Satanic Ritual Abuse
... Satanic cult. I had first thought that Satanism was the worship of the devil – a cult that encourages maliciousness and hatred. Upon further research, I found that although it is based upon the deity Satan, it is not an evil religion. Rather, its philosophy is one of rebellion and hedonism. It states in the Satanic Bible that “Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!” and “Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams!” Through my research, I’ve come to understand that it is not the Satanist religion that is responsible for the mistreatment of children, but rather, those people who practise Satanism. Indeed, in the 11 Satanic rules set down by its founder Anton LaVey, rule number nine states “Do not harm little children.” (The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth) Before I began my research, I had little idea of Satanic ritual abuse. I had thought it involved men and women wearing demoniac masks dancing around a fire and practising cannibalism. As this is not a highly publicized issue, I had not once seen it broadcasted on the news or published in newspapers. In a way, it is deeply disturbing as Satanic ritual abuse is a harrowing and malicious practice, especially as it abuses innocent and defenseless children. In the book Ritual Abuse by Kevin Marron, the two girls Linda and Janis, underwent horrendous mental, physical and psychological abuse by their parents. They were forced into sadistic child pornography, cannibalism, and torture. As Judge Thomas Beckett stated in the final verdict, “[These are] the most lurid, gruesome bloodthirsty stories that any person could possibly imagine.” Although there are some skeptics who doubt the veracity of these claims by the children of ritualistic abuse, I believe that the children are telling the truth. Judging from the evidence of the girls’ testimony and their explicit account of their harrowing experiences, there is little doubt that every word is true. Now that I have a more comprehensive picture of the notion of Satanic ritual abuse, I feel that it is a despicable and abominable practice which exploit the innocence and helplessness of children. I am however disturbed that little effort has been made in investigating and preventing further ritualistic abuse of children. Many people either don’t know, or don’t believe in the children. When I first began my research, I had feared that little information would be available co...