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What About Satan?

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  But what about Satanism? The Witches were called worshippers of the
Devil. Was there any truth to this? No. Yet as with so many of the
charges, there was reason for the belief. The early Church was extremely
harsh on its people. It not only governed the peasants way of worship
but also their ways of life and love. Even between married couples, sexual
intercourse was frowned upon. It was felt that there should be no joy
from the act, it being permitted solely for procreation. Intercourse was
illegal on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays; for forty days before
Christmas and a similar time before Easter; for three days prior to
receiving communion, and from the time of conception to forty days
after parturition. In other words, there was a grand total of
approximately two months in the yearonly when it was possible to have
sexual relations with your spouse...but without deriving pleasure from
it of course!

 

  It is no wonder that this, together with other such harshness, led to a
rebellion - albeit a clandestine one. The people - this time the Christians -
finding that their lot was not bettered by praying to the so called God of
Love, decided to pray to his opposite instead. If God wouldn't help them,
perhaps the Devil would. So Satanism came into being A parody of
Christianity; a mockery of it. It was was a revolt against the harshness
of the Church. As it turned out the "Devil" did not help the poor peasant
either. But at least he was showing his disdain for the authorities; he was
going against the establishment.

 

  It did not take Mother Church long to find out about this rebellion.
Satanism was anti-Christian. Witchcraft was also - in their eyes - anti
Christian. Ergo, Witchcraft and Satanism were one in the same!

 

(TAKEN FROM BUCKLANDS BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT)

 

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