1st Paper for Defending the Christian Faith -"TRUTH"

Here is my first "short" paper for my new class "Defending the Christian Faith", with the bonus of my Professors comments in italicized text for those of you who are crazy enough to sit down to read my stuff. LOL

The source I used for this summary is a website I stumbled on while searching for an article on “Truth”. This website is created and updated by a self proclaimed Satanist and aggressive liberal named Vexen Crabtree. The website is comprehensive in nature and has a lot of information on it concerning Satanism and Atheism.

Here is a general summary of what he believes and what the website is about. “The basics of Satanism have always existed. The only thing that is new is the formal organization of a religion based on the universal traits of man. For centuries, magnificent structures of stone, concrete, mortar, and steel have been devoted to man's abstinence. It is high time that human beings stopped fighting themselves, and devoted their time to building temples designed for man's indulgences.” Dangerous stuff huh? Another reason why my kids do not have a computer in their bedroom…it is in the family room in plain view…the possibility of stumbling across such junk is too easy!

Even though times have changed, and always will, man remains basically the same. For two thousand years man has done penance for something he never should have had to feel guilty about in the first place. We are tired of denying ourselves the pleasures of life, which we deserve. [...] Why not have a religion based on indulgence? Certainly, it is consistent with the nature of the beast. We are no longer supplicating weaklings trembling before an unmerciful "God" who cares not whether we live or die. We are self-respecting, prideful people - we are Satanists!" “The Satanic Bible, Book of Lucifer 3:para 37-38” Lord, help us.

It is very disturbing to read through this information and imagine that people actually subscribe to this to called “truth”. As I juxtapose this kind of information with what we read in the bible or even what we are currently reading now for class, I can’t imagine pouring my life into such nonsense as Satanism. They obviously want to believe in something, to worship something; I just think their worldview is messed up and for lack of better understanding and knowledge; they subscribe to what makes them feel good about themselves.

I also believe and understand that most of these groups follow more of a secret society format, so I ask why, if they claim this to be the truth, does it have to be a secret. Why not proclaim it to the world that these “truths” they claim are real, why operate in secret? I believe it goes back to what Lewis had to say about the Law of Nature. They know what they are doing is wrong, they know that the majority of society will not subscribe to such folly and evil, therefore they keep it on the down low and under the bleachers so to speak. Their guilt compounds their desire to make them feel better about themselves. Folks that subscribe to these kinds of cults and “religious” societies are misguided and uninformed and that is where Christianity comes in.