I knew a Greg once in grade school and junior high.... When I met them again in adult life they were a lady but remembered me. I give her kindness but it's still weird running into someone like that at work who knows you but you don't recognize them (for obvious reasons)
Am I living in a bubble? I have never met an annoying satanist. But I also don't think I have ever met a Swiftie (are the fans called Swifties?) either.
If that is the case. I have met many annoying ones. The ones who stand out the most are the mormon missionaries who stalked me one summer, that had me so on edge and staring over my shoulder.
LaVey got his shtick from Ayn Rand, and his Satanism was basically opposition to the hippie peace-and-love stuff. Nowadays, its attitude is indistinguishable from mainstream Republican Christianity.
The Satanic Temple were (AFAIK) a prank/art project based around the thought experiment of “if Christianity is about cruelty and domination, what if Satanism was about niceness?” The people running it are allegedly somewhat problematic, though its existence did spawn a raft of sincere Satanic-themed social-justice movements like the Global Order of Satan.
He could not be more divorced from the modern satanic temple which has essentially absolutely nothing to do with religion/worship/woowoo of any kind and only uses the religion label to leverage the same kind of loopholes that are baked in to society to benefit christian nationalism. They support atheism and science and just try to be as annoying and obstructive to organized religion in government as possible.
Because at least these megachurch pastor types are only diddling kids and getting plastic injections, and not making entire swathes of land uninhabitable with white phosphorus, glyphosphate and thermobaric bombs.
It did say annoying. Christianity isn't all that annoying. You would have to go with like the door to door type religions first. And of course evangelical christians fit that bill.
This one might not because it might be possible to reject its installation on that ground.
The Satanic Temple uses it to get Christian statues removed by saying “oh you have a Christian statue so in order to not discriminate based on religion, you need to install ours too”
I can imagine that the US is so prude that boobs might prevent that from working
Canonically, Baphomet does have breasts as well as male features along with wings and scales, solve (dissolve) coagula (combine), pointing up and down, etc...
Whole thing is symbolism for balance and opposites. Just an edgier YinYang iirc originally dreamt up to slander/persecute the Knights Templar after they had gained too much power (and again iirc maybe have been doing some raw ass shit, but I am no KT historian and the Catholic church isn't what you would call a neutral party in recording what happened)
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Arkhive@piefed.blahaj.zone · 122 pts · 42d
Bottom right should be white Jesus instead.
Dojan@pawb.social · 32 pts · 42d
Jesus in general to be honest.
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 41d
Tikiporch@lemmy.world · -12 pts · 42d
Who gives a shit, they're both fairy tales.
Arkhive@piefed.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 42d
Cave et al v. Jester
The post is about their fans, not the validity of their associated religions.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 100 pts · 42d
I haven't met a baphomet follower I didn't like.
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 42d
I'll have to introduce you to Greg some time.
adarza@piefed.ca · 17 pts · 42d
he actually fits all four squares here. approach with caution
thisbenzingring@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 42d
I knew a Greg once in grade school and junior high.... When I met them again in adult life they were a lady but remembered me. I give her kindness but it's still weird running into someone like that at work who knows you but you don't recognize them (for obvious reasons)
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one · 6 pts · 42d
I hated Greg. He always insists upon himself.
Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 42d
The only Greg I ever knew lived in Ohio and we all know about Ohio.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 41d
Probably because members of TST aren't followers of Baphomet. They don't even believe it's a real entity, let alone follow it or worship it.
Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 69 pts · 41d
Am I living in a bubble? I have never met an annoying satanist. But I also don't think I have ever met a Swiftie (are the fans called Swifties?) either.
ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 41d
I believe OP means Christians?
Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 41d
If that is the case. I have met many annoying ones. The ones who stand out the most are the mormon missionaries who stalked me one summer, that had me so on edge and staring over my shoulder.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 41d
Aren't swifties a brand of cleaning and dusting contraptions?
QualifiedKitten@discuss.online · 5 pts · 41d
I think that's Swiff_er_?
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 41d
yes you are
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 41d
The elders of the Satanic Church here in the US are incredibly annoying.
NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · -1 pts · 41d
Epstein and his ilk were doing some real satanic ritual shit, think thats what the Baph statue is about
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 42d
Satanists are annoying but only to shitheads because they remind the christofascists of the logical consequences of their actions/rules.
lime@feddit.nu · 8 pts · 41d
idk lavey was a pretty icky dude
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 12 pts · 41d
LaVey got his shtick from Ayn Rand, and his Satanism was basically opposition to the hippie peace-and-love stuff. Nowadays, its attitude is indistinguishable from mainstream Republican Christianity.
