Raven – Satanist in Aotearoa (they/them)
@baphokiwi.bsky.social
Thinking out loud as I explore nontheistic Satanism and hoping to find other NZers who hail themselves along the way 🤘
Non-binary (they/them), queer, disabled, sci-fi watcher, gamer, and non-fiction reader.
Non-binary (they/them), queer, disabled, sci-fi watcher, gamer, and non-fiction reader.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanis....
Satanism - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanis....
During the 19th century, the term Satanism began to be used to describe those considered to lead a broadly immoral lifestyle, and it was only in the late 19th century that it came to be applied in English to individuals who were believed to consciously and deliberately venerate Satan."
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
During the 19th century, the term Satanism began to be used to describe those considered to lead a broadly immoral lifestyle, and it was only in the late 19th century that it came to be applied in English to individuals who were believed to consciously and deliberately venerate Satan."
As used in this manner, the term Satanism was not used to claim that people literally worshipped Satan, but instead that they deviated from true Christianity, and thus were serving the will of Satan.
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
As used in this manner, the term Satanism was not used to claim that people literally worshipped Satan, but instead that they deviated from true Christianity, and thus were serving the will of Satan.
Japan also has one of the highest food security rates in the whole big world. Meanwhile, in the US, 18 million people are food insecure.
Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart."
Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart."
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Japan also has one of the highest food security rates in the whole big world. Meanwhile, in the US, 18 million people are food insecure.
Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart."
Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart."
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camillecardonaa: "I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken."
orangedweller: "Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K. Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104.
camillecardonaa: "I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken."
orangedweller: "Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K. Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104.
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Image text:
camillecardonaa: "I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken."
orangedweller: "Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K. Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104.
camillecardonaa: "I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken."
orangedweller: "Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K. Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104.
Only sometimes? This is me every time I'm near paint or pens 🤦🤣
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Only sometimes? This is me every time I'm near paint or pens 🤦🤣
Satan is an icon for the unbowed will of the unsilenced inquirer – the heretic who questions sacred laws and rejects all tyrannical impositions."
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January 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Satan is an icon for the unbowed will of the unsilenced inquirer – the heretic who questions sacred laws and rejects all tyrannical impositions."
thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq
thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq
Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world — never the reverse... Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to arbitrary authority, forever defending personal sovereignty even in the face of insurmountable odds.
January 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world — never the reverse... Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to arbitrary authority, forever defending personal sovereignty even in the face of insurmountable odds.
As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things.
January 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things.
"Do you worship Satan? No, nor do we believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. The Satanic Temple believes that religion can, and should, be divorced from superstition.
January 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"Do you worship Satan? No, nor do we believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. The Satanic Temple believes that religion can, and should, be divorced from superstition.