American schools are being forced to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom! It's a complete takeover by Christian nationalists! Or is it? Join me in deep examination of a selected sensationalist news headline, as we separate fact from fiction, and explore a Satanic third side with questions nobody seems to be asking. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support HB 71: https://legiscan.com/LA/text/HB71/id/2920274 Act no. 676: https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1382697 00:00 - Intro 04:59 - The headline / Clueless people tagging us 08:24 - Let's stop and think first. Novel concept! 11:30 - Arguments Christians use 14:26 - Did you read it? What does it say? 17:55 - Which commandments? Who pays for it? 20:54 - Why are they doing this? 23:39 - What to do and not to do 31:00 - Bill's Satanecdote (new-age author spam) 36:52 - Surface (TV show) and Chaos Magic 43:59 - Spock the Satanist?
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Satansplain #085 - The Goodguy Badge
Everybody wants to be seen as "the good guy". In this episode of Satansplain, we'll look at Anton LaVey's essay, "The Goodguy Badge", what this Satanic concept means, and the various sellers of this badge of self-righteousness. Perhaps it's a lesson more applicable today than ever before. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 03:17 - The Goodguy Badge: Opening lines 04:54 - The Goodguy Badge: Continued 12:57 - Other wholesalers of Goodguy Badges besides religion 18:50 - An audience: the Goodguy's vital ingredient 22:29 - How refreshing it would be to hear a political candidate say... 25:46 - Stephen Flowers quote on Satan/God/Nature 28:25 - Satanecdote on Facebook 33:11 - "Once again, that isn't Satanism" (teachers passing out Christian tracts)
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Satansplain #084 - Debunking the "Last words of Anton LaVey" deathbed hoax
Despite having no basis in fact, Christians still repeat unfounded lies about Anton LaVey's supposed "final words". In this episode of Satansplain, we'll examine and debunk the Anton LaVey deathbed recant hoax. Also, answering listener mail about Satanists in the military and the notion of an afterlife. Suggested reading: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anton-lavey-final-words-church-of-satan/ Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - The "Final Words of Anton LaVey" hoax 06:27 - Charles Darwin deathbed recant hoax 11:35 - Why do Christians lie / urban myths. 21:43 - Satanecdote: body piercer talk 24:41 - Satanists and the military 29:00 - Possibility of reincarnation / afterlife 31:34 - Entertaining a possibility vs. having a belief 33:19 - Afterlife belief = wishful thinking
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Satansplain #083 - Listener Mail (ritual, The Satanic Witch, George Carlin, Intellectual Black Holes)
Satansplain responds to mail from the listeners, including such topics as: Satanic ritual, The Satanic Witch, George Carlin, intellectual black holes, the fight against Satanic misinformation, and why I do what I do. https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Using paper in ritual 04:00 - "Top Fan Badge"? 05:21 - "What would LaVey think of the world today?" 10:12 - George Carlin and Anton LaVey 15:15 - Satanecdote 21:45 - Dumbing it Down? 31:54 - Praise for StackExchange 34:12 - Battles Worth Fighting
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Satansplain #082 - The Satanic Rituals, part 3
In this third and final part of an in-depth look at Anton LaVey's "The Satanic Rituals", we'll cover the remainder of the book's content. Join Satansplain in exploring the Satanic utilization of baptisms, the dark mythology of Russian paganism, Germanic science-fiction cinema, rituals in the age of electronic sound, the Necronomicon and other fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, and more. https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Die Elektrischen Vorspiele 09:59 - Cinematic Inspiration (Metropolis, Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, Island of Lost Souls, Black Cat, Fantasia) 11:41 - Night on Bald Mountain - Homage to Tchort 18:39 - H.P. Lovecraft 27:03 - Weddings, Funerals, and Baptisms 28:32 - Satanic Baptisms 35:15 - Solitary workings of a baptism / dedication 35:13 - The Unknown Known
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