I agree with what you have written. And also a few months ago I would have written a very similar post that you wrote or in the same vein I suppose - but now I think a little differently.
I still think there is merit in what I wrote before your post.
Society produces Hitlers, and Satanists. They are us - we are one group - not separate. And yes I think you touch on it. It is ignorance yes that allows ideas to flourish when there is later evidence to quash those backward ideas. But what I think drives a religion like Satanism is an "anti - those guys" idea. First you have a marginalized minority that is shunned for what ever reason. Such as a deformity or an injury, as we find in the Satanic Priests eye.
And because of it I am sure he would have experienced shunning and rejection and mockery. This kind of thing cause psychic pain to the point of facing suicide.
Finally reaching for straws he can be drawn to such a thing as Satanism. So I am not at all addressing the merits of Satanism nor the attempting to shut down discussion on the matter. Psychic pain is worse, I believe, than other kinds as it usually must be hidden and it seems invisible to the average public person (all in your head kind of thinking). But that kind of pain is brutal because it usually must be faced alone.
Now one could say -- why doesn't he wear a glass eye ? Yes and Id say the mental damage has been done and he now keeps the dull eye as a badge of honor. And it says-- accept me as I am -- and F*CK YOU EVERYONE !!
And his assembled congregation cheers !!
I am looking at this individual as a human being and wondering how he got to where he is. I think I can guess and in fact probably have guessed correctly. Interesting and sad to think about his disability. A single eye is working. And what is associated with in Satanism ? Why its the all seeing eye-- is it not? The single eye on the American dollar bill above the pyramid. The EVIL EYE !! And now he can become a STAR !! A chosen one ! Sanctified and chosen as the high priest of the religion of Satan ! And he's home - so he believes ! Sad to my mind. But to me I'm now looking at a Sad Human Being and not an Evil man.
And I may at this one time only,--- be so bold to say--- I think Source/God would say the same thing.
And that's why God can forgive because God finds the reason and knows why things happen.
And that's why we still work at McDonalds, and that's why god is God and makes all the big money.
It's been about 2 weeks, so I've forgotten large chunks of the interview, so what I write here might be entirely wrong...
I'm not sure the 'disability' is the primary reason for turning to Satanism, nor even the social rejection. While there will be some element of it, I think it's insulting to presume (not saying *YOU* are) that those who join the Church of Satan are doing so for those reasons. I think there's going to be a LOT of people who are just rejecting mainstream religion, and not simply buying into the simple 'atheism' tag (which, IIRC, is something he mentioned).
From what I've seen of many 'satanists', they don't actually believe in any such 'spiritual' entities (or, at least, are agnostic towards them).
(Obviously, I'm not referring to all satanists here - there most definitely are those who are evil, or at least those who believe in such an entity... I certainly do (but, not an 'evil' entity, but just one of the very many that are around and can be contacted... the entity I've met doesn't go in for that evil crap, and doesn't seem to appreciate the vile deeds done in 'his' name).