A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
New conspiracy theorists have revamped an old story about Freemasonry, the Illuminati, and Satanists, accusing among others Pope Francis and Queen Elizabeth.
The “Satanic panic” of the 1990s denounced imaginary crimes. Real crimes, however, are occasionally committed, by both Satanists and anti-Satanists.
While most Satanists worship Satan believing he is a “good” character, bringing liberation to humanity, some musicians hails him as Pure Evil.
While “theistic” Satanism worships the Devil as a person, Anton LaVey’s “rationalist” Satanism regards Satan as a metaphor.
Small groups existed in various countries. Although not technically a Satanist, Aleister Crowley greatly influenced most subsequent Satanism.
Small circles of Satanists may, or may not, have existed in 19th-century France. A largely fraudulent anti-Satanism accused them of controlling Freemasonry.
Is Satanism dangerous? Should legal measures be introduced against it? Or is even Satanism protected by freedom of religion or belief?
The nun has been beatified, 21 years after three wannabe Satanists killed her. A TV series celebrates the priest who died of a heart attack after a false accusation of Satanic ritual abuse.
