Excerptian Prophets By Anton Lavey

Response to “Pious prophets” a novel excerpt from Anton Lavey “Pious prophets have taught man to fear Satan. But what of terms like "God fearing"? If God is so merciful, why do people have to fear him? Are we to believe there is nowhere we can turn to escape fear? If you have to fear God, why not be "Satan fearing" and at least have the fun that being God fearing denies you?” (45) This novel excerpt from The Satanic Bible plays around with the term “god fearing” and, in a way, mocks some of the church’s teachings. Most of us grow up believing that the cosmic battle between God and the devil is representative of good and evil, god being good and the devil being evil. However, this is can bring about some confusion when you look at the