why is everything that is a little different considered evil or satanic?
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People fear what they don't understand .. So they call it evil ... \n\nOr make excuses and say it was gods idea.. (I really love that one )  Human's are really stupid when they don't understand what is going on around them ..
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On this question I'd say evil is as evil does.
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Satan does one thing and one thing only--he whispers.  He whispers into the hearts and minds of every individual and tells us to do bad, mischevioius, awful, evil, and ugly things.  He never actually does anything evil, he just suggests it.  It's human beings who do the bad/evil things, per his prompting of course.  Still, we are ultimately responsible for whatever action we take, we allow the devil's whisperings to overcome us and we act upon his evil suggestions, so we're the one's to blame.
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For one thing, the root of all evil is the love of money, not money itself. There are those that believe the seed of evil (as well as good and neutral) is the "self". The rest is way to deep.
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More killing has been done in history in the name of religion than for any other reason.I believe in God without a doubt,but I wouldn't walk into a church if you paid me.It's funny that I find church goers to be the most intolerant folks I've come accross.The people in church may not be evil but yes ,religion is most definetly evil and you can bet satan is happy with the divisions that religion creates.All part of his evil plan.
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It is all a matter of opinion. In my opinion, no it isn't wrong just a different way to live life. There are many misconceptions about Satanism. Here are a few from http://www.religioustolerance.org/satanis1.htm\n\n\nThe beliefs, practices and rituals of the Church of Satan have few, if any, points of similarity with the Christian or Muslim concept of Satan. The CoS' Satan is pre-Christian, and derived from the Pagan image of power, virility, sexuality and sensuality. Satan is viewed as a force of nature, not a living quasi-deity. Their Satan has nothing to do with Hell, demons, pitchforks, sadistic torture, demonic possession, and profound evil.\n\nSome of their beliefs and practices are: \n\n They do not worship a living deity. \n Major emphasis is placed on the power and authority of the individual Satanist, rather than on a god or goddess. \n They believe that "no redeemer liveth" - that each person is their own redeemer, fully responsible for the direction of their own life. \n "Satanism respects and exalts life. Children and animals are the purest expressions of that life force, and as such are held sacred and precious..."  \n\n\n\n"You cannot love everyone; it is ridiculous to think you can.  If you love everyone and everything you lose your natural powers of selection and wind up being a pretty poor judge of character and quality.  If anything is used too freely it loses its true meaning.  Therefore, the Satanist believes you should love strongly and completely those who deserve your love, but never turn the other cheek to your enemy!" Anton LaVey
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Satan is very subtle.  He doesn't even want people to believe he exists.  Anything that causes people to doubt God and Jesus' divinity certainly helps Satan.  The world is a spiritual battleground, and most people aren't even aware of it.
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"Evil" can only be attributed to human consciousness. In this respect evil does not exist in nature. In a human society, however, "evil" is a term used to describe behaviour of individuals and groups, which is generally harmful to other individuals, groups or the society. So, evil does exist as an intentional choice of actions, which would make others unhappy; of thoughts and feelings of personal satisfaction, despite or because of somebody else's misfortune. Therefore, evil is wrong in every aspect - moral and natural, as it threatens both a normal persons feeling of inner peace and the protection of humans as a species.
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Magic is not good or evil.  It's what you use it for.  What if God gave you as much faith as a mustard seed and you could move a mountain.  Would that be a miracle gift or magic?  And don't say it's different because it's from God.  Everything is from God and everyone has the same energy available to them as witches, magic practicioners, etc.  It's not the energy that's evil.  It's what we do with it that is good or bad.
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for the most part, lavey satanism is a parody religion.  its aim is to be totally counter and opposite to christianity
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Good and evil are relative terms. What is good to one person may not be so to another, just as what is evil to one person may not be to another. For example, I think that eating meat and subjecting animals to cruel experiments are evil acts, though I am sure that most other people would disagree with me about that. Also, most of us would agree that the Holocaust is a prime example of evil, but you can be sure that the Nazis thought that their actions were perfectly acceptable. There is no universal concept of good and evil.
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Not only is it in the Bible, But if you know how to correspond certain letter to numbers. 666 will spell out Satan.,as well as evil............ The sad thing about this world is that people just don't believe that pure evil exist in this world.... And believe's that people have the choice's to preform either. And in many, many cases that belief is very far from the truth. Satan is a very real enity and so is his fallen angel's. And one day in the near future this world population will wake up to that fact, But then for billions of people it will be to late for them to do anything about it..................
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Satanism and Devil worship are completely different.  What the Christian church calls Satanism is actually "Devil worship", which the church invented in the 16th century and which was used to justify the burning of witches.\n\nThose who call themselves Santanists do not believe in any notion of Satan as an actual living being.  Here is an excerpt from www.religioustolerance.org, which I recommend for understanding any religion:\n\nTheology of the Church of Satan:\n- People have created Gods in many forms; pick one that might be useful to you. \n- Heaven and Hell do not exist. \n- Satan is not closely related to the modern (post 1400 AD) concept of the Christian devil. Satanists view Satan as a pre-Christian life principle which represents the carnal, earthly, and mundane aspects of life. \n- Satan is not a being, a living entity; he is a force of nature. \n- Human life is held in sacred regard. Children in particular are not to be harmed. \n- "Satan...represents love, kindness and respect to those who deserve it." \n- Black Masses (parodies of the Roman Catholic religious service) are not normally performed by Satanists (except on rare occasions for their entertainment or publicity value). \n\nTo read the full explanation of Satanism see the source.
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I would have to sadly say that it is mostly evil. There's good, but there is more evil in human nature than good. Luckily, God can help us overcome that. If you believe in God that is.
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you're not suppose to worry. everything is happening as it should. There's nothinig you can do about. so really, there is no "evil" because it's being done according to a divine destiny. "good" and "evil" are illusions, and heaven and hell in the after life are illusions too. the bible says god is the alpha and omega, the first and the last, so we are born from God and we go back to God, regardless of what others and we may think. FACT. do the resaerch and you will learn that hell was put into the bible by constantine and the church to control the masses. Live every moment as if it's your last.
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Good and evil is a matter of perspective.  Typically, good/evil is regarded as what is beneficial for society.  Of course, what is beneficial for a society varies on a bunch of different factors.\n\nAn example is that in the artic, euthanasia was regarded as good.  The society did not have the resources to care for elderly that were infirm.\n\nAnother:  Homosexual marriage is considered evil in some parts of the United States, but in Ancient Greece, the Spartan warriors encouraged homosexual behavior.\n\nSome major religions list some things as "sinful"; but the entire idea of divine justice/punishment is unnecessary.
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Please ignore the idiot above.\n\nTry this link...\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_%28novel%29