#secular humanism

Doesn't Satanism presuppose Christianity?

It is true that Satanism, as a resistance movement against the Christian faith, could not logically precede that which it resists; but it must be understood that the term 'Satanism' is itself a pejorative label that Christians have historically applied to all non-Christian religions going all the way back to St. Paul who, in his epistle to Corinthians, accuses the 'gentiles' -- that is, all those who do not worship his Jewish god -- of sacrificing to demons ( 1 Corinthians 10.20 ). So, as far as Christians are concerned, EVERYONE who doesn't worship their god is a de facto Satanist. Modern self-styled Satanists are only taking the Christians at their word rather than engaging them in fruitless semantic or theological debates over the definition of 'Satanism'.

Satanic values are indeed broadly identical to those of atheists and religious moderates inasmuch as those types of people tend to embrace some form of Humanism. But it must be kept in mind that, from a Christian perspective, Humanism is a thoroughly satanic philosophy that, as implied in its very name, posits human beings as objects of ultimate concern, rather than God who created humans to begin with.

Humanism is founded upon the primacy of man, not God. Humanism recognizes the inherent value of human life wheres the Bible says that humans are rebellious sinners who all deserve to die (Romans 6.23).

Humanism teaches that men and women are equals, but the Bible says that women are not equal to men; that women are to men as men are to God (1 Corinthians 11.3).

Humanism says that children are to be treated with the same respect as adults; that they are to be guided and nurtured, not dictated to and exploited -- but the Bible says that children who do not obey their parents are to be executed (Deuteronomy 21.18-21), that little girls should be raped (Numbers 31.17-18), and that the infants of the enemy should have their heads caved in (Psalms 137.9).

And I know it's not a hatred of religion, like I enjoy listening to jewish people talk about their Judaism for example, but oftentimes when a Christian starts raving about their religion, especially if they're evangelizing, I end up just feeling really sad because if I ever raved about my atheism the same way, they'll tell me I'm going to hell, or they'll tell me my happiness is fleeting or fake and Satanic, or they'll accuse me of just wanting to sin without accountability, or they'll tell me they'll pray for me with an upsetting amount of pity. Some have even claimed that atheists must worship themselves because they can't even fathom the idea of a life without worship.

It's not a tragedy that I'm an atheist! I'm really happy as an atheist! My philosophy of choice is secular humanism, which is the idea that human logic creates the best basis for morality and that nothing is more important than the well-being of our fellow humans, and it means so much to me that I can simply be areligious. I don't need religion, I don't worship anyone, I own my mind absolutely because I can think for myself. My experience as an ex-Christian informs my deep connection to atheism and how wonderful it is to me that I can just exist without the fear of some massively powerful Eldrich entity breathing down my neck just because I skipped church that one time.

But if I ever bring up the fact that I'm an atheist in conversations with a certain subset of religious people, they react like I just told them I have a fucking terminal illness. They act like I just gave them devastating news. They act like they need to save me, like it's their moral obligation to drag me back into the cesspit of religious trauma and normalized abuse.

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Atheism and secular humanist spaces are absolutely not free of bigotry, BUT

A religion not being Christian does not necessarily absolve it from having systems of control that are worth critiquing, AND