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Satansplain #123 – Life, Death, and Grief (part 2)

After covering what Satanism has to say about life and death in part 1, part 2 continues with a deeper dive into the topic of dealing with death and grief.

00:00 – Intro
01:12 – Overview, superstitious vs. scumbag
05:37 – Grief: What we DON’T do
08:08 – The 2025 letter (death of a pet)
12:06 – Cremation vs. burial and Satanism’s “requirements”
13:36 – Answers from Infidels.org’s “Introduction to Atheism” FAQ, 1997
20:15 – On friends and family, Rule #2, myth of the “Satanic Community”
26:14 – Counterproductive Pride!
34:55 – Reminder: Satanism is a religion
40:40 – Satanic Funerals
43:50 – Other ritual, and the Satanic journey symbolism via elements
49:40 – Quotation

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Satansplain #122 – Life, Death, and Grief (part 1)

Presenting part 1 of a 2-part set of episodes on life, death, and grief. We’ll look at how Satanism particularly views the phenomenon of death, from views on the afterlife, to Satanic funerals, to dealing with the death of those around us.

0:00 – Intro
0:53 – Overview
3:56 – Life After Death Through Fulfillment of the Ego
9:08 – Labels are good. Buddhism sucks.
18:12 – I-Theism vs. Pretentiousness
22:15 – Aside: ECI, afterlife
26:46 – Fearing death, spiritual pipedreams
30:52 – About grief (continued in part 2)

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Satansplain #121 – Bible in Texas Schools, Citizen Vigilante, “Move and Appear”

A third-side look at the recent news story about the Texas Board of Education allegedly forcing Bible study. Also, a Satanic review of the 2026 movie Citizen Vigilante, and the origins of the Satanic ritual phrase, “Move and appear”.

Texas BOE 2030 reading list: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28277289-texas-religious-school-readings/

0:00 – Intro
1:01 – Announcements
2:46 – Bible in Texas schools: Did you read the article?
6:06 – What happened?
10:08 – Lame, but not illegal
20:58 – Satanecdote 1
22:22 – Satanecdote 2
25:12 – Origin of “Move and Appear”
30:59 – Citizen Vigilante

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Satansplain #120 – 1970 Church of Satan article from McCall’s magazine

No, Anton LaVey did not refer to Satanism as a “new conservative movement” in a 1970 issue of McCall’s magazine, as some liars claim. But we’ll take a full look at that long lost article anyway, showcasing one of many journalist’s entertaining reports from the early years of the Church of Satan.

McCall’s article (subscribers only): https://satansplain.locals.com/post/8015531/mccalls-1970-article-san-franciscos-church-of-satan

00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Where is episode 119?
02:03 – Questions about Judith Rascoe’s “San Francisco’s Church of Satan”, 1970 McCall’s article
04:18 – Politics redux
10:47 – About that article
14:45 – Does anyone know? Apparently not.
17:19 – What to expect
25:58 – McCall’s Article
29:12 – Anton LaVey
34:29 – The Satanic Bible
38:31 – Would you like to see the rest of the house?
41:50 – Satanic ritual
48:53 – After ritual

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Satansplain #117 – “Satanic Prayer” Lunacy

Are actual Satanists giving prayers to the Devil in government meetings?!? Are certain voters possessed by literal demons?!? The answer to both questions is of course is no. Hear about one lunatic who thinks otherwise, along with equally delusional trolls who help confirm his paranoia, and some political third side observations.

Gateway Pundit article: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/wayne-root-proof-las-vegas-that-democrats-are/

0:00 – Intro
3:58 – Start of Wayne Root’s article
7:52 – Third Side Rant
15:14 – Back to the Article
17:16 – Dumb arguments, from both christards and Solingists
25:06 – Satanic Prayer?
32:48 – Article, continued
39:05 – CombatKimmy
42:09 – More with CombatKimmy
45:58 – Steve Sebelius is a moron

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Satansplain #097 – The Absence of Evidence (“Satanism” before 1966)

Is there any actual evidence of a religion calling itself Satanism before the Church of Satan? We’ll look at one Satanist’s undercover journey to find such evidence from the people who insist it exists.

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00:00 – Intro
02:28 – Essay Intro: The Nature of the Internet
09:16 – The Plan
12:36 – Joining groups and posting a message
17:27 – The Experts
23:10 – The Experts, continued
25:28 – Remaining 3 Books
28:33 – The Sects
34:40 – The Scum
36:46 – Conclusion
41:10 – Bill’s Closing Rant