008, 01:59 PM   #3
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According to Joyofsatan, what you said counts as one of the many false accusations against .....

...... SATAN!!
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Old 13th October 2008, 02:03 PM   #4
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Can't really deny that Satan sounds convincing
Familiar yes, convincing no.
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Old 13th October 2008, 02:10 PM   #5
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Just more noises from some nut's head.
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Old 13th October 2008, 02:24 PM   #6
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Feck! the black and red is hard on the eyes.

I loved the "Teens for Satan" bit -

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Old 13th October 2008, 05:48 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by KingMerv00 View Post
Familiar yes, convincing no.
Correction: Can't really deny that Satan sounds just as convincing as any other God if we're relying our arguments on "It must be true because it says so in here".
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Old 15th October 2008, 06:33 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Tanstaafl View Post
Well, according to the bible he's at least not a homicidal maniac like that other character that somehow manages to get all the positive press.
Can any Christians describe what Satan's done that's worse than heaving almost everybody who ever lived into Hell for all eternity?

It's not even possible to be worse than that, save heaving everybody who ever lived into Hell for all eternity.
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Old 15th October 2008, 12:12 PM   #9
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I have to admit I've become a much bigger fan of Satan as of late . . .





since he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=666
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Old 15th October 2008, 12:18 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Beerina View Post
Can any Christians describe what Satan's done that's worse than heaving almost everybody who ever lived into Hell for all eternity?

It's not even possible to be worse than that, save heaving everybody who ever lived into Hell for all eternity.
Well, I guess he could have made Hell a much nicer place to live in. Like a rival tourist spot to Heaven.
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Old 15th October 2008, 12:48 PM   #11
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A friend of mine's father once referred me to that site, saying how it had changed his life. I made my friend promise never to leave me alone with his father again.

There was one amusing bit of the conversation leading up to his endorsement, though. After asking me what kind of stuff I read, he started telling me his reading list...

He: I read a lot of history. Civil War, WWII, stuff like that.
Me: Yeah. [predictable]
He: ...and Tom Clancy books...
Me: Yeah. [saw that coming]
He: ...and John Grisham...
Me: Yeah. [typical]
He: ...grimoires...
Me: Yeah. [wait...what?] Wait...what?
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Old 15th October 2008, 01:10 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Nogbad View Post
Feck! the black and red is hard on the eyes.
That and her rants about Jews controlling everything/conspiring against her, and her and her husband's involvements in the Nazi movement became tedious. I was semi-interested in the information until I started to read all of this.
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Old 15th October 2008, 01:13 PM   #13
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"And lo, Lucifer! The Bringer of Middle Class Power Requirements; now and always must we cower within Satan's shadow."
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Old 15th October 2008, 05:34 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Beerina View Post
Can any Christians describe what Satan's done that's worse than heaving almost everybody who ever lived into Hell for all eternity?
Yeah, he dissed the Big Guy.
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Old 15th October 2008, 05:44 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Tanstaafl View Post
Well, according to the bible he's at least not a homicidal maniac like that other character that somehow manages to get all the positive press.
Originally Posted by Ron_Tomkins View Post
According to Joyofsatan, what you said counts as one of the many false accusations against .....

...... SATAN!!
Wait - it's a false accusation that he's not a homicidal maniac?
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Old 15th October 2008, 09:18 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by arthwollipot View Post
Wait - it's a false accusation that he's not a homicidal maniac?
Uh... sorry. I think I got confused.

That's what happens when you succumb to the high powers of....

















































SATAN!!!!
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Old 16th October 2008, 10:16 AM   #17
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By the symbol of the creator, I swear henceforth to be
A faithful servant of his most puissant arch-angel
The Prince Lucifer
Whom the creator designated as his regent
And Lord of this world. Amen

I deny Jesus Christ, the deceiver
And I abjure the Christian faith
Holding in contempt all of it's works

As a being now possessed of a human body
In this world I swear to give my full allegiance
To it's lawful master, to worship him
Our Lord, oh Satan, and no other

In the name of Satan, the ruler of Earth
Open wide the gates of Hell and come forth from the abyss
By these names: Satan, Leviathan, Belial,
Lucifer
I will kiss the goat

I swear to give my mind, my body and soul unreservedly
To the furtherance of our Lord Satan's designs

Do what thou wilt, shall be the whole of the law

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be
World without end. Amen.




