chrsplante
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- Apr 7, 2003
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Hello everyone,
My name is Chris and I'm new to your group. Raised Catholic, I always felt ashamed and guilty that I didn't feel the church in my hart and that its teachings to me didn't ring true. For most of my adult life I've felt a void, wanting to believe in something greater than myself, but never finding the answers and guidance I thought would be there for me in the Catholic religion. For the past couple of years, I've been curious in regards to Satanism, what draws people to it, trying to separate fact from fiction. A few months ago I started looking into the practice, but was a bit turned off by what I found, there HAD to be more to this than dressing in black, talking about blood all of the time and denouncing Christ.
I started talking to Satan (or Lucifer) as I sometimes call Him, asking Him to come to me and fill me with warmth and truth... and it felt good, it felt right. However, I found it hard to get past all of the "darker" images and stories to Satanism that I found in my research. So I turned away from Satanism and Lucifer, and I have to admit that bothered me some. But as the past few months went by, I still had the interest; I knew what was really in my hart and I knew Lucifer did too. A few days ago I came across a video that featured Satan and his message to embrace your true self and when it was over I had to say out loud "Praise Him"! I immediately felt a warmth and confidence that made me feel he was by my side, I felt strong and sure and it felt good.
As a gay man in the Catholic church, I was always afraid and was always being told by the church that I (and all men like me) were unworthy of God's love and a disgrace to the Catholic religion, a mistake... As a Satanist, I feel that I'm an important part of the world, worth celebrating and worthy! I felt the need to share, if you got this far, thanks for reading this! I would love to hear from others, how has Satanism changed your life for the better and what words of advice and wisdom, if any, do you have for me? I would really appreciate hearing from you, again... thanks! Chris
My name is Chris and I'm new to your group. Raised Catholic, I always felt ashamed and guilty that I didn't feel the church in my hart and that its teachings to me didn't ring true. For most of my adult life I've felt a void, wanting to believe in something greater than myself, but never finding the answers and guidance I thought would be there for me in the Catholic religion. For the past couple of years, I've been curious in regards to Satanism, what draws people to it, trying to separate fact from fiction. A few months ago I started looking into the practice, but was a bit turned off by what I found, there HAD to be more to this than dressing in black, talking about blood all of the time and denouncing Christ.
I started talking to Satan (or Lucifer) as I sometimes call Him, asking Him to come to me and fill me with warmth and truth... and it felt good, it felt right. However, I found it hard to get past all of the "darker" images and stories to Satanism that I found in my research. So I turned away from Satanism and Lucifer, and I have to admit that bothered me some. But as the past few months went by, I still had the interest; I knew what was really in my hart and I knew Lucifer did too. A few days ago I came across a video that featured Satan and his message to embrace your true self and when it was over I had to say out loud "Praise Him"! I immediately felt a warmth and confidence that made me feel he was by my side, I felt strong and sure and it felt good.
As a gay man in the Catholic church, I was always afraid and was always being told by the church that I (and all men like me) were unworthy of God's love and a disgrace to the Catholic religion, a mistake... As a Satanist, I feel that I'm an important part of the world, worth celebrating and worthy! I felt the need to share, if you got this far, thanks for reading this! I would love to hear from others, how has Satanism changed your life for the better and what words of advice and wisdom, if any, do you have for me? I would really appreciate hearing from you, again... thanks! Chris