I thought, acted, and thereupon found myself removed.

I knew then that the Christian church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's carnal nature will out...

I visualize the day that tridents and pentagrams are thrust into the sky from church roofs instead of crosses.

We are so inculcated with guilt that we think that weakness is a sin or that it is some crime against nature to be submissive.

On Saturday night, I would see men lusting after half-naked girls dancing at the carnival, and on Sunday morning when I was playing organ for tent-show evangelists at the other end of the carnival lot, I would see these same men sitting in the pews with their wives and children, asking God to forgive them and purge them of carnal desires. And the next Saturday they'd be back at the carnival or some other place of indulgence. I knew then that the Christian church thrives on hypocrisy, and that man's carnal nature will out no matter how much it is purged or scoured by any white-light religion.

Self-deceit—It’s in the “Nine Satanic Statements” but deserves to be repeated here. Another cardinal sin. We must not pay homage to any of the sacred cows presented to us, including the roles we are expected to play ourselves. The only time self-deceit should be entered into is when it’s fun, and with awareness. But then, it’s not self-deceit!

The true test of anyone's worth as a living creature is how much he can utilize what he has.