{"id":175748,"date":"2018-09-04T05:49:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T05:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=175748"},"modified":"2018-09-07T05:30:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T05:30:54","slug":"from-the-heart-of-the-bible-belt-to-the-california-coast-satanism-is-experiencing-explosive-growth-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=175748","title":{"rendered":"From The Heart Of The Bible Belt To The California Coast, Satanism Is Experiencing Explosive Growth In America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Snyder — End of the American Dream Sept 2, 2018<\/h1>\n
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As attendance declines at Christian churches all over America<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, many Satanic groups are experiencing tremendous growth.\u00a0 For some, embracing Satanism is the ultimate form of rebellion, for others, it is about making an anti-Trump political statement, and yet others claim that they are attracted by the very real power that they discover in Satanism.\u00a0 Every week, bizarre rituals are conducted in basements, meeting halls and public facilities all over the country, and most Americans have absolutely no idea what is going on.\u00a0 Of course, most mainstream news articles about Satanists attempt to portray them as ordinary people that have simply been \u201cmisunderstood\u201d.\u00a0 And ultimately that is what the Satanists are trying to do for Satan \u2013 they are trying to get all the rest of us to view Satan or Lucifer as a \u201cmisunderstood\u201d being that only has humanity\u2019s best interests at heart.\u00a0 And since the values of Satanism line up more accurately with the values of modern society than Christian values do, Satanists are finding increasing success in bringing in new recruits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, there are Satanic churches just about everywhere.\u00a0 For example, a Satanic high priest named Adam Daniels started \u201cthe Church of Ahriman\u201d in the heart of Oklahoma City<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Adam Daniels, 35, is the \u201cdastur\u201d \u2013 or high priest \u2013 of the Church of Ahriman, which is based in Oklahoma City, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Church of Ahriman has 15 members and worships Ahriman, another name for the original Persian devil figure Angra Mainyu \u2013 the God of Hell.<\/span><\/p>\n

The church\u2019s followers meet in Daniels\u2019 home, where he has converted a storage room into the ritual chamber in which he performs ceremonies including devil worshipping weddings and Satanic exorcisms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniels says that he was attracted to Satanism after a deadly encounter with an armed thief s<\/strong>ent him on a quest for answers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeking a way to come to terms with ending another person\u2019s life, he began to see a therapist and turned to a variety of religions \u2013 all of whom suggested he should have turned the other cheek.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniels said: \u201cI tried to find solace and I was told that I had committed the sin of wrath by the Christians and the Buddhists \u2013 even by my mom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, he found comfort in The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey, whose motto is \u2018self-preservation is the highest law\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniels is married, and his wife is fully on board, but having a father that is a Satanic high priest has been very rough on their daughter Amber<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was six because I was given the Baphomet [an ancient deity, traditionally depicted as a horned goat] necklace in first grade and I wore it to school and was told by a teacher that I wasn\u2019t allowed to wear it so I had to take it off and put it in my backpack.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn sixth grade, my grandma got me to go to my local bookstore and was able to get my full name printed on the Holy Bible \u2013 which my parents threw away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But before you start feeling tempted to feel sorry for this family, you should keep reading.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that Daniels is not a pleasant man.\u00a0 In fact, he openly admits<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that he purposely commits blasphemy and that his entire goal is to offend God\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI have ritualistically burned the Holy Bible, the Qu\u2019ran, the Talmud, the Torah, Buddhist Sutra\u2019s, different Hindu Sutra\u2019s you name it, I\u2019ve burned it out of blasphemy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am not responsible for God and no God is responsible for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough my words and my deeds, I am offending God and that is my whole goal, to make his people miserable, to bring about apostates, to bring about anguish.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At one time, nuts like Daniels would have been a very rare anomaly, but times have changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today there are Satanic communities that gather from coast to coast, and the following is how the Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described one of these gatherings in the L.A. area\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

In November, in the candlelit basement of a house just above the Silver Lake Reservoir, Alexandra James walked over to an altar where her husband, Zachary, waited near a bleached human skull, teeth locked in eternal rictus. From the altar, she lifted a sword and drew points across his chest while a circle of onlookers watched solemnly (well, a few giggled too). An organist played eerie minor key chords and Alexandra turned to face the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn this altar, we consecrate swords to direct the fire of our unholy will,\u201d she said. \u201cA human skull, symbol of death. The great mother Lilith created us all, and will destroy us all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHail Satan! Hail Satan! Hail Satan!\u201d The group chanted back.<\/span><\/p>\n

So how many people are we actually talking about nationwide?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, there is not a single national organization, but all major Satanic groups have claimed large increases in membership since the election of Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

In particular, the Satanic Temple reported gaining \u201cthousands\u201d of new members<\/strong><\/span><\/a> within the first 36 hours of Trump\u2019s victory\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

The Satanic Temple<\/a><\/strong><\/span> attracted \u201cthousands\u201d of new members<\/strong> in just the first 36 hours after the election of Donald Trump, according to co-founder Lucien Greaves<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. The 4-year-old temple, which had a pre-Trump membership of around 50,000, has never before seen a spike in registration nearly this big.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy,\u201d Greaves said after a speech<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in front of some adoring fans at CU-Boulder. The emails, registrations, donations and social media posts are pouring in faster than the temple can respond<\/strong>. \u201cPeople have a desperate need for something to rally to right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, membership in the Satanic Temple is somewhere around 100,000<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and it has become a hub for the anti-Trump resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, most have joined various Satanic groups for spiritual reasons.\u00a0 Today there is a tremendous spiritual hunger in America, but Americans are also leaving traditional churches at a staggering pace<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 People are looking for authenticity<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but they aren\u2019t finding it in the traditional places, and so many are seeking out new options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, an increasing number of Americans are deciding that Satanism is the answer, and that is a very, very troubling sign.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on End Of The American Dream<\/a>.\u00a0 About the author: Michael Snyder<\/a> is a nationally syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is publisher of The Most Important News<\/a> and the author of four books including The Beginning Of The End<\/a> and Living A Life That Really Matters<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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