I am trying to find out more about satanic churches in NYC... do they really exist? If yes, what they do?
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Like Christian churches, there are different Satanic groups. Some are simply Christians who choose to worship the negative side of the religion, hence Satan.\n\nOthers are groups who follow such leaders as Anton LaVey. \n\nMost Satanists are people who urge peace and tolerance, and have a desire to fulfill their desires in a peaceful fashion.\n\nMany Christian curches would define anything other than Christianity as Satanism. Most believe that Pagans are Satanists.\n\nIf you want more information on the Church of Satan, founded by Anton LaVey, check the link below.
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I think that in some churches evil lurkes or is drawn there, afterall it is a building used to house anti-demonic rituals, what a great place to mock the followers of christ or to instill evil, deceipt, betrayal, false hopes, lies, and the writings of deciples and saints who had dreams and visions of there own unreality. Of coarse priest that pray on innocent boys and propigate the worse kinds of sins against humainty are evil and have bben taken by the dark side either by will or by folly.
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We used to meet there & Devil worship in the 70's. Frightening stuff! A couple of people died there!
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If you are talking about The Church of Satan, no they don't worship the devil since they don't believe he exists.  It was just a name Anton LeVey picked to get a reaction, it worked well too.  They are about hedonism and giving into human nature rather than denying yourself base wants.\nwww.churchofsatan.com
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I live in the United States and the Eastern Orthodox churches are few and far between. Besides, I did a little research on their beliefs and I'm not to impressed. They are very big into icons and I know that that can lead to other things. Other then that i respect all Eastern orthodox Christians. In fact, I hope to one day actually go to one of their services and see what it's like.
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What kind of "church cover-ups" are you talking about? Other than talking to people in each and every church in the community or country, good luck.
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Hi Yousif,\nI met the AyedaAlHakimi once, a few weekends ago. I was walking to the corner market for a loaf of bread when I had to pass by a neighborhood church. I was somewhat acquainted with the structure as it was always mentioned in the newspaper's community section. Known as "The loft," folks would gather there on Thursday evenings for poetry readings.\nHowever, this day happened to be a Saturday afternoon and a pair of gentlemen greeted me as I walked by. They invited me inside to sample an hour of their presentation. Ok, I went inside and found myself to be a prospective new recruit for their brand of religion.\n\nMost of the pews were filled with hooded monks chanting a haunting rhythm. There were others who like me, were wearing their regular denims. The service began like most others that church-goers would be familiar with. A grand master of ceremonies led the group through some songs and gave a sermon. Near the end of the hour it was time for their ritual of "laying on of the hands." Some of the parishioners would come forward and ask for prayers for their ailments or for a sick grand mum who fell down in the tub. All the hooded dudes whose faces could not readily be seen would all place a hand on the person and their combined energies were presumed to have a strength and expedite a solution to the problem.\n\nOK now, there was another new guy in the pews who was watching eagerly. I recognized AyedaAlHakimi from a wanted poster viewed earlier at the post office. When he saw a chance, he approached the ring of conspirators and described how he was always moving around and never able to settle down. The hooded goons closed in upon him, all to make a physical connection. The master of ceremonies began a prayer, a dogmatic mix of logic and pure hocus-pocus. I immediately saw the effects of the procedure as the tension went out of AyedaAlHakimi's body. When the beseeching was near an end, the master asked, "Are the brothers ready?"\n\nA suspenseful few moments passed until he almost shouted, "NOW!"\n\nOn that cue, the brothers began to pummel their hapless victim. Continually delivering blows over head and to the solar plexus until AyedaAlHakimi was down on the floor getting stomped. After another minute, the grand Pooh-Bah decided the treatment administered was sufficient to induce a relaxing calm that would assuage the nervousness of AyedaAlHakimi for a long, long time.\n\nI can't say for certain if AyedaAlHakimi got the comeuppance he deserved as I had a loaf of bread to buy and some other errands to do that day. I hope for you Yousif, that you do find a sense of closure to this difficult episode of life.\n\n-Justin
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i suggest getting the book called "Lucifer rising" it is all about mainly Satanism and how it had the effect ont he beginning of "Black Metal". very good book. has interviews with some black metal bands in it as well. Also has infoa nd articles on Anton Lavey, Aleister Crowley..etc..
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Never seen a live one.\n\nI've seen a few "exorcism" specials on cable TV, especially when they go into the southern deliverance ceremonies and people are rolling on the floor and making odd noises. The pastors in their interviews actually come across as sincere, not charlatans (although I know there's a bunch of crooks out there), so I'm not sure what to make of it.\n\nAs far as movie exorcisms: The movie "The Exorcist" was based on the real case of a young man in the late '40's. "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" was based on the case of Annalise Michel back in the '70's. You can't take either as "accurate" due to the nature of drama (they spice things up, change what they want to make things interesting), but the basics are there.\n\nI know at least one person who participated in an exorcism or at least the "casting out of a demon." He didn't want to talk much about it and seemed very unsettled by the experience. I think when you see the real thing, there's something about it that bars sensationalism.
