Answering listener mail about Satanism and communism, as well as about Temple of the Vampire. This calls for some clarification on the difference between Church of Satan policy and individual Church of Satan member opinion, and why correcting misinformation is not the same as dictating behavior. https://satansplain.com https://www.churchofsatan.com/policy-on-politics/ http://templeofthevampire.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro & Summary 00:05:27 - The difference between COS policy and individual COS member opinion 00:07:37 - Reminder: Satanism isn't "anything you want it to be". But we're not a hive-mind, either. 00:17:02 - Question about Satanism and communism 00:23:41 - Personal opinion: I hate communism. A lot. 00:27:54 - "ur fascists!" / "ur zionists!" 00:30:04 - My guess on what a Satanist communist's take would be 00:38:29 - Satanecdote: Count Dorkula 00:44:02 - Question about Temple of the Vampire (TOV) 00:47:22 - Yes, it's OK to be a member of both the COS and TOV. Obviously. 00:50:29 - Personal opinion: I reject TOV 00:52:46 - About TOV / My introduction to TOV in 1991 00:55:58 - TOV basics: Vampire Test #1 00:59:38 - Vampire Tests #2, #3 01:04:43 - "Test everything, believe nothing"? 01:08:09 - Final thoughts on TOV