The Satanic Temple were (AFAIK) a prank/art project based around the thought experiment of “if Christianity is about cruelty and domination, what if Satanism was about niceness?” The people running it are allegedly somewhat problematic, though its existence did spawn a raft of sincere Satanic-themed social-justice movements like the Global Order of Satan.
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 41d
He could not be more divorced from the modern satanic temple which has essentially absolutely nothing to do with religion/worship/woowoo of any kind and only uses the religion label to leverage the same kind of loopholes that are baked in to society to benefit christian nationalism. They support atheism and science and just try to be as annoying and obstructive to organized religion in government as possible.
lime@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 41d
so did he, but with shitloads of pseudoscience, materialism, and social darwinism. even laveyan satanism wasn't a religion.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 41d
True. It was more like the Masons.
yakko@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 41d
He played a mean calliope, but that's the nicest thing I can think to say of him.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 41d
How so?
lime@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 41d
big fan of ayn rand, social darwinism, and materialism.
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 41d
?
in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social · 41 pts · 42d
Worst Political Compass ever.
artifex@piefed.social · 19 pts · 42d
Baphomet is clearly libleft.
Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 41d
No im pretty sure christianity has the worst fan base , bar none
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 41d
Holy fuck that video gave me the creeps. The head is too big too, like a Doctor Who alien costume but human.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 41d
The Amazing Digital Circus fandom seems to be trying really hard for that title
NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 41d
I'll raise you; zionists
Because at least these megachurch pastor types are only diddling kids and getting plastic injections, and not making entire swathes of land uninhabitable with white phosphorus, glyphosphate and thermobaric bombs.
nanometer1625@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 41d
Let's not forget about the crusades and the conquistadores.
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 41d
It did say annoying. Christianity isn't all that annoying. You would have to go with like the door to door type religions first. And of course evangelical christians fit that bill.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 41d
So Christianity.
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 41d
Prove it
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 41d
Sure. Millions upon millions of people murdered in the name of their God. How many have been murdered in the name of Satan?
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world · -16 pts · 41d
Source?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 41d
You have to have faith. Just believe. Now give me 10% of your upvotes.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 41d
Well here's one source, in video form so you can understand it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EO-QLWxzkw
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 41d
I only accept power points at least 83 slides long as proof.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 41d
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 15 pts · 42d
Why is baphomet there?
straussbelial@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 41d
Probably the user is a Christian 🤷🏻♂️
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 41d
Because only Christians believe in him
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 41d
More Baphomets should have breasts
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 41d
This one might not because it might be possible to reject its installation on that ground.
The Satanic Temple uses it to get Christian statues removed by saying “oh you have a Christian statue so in order to not discriminate based on religion, you need to install ours too”
I can imagine that the US is so prude that boobs might prevent that from working
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 41d
Sorry is it not Baphomet (top left) ?
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 41d
what is this law???
religious discrimination because of a Christian statue? what?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 41d
The law is the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Forcing public building, by law, to display religious doctrine of one single religion is a textbook example of breaking the First Amendment.
If you can't understand that, I dunno what to say other than try reading a book.
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 41d
ohh I thought this was done to private buildings and what if the building staff themselves want to display it?
and anyway im not american but your laws are weird
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 41d
Yeah, sometimes they are...
In the case of the First Amendment though, I'm gonna have to disagree.
brognak@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 41d
Canonically, Baphomet does have breasts as well as male features along with wings and scales, solve (dissolve) coagula (combine), pointing up and down, etc...
Whole thing is symbolism for balance and opposites. Just an edgier YinYang iirc originally dreamt up to slander/persecute the Knights Templar after they had gained too much power (and again iirc maybe have been doing some raw ass shit, but I am no KT historian and the Catholic church isn't what you would call a neutral party in recording what happened)
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 3 pts · 41d
Bro-phomet
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 41d
Is Baphomet a vegan?
sleet01@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 41d
Crossfit enthusiast.
daannii@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 41d
Ok that tracks then
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 41d
I would've gone with Ayn Rand, Chris Rock, the Trinity of monotheist dieties and Adam Smith.
But to each their own aggregating fanbase
Fedizen@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 41d
vanitasvanitatum@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 41d
Star Wars?
Miller@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 42d
Swift, Marx, Clinton and Baphomet, one way or another those solicitors are getting you off.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 41d
redsand@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 41d
Ah the now rare 8chan meme
db2@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 42d
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gVDLZqwZ1oc#t=2m2s
nanometer1625@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 41d
Ah yes, George W Bush's fan base: Karl Rove.