Although many people from many religions attend, SteemFest is not a place for worshipping or praying religion or promoting a religion on stage IMHO.
Exactly.
Satan literally mean "the adversary". On that, they have been good at challenge all systems of power, good or not. There is a different between what satanist say they are and what they actually do. I'm in the unfortunate position to know what they do beyond the glossy varnish they give themselves.
Seriously, would Google I/O or F8 consider giving a podium to the SATANIC TEMPLE. Just on the PR front it's horrible.
I am thrilled to be part of SteemFest and am looking forward to meeting everyone! If you are curious about my work I encourage you to visit my website: https://jexblackmore.com where you can find links to interviews and descriptions of many public actions you may have read about on the news. You can also visit our website where many questions are answered about who we are and what we believe: https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq
@cryptoctopus I appreciate your support, but want to clarify, it's not a difference between who we say we are and do, and what we actually do. The public has decided who we are for us, basing this characterization on popular culture, horror films, Satanic panic-style propaganda and the church. We make our intentions and beliefs very clear in interviews, lectures, essays and on our website. We are who we are.
@liondani I understand and respect your skepticism and I hope that my presentation will prove that my experience and ideas are worthy material for SteemFest. I do take issue with your concern that the decision to allow me to participate was is a bad move because it might offend the Christain community. Should we censor the voices of outsiders because we fear repercussions from the majority? Should we judge others because of what popular culture says about them - or is it our responsibility to be informed before passing judgment? I urge you to consider these questions because they are fundamental to your concerns about my inclusion.
I look forward to sharing more about what I plan to talk about soon. I'm happy to answer any questions anyone might have or point you to a place where you can find the answer!
Seriously, accusations without explanation, asking us to just trust your secret knowledge?
If you have reasons, tell them please.
What are your opinion on that?
@cryptoctopus - what would life be without an adversary to push us to be better versions of ourselves? We don't have the experience of life without contrast.
The same can be said for many Christians as well as most human beings.
The Bible sayeth:
Wise words, but they can be a bit challenging to embody in real life.