Curious as to how long after learning of TST did it take you to call yourself a Satanist. Immediate? Gradual? Thanks.
I noticed there wasn't a TST Lemmy community. The Satanic Temple is a modern satanic religion that aims to promote human rights and compassion. Check out their about page on their official website at https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us. Note that this community is not an official affiliation. TST is also separate and not affiliated with the Church of Satan, who have a slightly different viewpoint of what satanism truly is. Dunno what to post in here, but maybe some will search for this and take part. Hello!
Those 2 points are exactly the problem with using religion as a tool. People take it way too seriously and it has more power than it should.
Personally, I'd never use religion as a tool, I'd never subscribe to a religion and I keep religions as far away as possible.
Nothing good can come from a group with so many legal exemptions.