Satansplain #072 - Myth of Satanic Denominations ("No, it's not like Catholics vs. Protestants", part 2)
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Show Notes
Continuing from the previous episode, a look at whether various "Satanic" groups can really be called different denominations of Satanism, with a particular look at groups formed after 1966, especially in the age of the Internet. No, it's still not analogous to Catholics arguing with Protestants.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:15 - Review of episode 71, and why the Catholics vs. Protestants is still a bad analogy
00:07:25 - Why I don't say "LaVeyan"
00:09:15 - Summary of episode 72, and "de facto Satanists"
00:14:26 - Dictionary argument and "Satanism is just any religion about Satan, right?"
00:18:54 - Summary of After 1966 - Theistic LHP Religions
00:23:04 - The Deism-to-Atheism Conspiracy Theory
00:31:15 - Non-theistic Satanic groups and Cevin Soling's tax shelter (a.k.a. The Satanic Temple)
00:37:49 - Even more pseudo-Satanic groups I've seen
00:41:11 - No, these groups haven't "evolved" anything
00:45:33 - Eco Satanism example, and collective action
00:48:43 - Rising up / Ecumenicalism
00:51:23 - Other lame reasons, e.g. wanting to do crime
00:55:06 - Other excuses: missing the boat on parts of Satanism, conspiracy theories of "Theistic LaVeyans"
00:57:27 - The Internet and the ease of declaring your own denomination/org
01:00:30 - Closing Remarks