#38742 - 05/22/10 08:30 PM
Re: Anton's Personal Card
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Jake999
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To Jake and Aquino, I am sure you have heard Valentines feelings toward topics like this. I am just curious what you think of his views regarding things like this.
Just Anton LaVey when the humor hit him. This is far from the most bizarre and funny thing I'd seen from him. He had a way of not taking himself that seriously.
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#39593 - 06/27/10 02:06 PM
Re: Anton's Personal Card
[Re: Michael A.Aquino]
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NeoZombie
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In this day and age these ingrates want something for free. They grow up being taught that the love of christ is free and love everyone so much he let himself die. I have no problem paying for my membership with CoS. Would be more than honored to sacrifice a few bones to give to the fellowship of Dark Doctrine. I agree with any charges for membership. If you need a relative comparison it's cheaper than tithe. Plus it helps keep the idiots outside the doors.
Edited by NeoZombie (06/27/10 02:10 PM) Edit Reason: wrong place
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#39596 - 06/27/10 02:38 PM
Re: Anton's Personal Card
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Zophos
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Would be more than honored to sacrifice a few bones to give to the fellowship of Dark Doctrine. Cui bono?
If you need a relative comparison it's cheaper than tithe. And?
Plus it helps keep the idiots outside the doors. Virtually anyone can pay the $200 amount and become a member. How is that an example of stratification?
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#39616 - 06/28/10 02:30 AM
Re: Anton's Personal Card
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Zophos
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While true, that begs the question of why the Church of Satan would want to let them in at all. Whether the Church's administration interacts with such members or not, diluting the membership quality of an organization by opening its gates for everyone who can cogently fill out a loopy application is senseless. It is easy to conclude that the Church is simply fleecing the gullible, and perhaps it is, but by granting them membership and thus associating with them officially (something they don't allow members to do with Setians, non-LaVeyan Satanists, or even the 600 Club unofficially), they are only projecting a demeanor of incompetence, flaccidity, and superficial extortion. Is this not, de facto if not de jure, the same tune played by the Right-Hand Path?
The Church of Satan may be an entity of individual accomplishment, but what thinking person would pay to join an organization that allows the unrestricted influx of nitwits? I ask again, cui bono? Their own policies and practices make abundantly clear that reputation matters to them, as it should—why then the contradiction?
Z.
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