This page covers the racists, white nationalists, anti-Semites, white supremacists, neo-Nazis and assorted racialists who try to associate their ideology with Satanism.

They circulate bigotry about Jews, immigrants, and people of color. They do so on social media, chatrooms, and forums.

The issue is not whether these individuals are Satanists. The issue is that we challenge all ignorance claimed in the name of our faith.

Who they are

There are problematic tendencies with Satanist proclivities, but many refute their legitimacy. They include:

Neo-Nazi Satanism. Satanism concerned with Holocaust denial, anti-Semitic views, and Nazi occultism.

Satanism concerned with Holocaust denial, anti-Semitic views, and Nazi occultism. Cultic Satanism. Satanism mixed with caricatures such as animal sacrifice.

Satanism mixed with caricatures such as animal sacrifice. Anti-Cosmic Satanism. Satan’s goal is to create chaos, smash this world and kill weak people.

Satan’s goal is to create chaos, smash this world and kill weak people. Mall Satanism. Personal opinions framed in Satanism. These beliefs often include Libertarianism, sex, anti-authoritarianism, and politics.

There are many other types, though. For one, there are elitists with violent fetishes who look down on others. In addition, there are those who use Satanism, the Illuminati and Freemasons interchangeably. Also, there are white supremacists and racists. Still others are involved in criminal activity. Finally, there is an underbelly of people who are closet Satanist bigots online — posting about Satan in public, but sharing hate in private forums and direct messages.

The reality

Not everyone who prays is the best representative of their faiths. Not everyone wearing Baphomet t-shirts and necklaces is a Satanist or a coherent one. Questionable individuals infest many online and in-person subcultures.

In our faith, even together, these individuals do not constitute a notable minority within Satanism. They lack credibility to almost everyone. Most of us recognize they try to use Satanism to mask their problems, or to justify their bigotry and anger.

Some resources and anti-racist critiques

Some common neo-Nazi falsehoods

Posturing about strength

Many racist individuals with fascist beliefs may offer simple arguments to rationalize their bigotry. as a recruiting tool. These arguments reduce complex matters to basic comparisons. The people making them do not know the facts.

A common refrain is that Satan is a strong, brutal spirit who only accepts and respects the strongest followers. Satan cares nothing for those who are not strong. In the end, he will crush the weak and the sheep among humanity, they say.

The issue with these notions — the “weak,” the “sheep,” etc. – are many.

These ideas lose a critical sociopolitical context. People are not born weak. They are not born “sheep.” Everyone is born into societies with economic, race, gender, caste and class disparities. Due to their socialization, many people are not exposed to different viewpoints. Many are excluded from power by design. Those who are not on our side deprive many more of opportunities.

Also, people’s biases may inform their beliefs of inferiority. For example, some believe women are weak or those of lower classes are inadequate.

In addition, people are complex. We may have beliefs at 14 years old that we do not have at 24, 34 or 44 years of age. A weak person, or even a diehard Satanist, may not be the same even next week.

Observe who makes these arguments. You may notice males are disproportionately represented. Claims of strength seem to be a passion for males in some cultures.

Historically inaccurate arguments

Another tactic by neo-Nazi elements is to present “us” as victims, while “they” get everything. This faction uses this method in charges such as reverse racism; immigrants taking jobs and benefits, and claiming recognizing civil rights leader Martin Luther King requires celebrating those who fought for slavery.

Among Satanists, they suggest others killed many witches, Satanists and occultists and no one cared. Yet, everyone mourns black people, Jews, etc., but not us.

These arguments are, often, false. In truth, official efforts occurred to absolve innocent people. For example, authorities executed almost two dozen people and tortured more during the Salem Witch Trials. Officials apologized not long after Governor William Phips returned to Massachusetts. Phips himself pardoned eight people condemned to die and loudly criticized those engaged in the witch hunts. In 2001, the state exonerated those killed and harmed. Today, the City of Salem marks a day to remember the victims of the witch trials.

Catholic Pope John Paul II is famous for his many apologies for the church’s failures. These apologies include for the Inquisition; sins by Catholics in denying ethnic rights; crimes during the Crusades; and the sexual abuse scandal. In 2004, the church issued a report on the scope of the Inquisition particularly.