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No, I don't because both my neighbors on either side of me are strange.  On the one side are new neighbors who moved in a couple of months ago.  Besides never waving or smiling back at me, they have a collection of life-size dog statues all over their front porch and lawn.  Not a couple, but about twenty or so.  The first time I saw them, I thought they were real and I was scared to death to walk down the street.  On my other side is a real wacko.  He's either very religious or satanic, I'm not sure which one.  I can hear him shouting phrases that sound like they came from the Bible.  He sounds angry.  One time, and this is the honest truth, we actually heard him shouting, over and over again, "I am NOT Ozzy Osbourne"  "I am NOT Ozzy Osbourne".  I'm not making this up.  It's all true.  And my husband wonders why I don't like being here alone.
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Do mean the Church of Satan?  If so, then they believe that God and Satan do not exist.  That may sound odd, but there's a reason for LaVey's decision when he formed the Church of Satan.\n\nThe Church of Satan was not established to worship Satan but to oppose the Christian church.  In fact, since Satan is the Hebrew word for "adversary," LaVey took this name to describe his role in opposing the Christian church.\n\nWhile Christianity (the nice kind) preaches unconditional love and turning the other cheek, the Satanic Bible teaches that only those who earn your love deserve it and that you should let your enemy know that you will not tolerate his incursions.  \n\nNow, as for people who really worship Satan…I'm not sure those people exist.  There are cultists who may claim to worship dark powers, but I think most of those are simply posing.   After all, if you honestly believed in a lord of lies in contrast to a benevolent god, how could you actually worship the lord of lies?  If you believe in Satan, then you have to believe in God.  And belief in Satan means that you know what the afterlife has in store for you if you serve Satan.  No sane person would take that option.  \n\nSo, I doubt you'll get any responses from Satan-worshipers.  At least, not Christian Satanists.
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I suggest you guys try and ignore this mouthbreather.  He asks the same questions on Judaism over and over again, with slightly different (though consistently biased and misleading) wording. If you don't believe me, all I can say is that you can verify this for yourselves.  I sincerely doubt that he is here to learn anything, at least in this area (though I feel obliged to at least commend him on his appropriate choice of screenname).\n\nThis guy's online hobby is something called Jew-baiting.  So don't take the bait, as it were, by responding on his terms and lending legitimacy to his line of questioning (which is shallow and insensitive at best, or, more likely from what I've seen, deliberate bigotry).  He has a real problem with Jews.  I don't know if it stems from a negative personal experience with Jews, or if he was raised by klansmen, or what.  But he keeps asking these same questions, and when confronted with information that contradicts his assumptions, he becomes belligerent and disregards the new information anyway.\n\nI once explained to him that he was mistaken in his assertion that a Jew had to have "Jewish blood" because conversion has a history going back through biblical history, all the way to the first Hebrew himself.  This did not sway him in his irrational belief.  And if someone here were to point out that calling Judaism a "cult of ancestor worship" is inaccurate because\n\na) it's not considered a cult\n\nand\n\nb) worshipping anything other than G-d, one's ancestors included, is the most severe form of blasphemy according to Judaism\n\nI highly doubt this gentleman would be swayed on either point.  My advice is not to waste your time.  There are plenty of people on here asking questions about Judaism because they actually want to learn.  If you are qualified to answer, answer those people.  They'll actually benefit from it.
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As has been said here, Levey is the author. You can find a copy online as I did. It isn't really what people think. Mostly, Levey talks of the philosophy behind his Satanist thing. It doesn't have anything grim in it, no evil spell, no sacrifice concept. It merely talks about individuality, independence. Naturally Christianity is threatened by it, and wants to suppress it, but I don't see why it should. \nLevey wasn't one of the insane people who would kill a child and put it on the dark altar. He just wanted to go against all the conventions.\nThe only reservation I have against it, it shows you what not to be, but doesn't give you a good idea of what to be. This psychologically is an unsound practise. One ought to be able to concentrate on something constructive instead. So, other than that unwise slant, it is alright.\nOf course, one should be warned of the mad Satanists who wouldn't hesitate to kill, but the black bible is not for those. It appeals to our common sense. \nI was surprised to find out that some Satanists, simply misapply the term, being mentally healthy. I don't like that confusion myself and would rather people who are normal wouldn't call themselves Satanists, but oh well.\nAs for the specifics of search, go to yahoo search or a google one, and put black bible in the search frame. You are bound to find soon some freely distributed online edition. Just don't subscribe to any memberships before you find out what they stand for. If it is just rebellion against brainwashing, it's all well, if not, be careful.\nHope that helps. Good Luck.
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I went to TSC for 12 years but that does not ring a bell, try the link below to contact the tape ministry... many of his sermons are onlined now too.
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I have met several people who left them.  They were founded by Victor Paul Wierwille who wrote the book WHY JESUS IS NOT GOD. Based on that I would find it hard to believe that they might be teaching any sort of 'god reincarnate' sort of thing.  Victor died years ago.\n\nChristians consider them to be a cult based on their non-divine view of Jesus.
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I live locally to the abigail west area as well, i have been to the ruins of the house and seen some really weird shit, flames lighting in a fire place from the ruins.. me and groups of friends are trying to find the directions to the spot again we went years ago and cant remember where it is..so any info you have would be great. Were also looking to start a paranormal group for the adirondack area..my email is poetgurl1927@yahoo.com email me.
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Yes, actually, I believe I do. If I remember correctly, they are part some kind of secret society of very wealthy people such as the Rothchilds, who worship satan and stuff like that. There are some political implications and the demonic influences are involved, but that's about all I can remember of what I have read about them.