the 11 satanic rules

ah yes here are the basic rules of satanism. I see absolutely nothing 'wrong' or 'cruel' in any of this. I mean, just look at rule number 9. I guess that shocks the typical person's mind that satanists are not some evil hellspawn creatures. I just think that satanists are totally misunderstood and the persecution they're getting from the general public is absolutely ridiculous. I mean, it was the christians who burned witches at the stake, not satanists.

1 Do not give opinion or advice unless you are asked.

2 Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.

3 When in another's lair, show him respect or else do not go there.

4 If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.

5 Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.

6 Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.

7 Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.

8 Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.

9 Do not harm little children.

10 Do not kill non-human animals unless attacked or for your food.

11 When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.

The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth are copyright Anton Szander LaVey, 1967.

"The narrow use of the term "Satanism" to mean only the worship of a devil deity misses the more robust and complex nuanced development of the word over the past 33 years or so. Perhaps considering it through the above contexts will help to understand the broader definition. Or perhaps the stupid and narrow-minded will continue to fail to grasp the concept."