Satanism - my origin

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I thought I was a Satanist at the rebellious age of 15. I wore an upside down cross and spouted anti-god propaganda. I had no idea about religion and the rich history of its purpose for mankind, all I wanted to do was rebel against the father I never saw, just like my real dad.

That fad soon passed and I just ignored popular organized religion altogether for many years, instead, focusing my study on obscure religions and now learning of the significance of religion on mankind. I knew I had a void in my life that could only be filled by the active presence of spirituality. I walked closely to traditional oriental religions and even some long forgotten European beliefs but had conflict with some great factor of what made that religion unique from the others so I never aligned myself fully to any of them.

One night, I was in the thick of debate with a coworker on religion and he said to me that, based on the things I was spouting as what I believed to be my own belief system, I should read the Satanic Bible. I scoffed and reminded him that I have no use for the death cult known as Christianity and that 'joining the opposing side' was a waste.
He tried to reassure me that this Bible had little to do with Christianity so I humored him. I ordered the book from Amazon and read it all in a couple hours, getting more and more excited with each turned page. No sooner had I set this glorious book down, that I realized this was the religion that fit me. It didn't try to make me fit it, as most other religions have you do.

I learned that The Satanic Bible has nothing to do with Christianity. You aren't joining the antagonistic side of the Christian bible by reading The Satanic Bible, you are admitting that you are mature enough to look at life with your own eyes. Additionally, the Church of Satan was one that was unlike the other churches of the world. I had no issue with aligning myself and becoming a member, in fact, it just felt like the proper thing to do.

I have been looking at the world with my own eyes for many years now and am thankful every day that I was enlightened with the experience of the Bible. I have a copy within arm's grasp most of the time.

At this point, I begin sounding like some sheep that comes knocking on your door early in the morning, trying to wrangle you into their fold. This is not the case. I love this religion as they do theirs, but I will not try to force my religion onto any one. If you are reading this, it is because you choose to come here, you can navigate away at any point (and if you don't care for what you are reading, I strongly encourage it). I promise you, I will never come knocking on your door, pushing my Bible through the open crack asking if you have been saved.