Hi all. I know there is no one here at the moment, but for anyone that decides to pop in, I’d love to hear your story.

Hope all is well and hail Satan!

  • pitninjaEnglish
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    2 years ago

    My story starts with becoming an atheist about 15 years ago, hearing about TST fighting to put a Baphomet statue on the state capitol grounds in Oklahoma, and then not thinking about them much for the next 9 years except when they’d pop up in the news and I’d laugh my ass off at whatever antics they were engaged in. I legitimately didn’t realize it wasn’t an elaborate troll for a long, long time.

    That all changed last year when the draft Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v Wade was leaked. I saw that as a call to action. I went to protests and looked for any organizations I could find that are fighting for reproductive rights. Naturally, atheists on reddit at the time reminded me about the Temple, so I gave it a hard look for the first time ever and realized it was a serious religion. And, not just that, one whose core tenets I agreed with wholeheartedly. I was officially a Satanist by that month’s end and haven’t looked back!

    • dingus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Hello and welcome!

      I’m trying to think of where I first heard of TST, but I think it wasn’t until very recently when the whole Roe v. Wade debacle occurred. I’ve been an atheist for a while as well, and it’s nice to see someone fighting the good fight for human rights. I have considered myself a Satanist ever since, but to be honest it’s not one that I’d feel comfortable talking about outside of online communities (although I am not in a dangerous situation).

      • pitninjaEnglish
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        2 years ago

        You’re not alone. Even if we’re not afraid of direct professional/social consequences for being out about it, most of us don’t think religion is something that’s important to share with other people outside our Satanic circles unless they’re curious and want to know more.