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TERRORISM: THE RITUAL OF THE DEVIL

ity, security, forgiveness or tolerance in any society in which people do
not listen to the voice of their consciences, and are thus unable to dis-
tinguish between good and bad, and to use their will and judgment to
act for good. In an environment of that sort, anyone who feels anger to-
wards somebody else will be unable to restrain that anger and behave
with moderation, and will inevitably seek his revenge. Alternatively,
instead of being patient in times of need and poverty, and attempting

to address those needs in a sensible manner, these people will resort to
theft and other sorts of crime. Satanism is their justification for doing
so.
The kind of society proposed by the ideology of Satanism recog-
nizes no rules and no bounds. Its aim is the free expression of selfish
desires and evil. In his book The Satanic
Bible, Anton LaVey, regarded as the
founder of modern Satanism, recommends
to his followers that they live by and pro-

mote wickedness as they so please. In an
interview, LaVey even
said: "I feel laws are, obvi-
ously, made to be broken
... I see nothing wrong
with robbing somebody
on the street. 32

Anton LaVey (right) and Satanism's refusal to
the Satanic Bible (left). recognize any bounds
does not stop there, of
course. People would not
only harm themselves and those around them, but would direct their
hostility and anger at all. That refusal to recognize any limits, more-
over, leads to the regard of violence as an intrinsic part of life.