I have seen Him there
Master of Light, Master of the night
Master of all the things that shine

Oh I believe...
I believe in all that I have seen
And I have seen the Angel Of Light
I have seen the Angel Of Light... Lucifer
I have seen Him there
Deep down where the Devils dwell
Deep down in the darkest well

I will make a second deal with the Prince Of Light
Never will break the Oath I gave that night
Shine in all your glory, shine your light on me
I have seen Him there
Deep down where the Devils dwell
Deep down in the darkest well


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Old 16th October 2008, 10:17 AM   #18
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Old 16th October 2008, 10:20 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Marquis de Carabas View Post
A friend of mine's father once referred me to that site, saying how it had changed his life. I made my friend promise never to leave me alone with his father again.

There was one amusing bit of the conversation leading up to his endorsement, though. After asking me what kind of stuff I read, he started telling me his reading list...

He: I read a lot of history. Civil War, WWII, stuff like that.
Me: Yeah. [predictable]
He: ...and Tom Clancy books...
Me: Yeah. [saw that coming]
He: ...and John Grisham...
Me: Yeah. [typical]
He: ...grimoires...
Me: Yeah. [wait...what?] Wait...what?
Sounds like my reading list...except for John Grisham part, I read The Secret.
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I always wondered about the stupidity of choosing the losing side in the war between good and evil. I now realize that there is another way of looking at it.
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If I were Satan, I'd be torn.

Do I torture most of the dead for ever and ever?

Or do I not do what God wants, and throw a party for them, and introduce freedom and capitalism so they can build a big, ever-improving society, just to piss God off?


The latter would be fun, but if I were the greatest of all angels, and pissed off at God's arrogance at being "perfect", when obviously He is not, I might consider torturing most of the souls simply because that exposes, via God's inaction, God's imperfection as kind and merciful.
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Old 18th October 2008, 06:02 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Morrigan View Post
By the symbol of the creator, I swear henceforth to be
A faithful servant of his most puissant arch-angel
The Prince Lucifer
Whom the creator designated as his regent
And Lord of this world. Amen

I deny Jesus Christ, the deceiver
And I abjure the Christian faith
Holding in contempt all of it's works

As a being now possessed of a human body
In this world I swear to give my full allegiance
To it's lawful master, to worship him
Our Lord, oh Satan, and no other

In the name of Satan, the ruler of Earth
Open wide the gates of Hell and come forth from the abyss
By these names: Satan, Leviathan, Belial,
Lucifer
I will kiss the goat

I swear to give my mind, my body and soul unreservedly
To the furtherance of our Lord Satan's designs

Do what thou wilt, shall be the whole of the law

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be
World without end. Amen.


http://www.metal-archives.com/board/...s/headbang.gif

I have seen Him there
Master of Light, Master of the night
Master of all the things that shine

Oh I believe...
I believe in all that I have seen
And I have seen the Angel Of Light
I have seen the Angel Of Light... Lucifer
I have seen Him there
Deep down where the Devils dwell
Deep down in the darkest well

I will make a second deal with the Prince Of Light
Never will break the Oath I gave that night
Shine in all your glory, shine your light on me
I have seen Him there
Deep down where the Devils dwell
Deep down in the darkest well


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Originally Posted by billydkid View Post
I always wondered about the stupidity of choosing the losing side in the war between good and evil. I now realize that there is another way of looking at it.
That's funny. A friend of mine said the exact same thing to this Satanist. The conversation went more or less like this:

"So come over here. I wanna talk about this Devil thing. So you're a Satanist right?"
"Yeah"
"Oh ok... so you're on the loser's side"
"... what?..."
"Yeah because as you know, in the history of the Bible, you guys lose. Therefore, you're on the loser's side"
"........"
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I like Aleister Crowley more. Rasputin also seems to be a very interesting guy.
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How did goats get involved in this?


anyway, I'm scared of this thread.
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http://thumb-4.godtube.com/e1/thumb/19/34/1_183364.jpg Heres a video of satan actually talking. Yup the ol talking snake himself Satan.
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http://thumb-4.godtube.com/e1/thumb/19/34/1_183364.jpg Heres a video of satan actually talking. Yup the ol talking snake himself Satan.
<embed src="http://godtube.com/flvplayer.swf" FlashVars="viewkey=4c1bab9dde5f98c508cf" wmode="transparent" quality="high" width="330" height="270" name="godtube" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed>

Actually here he is.
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Satan sounds like the American dream. Breaking out from beneath the thumb of a tyrant to be free and live by his own rules, sounds like my kind of guy!
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Here ya go.
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