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From: nrh@lzwi.UUCP (N.R.HASLOCK)
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Subject: Re: FRP games--a work of the devil...:-(:
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 21:48:42 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  3 21:48:42 1985
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Summary: Satanism??


This discussion is raising some interesting points. My
interpretation of Satanism is that it is flawed Christianity. The
logic of the argument being.
	God created everything - even Satan.
	Satan turned out to be a rebel however he(?she?it?) kept
		all of the powers and abilities given by god.
	Worshiping Satan is thus worship of a creation of god and by
		definition futile as Satan does not have all of the
		powers and ability of God.

		Why Satan would wish to be worshiped is
		incomprehensible to me, however if he rewards his
		worshipers the there is an obvious advantage in
		doing so.

	Worshiping God should be more constructive as God has a
		greater ability to reward his worshipers.

	The question therefore hangs on who atually hands out
		rewards.

	Finally, my impression of the bible is that demons are
		mentioned only in the old testament and so should not
		figure in the teachings of Christianity. The old
		testament view of demons seems to me to be chaotic
		neutral while Jehova appeared to be more lawful
		evil.

	I do not remember any benevolent powers although I admit to
	not reading it cover to cover.

	I gave up Christianity because of this fundamental lack of
freedom to develop the mind and spirit and the apparant lack of
rewards for following the narrow path that has grown narrower with
every passing year and reinterpretation by the hierarchy.

	As for the comments of the spells. The grimoires are full of
spells of flight, transformation, illusion, healing, cursing. The
spells that are missing are the dramatic ones like megadamage
fireballs.

	Happy Gaming.
		Leave this religious propaganda to the paranoid.



	If they make too much trouble, surely you adapt and use some
of the traps you have run into against such rabble, rabbles being
non alert, non observant, non intelligent and noisy.

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