Those persecuted most during the Inquisition were not witches, but Jews and Muslims. The Day of Remembrance for victims of the Inquisition passed in Portugal (where a significant number of trials and executions took place) in 2018, and was hailed by the Israeli press.

Spiritual warfare daydreams

The racist elements make a related argument to reductions. They suggest other religions have persecuted us throughout history, so we must retaliate. We are correct, they are not, and they deserve no hearing or mercy.

What more miserable existence is there than to hate and hope those who disagree perish? It sounds almost like an apocalyptic Christian lifestyle.

In fact, it is.

These contentions are in the tradition of the extremist Christian concept of spiritual warfare. In short, a sect of religious extremists believes they are in a literal war. They fight against opposition faiths for power and resources. In this war, every perceived injustice is a reason for outrage, and every failure of our enemy is cause for celebration. Here’s an example of a Christian spiritual warfare speech.

Other examples include Islamic extremism and Jewish extremism.

To particular Satanists, Satan is a war-loving creature who vanquishes enemies. The Jews, Christians and Muslims have killed us, they argue, so we should have no mercy or pity for them. Why? We are at war, of course.

Such notions are little more than Satanic LARPing. LARP stands for live-action role-playing. LARPers are the people who pretend to be knights and warriors at fairs. They act out skirmishes with fake weapons and portrayal of characters.

What really happens to neo-Nazi Satanists

Most people do not believe neo-Nazism in general. They do not believe in conspiracy theories about Jews, people of color or others. For example, worldwide polls suggest people feel immigrants benefit their nations.

Among Satanists, many of whom associate bigotry with churches, fascism is unpopular. Secular groups condemn white supremacists. Theistic and atheistic Satanism’s opposition to neo-Nazism is prominent. You can find much mockery online of the Joy of Satan and fellow racists.

But, beyond ignorant ideas, Satanic LARPing will never amount to any change at all. The obvious flaws in the racist visions, if they came to life, include:

Satanists with pretensions of war are in such small numbers worldwide that it would be easy to crush them.

Security culture among these individuals is so lax that law enforcement would find and arrest them.

Most of these individuals have no actual offensive or defensive skill to be effective against police. Drinking beer, doing drugs and complaining about Jews on Discord, whilst occasionally wandering into the woods to fire a gun at a bottle, will be useless in a standoff with trained authorities.

Most Satanists disagree with them, so these individuals organizing a mass movement or revolution is laughable.

The public in much of the West and East disagrees with law-breaking religious extremism and would fight back, and endorse vigorous prosecution.

The only avenue for extremists in such small numbers is terrorism, which is not a substitute for widespread cultural change.

There is no shortage of people who seek to normalize hate and violence against others. Others suggest hatred is natural. However, spiritual warfare remains a marginal belief system.

Why Satan isn’t a bigot

In Satanist representations as far back as the 1500s, Satan is a rebel and freethinker. Secular and spiritual Satanists have debated for decades. One thing they agree on is Satanism as a quest for knowledge. Whether a being or an archetype, Satan is the bringer of knowledge to humanity.

Who believes Satan to be a psychopath bent on slaughter, division and chaos? Christian, Islamic and other religious extremists, that’s who. Our enemies proclaimed Satan and demons to be nothing more than bloodthirsty monsters.

Satanists believe better.

Why is the idea of selling one’s soul so popular? Why are we not interested in the value of a white person to Satan compared to a Jew, an African or other? We understand Satan is not preoccupied with race or culture. His interest is in the soul.

As Al-Jilwah, Satan’s word, he proclaims, “I teach and guide those who follow my instruction. If anyone obeys me and conforms to my commandments, he shall have joy, delight, and goodness.” Such treasures were promised by Satan to all who followed. He did not base his offering on race, culture or creed.

Our role as theistic Satanists

The fallen angels and infernal spirits have had many chances to destroy humanity. Yet they offered knowledge to humanity as a whole. To every individual.

Our task as Satanists is to transform this world to one that honors Satan. We understand the majority are fed lies. We serve Satan and our benefactors by bringing others to their light.