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South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by 9jafreshbaze: 6:29am On May 30, 2020
Pretoria – The First Satanic Church which was launched in February this year has now been officially registered in South Africa.

https://www.gistsfanz.com/2020/05/south-africa-registers-first-official-satanic-church.html

The church’s mission reportedly is to educate the public on the Satanic Religious Board and to address common misconceptions about Satanic practises as well as ease what they term as ‘Satanic panic’ – a general fear that South Africans have of anything that appears voodoo like.

The co-founder of the Satanic church in South Africa, Riaan Swiegelaar, says the registration has been a 4-year process, but has now sailed through.

The church has a council comprising of 7 people dedicated to representing Satanism in South Africa.

Speaking to local radio stations, Riaan Swiegelar said, “When I discovered Satanism by myself, it wasn’t really an organized organization. And there was no representation so I had to find my way, through the dark, so as to speak, till I met fellow Satanists and we became a very close-knit set of people. So it’s important to have a group that resonates with the philosophy and be able to meet”.

According to Swieglar, who grew up in a strong middle class Christian household “the main philosophy of Satanism is undefiled wisdom of oneself and living completely free of the guilt invoked by other religions as a result of natural human instinct”.

Swieglar claims his family hold no grudges and have accepted his choices.

On Social Media, many South Africans expressed shock and fear, while several others celebrated, claiming it was a win for freedom of worship.

South Africa is a secular republic that is meant to guarantee freedoms for all. However, this concept is often misunderstood.

The country’s neighbour Zimbabwe has a specific clause in its constitution that makes it illegal to worship the devil. In the past, the country even had laws that made witchcraft illegal – the Witchcraft Suppression act made it illegal to engage in practises commonly associated with witchcraft, and also made calling anyone a witch illegal.

However, while the witchcraft law as abolished, the satanism law remained, without much resistance.

It is not clear if the Church of Satan in South Africa will look to grow its members, and expand into other countries.

https://www.gistsfanz.com/2020/05/south-africa-registers-first-official-satanic-church.html
Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by Golan007: 6:31am On May 30, 2020
Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by Nobody: 6:34am On May 30, 2020
Freedom of worship. Nigeria haven't reach that form of advancement yet, let's battle to get electricity

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Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by Nwodosis(m): 6:37am On May 30, 2020
The Devil has suffered more than enough false accusations, it is time the Devil got defended by the Satanic Church.

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Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by Afamed: 7:18am On May 30, 2020
They are getting closer to FFK. No need to attack the one far away in US again@FFK
Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by MadamExcellency: 7:32am On May 30, 2020
So there's no other name except Church?

Why not call it voodoo temple, shrine or something else.

- Anti-Christ

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Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by dnawah(m): 7:37am On May 30, 2020
It is only when you chop abelle full and government provides everythings 4 you,so much that you do nothing and remain idle.(the devil's work shop)

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Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by GlorifiedTunde(m): 7:40am On May 30, 2020
They've always had satanic churches na.

Their Pastors' been feeding members with dettol and grass, standing on their heads and putting hands in their private parts... undecided

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Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by Siapu: 8:27am On May 30, 2020
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Afamed:
They are getting closer to FFK. No need to attack the one far away in US again@FFK
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Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by RiyadhGoddess(f): 9:01am On May 30, 2020
Lols like someone said up, satanic churches has been existing long before now.
Read page 9 - 19 of The Devil's Mission, The Real Sign of The End Time.
Read some excerpt below;

Re: South Africa Registers First Official Satanic Church by kingxsamz(m): 1:00pm On May 30, 2020
And in Nigeria, stupid religious folks are protesting against the study of witchcraft in an educational institution.

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