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To: alt.magick From: Balanone@tefnut.gigo.com (Balanone) Subject: A Question About Satanism Date: 09 Oct 95 17:31:10 On Oct 08, 1995, nella@ix.netcom.com responded to timkeene@aol.com (Tim Keene) re: Re: A Question About Satanism >Merry Meet! >I know this is not a Satanic newsgroup, so please don't flame me! I can't >find any Satanic newsgroups, and I am trying to get in touch with some >Satanists. So if there are any Satanists out there, please drop me a note, >or if anyone can tell me how to find a Satanic newsgroup, I would >appreciate it. The only viable Satanic newsgroup is alt.satanism. I recently heard a rumor that aol refused to carry that newsgroup -- you might check with them and see if it's true, and what you might do to get them to support their paying customers in this area. There's also a mailing list maintained by a member of the Temple of Set on which Satanic topics are discussed. I'm sending you info on that mailing list by e-mail (it may be some time before the regular posting of that message comes around again). >So anyway, here is the question I would like to have answered. I just >finished having a conversation with a Christian neighbor of mine. He made >the statement that Halloween is an important Satanic Holiday. He made this >staement with conviction and authority, as if he had some kind of proof to >back it up. > >I know lots of Pagans, but I don't know any Satanists. I know that Samhain >is a major holiday for Wiccans, and I know that Christians frequently >confuse Wiccans and other Pagans with Satanists. But is my neighbor >correct? Is Halloween an important Pagan Holiday? Define "important Satanic Holiday." For those who enjoy dressing up and walking around in costume, it's a fun day. It generally rates far behind birthdays, Thanksgiving (food!), Christmas (presents!), the summer solstice (beach parties!), the winter solstice (skiing!), Labor Day (travel rates go down!), New Year's Day (champaigne!), St. Patrick's Day (beer!), Independence Day (freedom!), and the third day after Columbus Day (also celebrated by Chaoticists for no apparent reason). No, actually because it's so much fun, Halloween probably is a "major" holiday for Satanists. When else can I wear my full-length black cape on the streets and hardly get a second glance? But there's nothing more sinister than that. Balanone PP FidoNet: Balanone at 1:203/2019 PODS: Balanone at 93:9303/2019 Internet: Balanone@tefnut.gigo.com ... His mind is like concrete - mixed up and permanently set! ___ TagDude 0.87 [Unregistered] with 7965 taglines. -- : Fidonet: Balanone 1:203/2019 .. speaking for only myself. : Internet: Balanone@tefnut.gigo.com
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