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Christians confront Satanists in Lancaster [video]

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LANCASTER – Members of The Satanic Temple of Los Angeles were in Lancaster Monday afternoon to perform an introductory ritual and to present city officials with the “The Seven Tenets,” which reflect the core beliefs of The Satanic Temple.

About three dozen Satanists arrived around 3:30 p.m. to Lancaster City Hall. But the group was confronted outside  by more than 100 local Christians who waved signs, quoted scriptures over a bullhorn, sang hymns and called on the Satanists to “repent.”

“We aren’t going to allow Satan to take control of our city and that’s why we’re here,” said Associate Pastor Joe Avalos of Victory Outreach.”

The Satanists responded to the Christian protest with chants of “Hail Satan!”

The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, according to the organization’s website.

Former U.S. Marine Sergeant Steve Hill is The Satanic Temple’s first political candidate who has openly acknowledged affiliation. The Antelope Valley resident is running as a Democrat for the California State Senate District 21.

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85 comments for "Christians confront Satanists in Lancaster [video]"

  1. As an author of Secret Societies Exposed and Cult Investigator, I see many new groups that are surfacing; yet remaining underground for fear of public humiliation, law enforcement intervention, and news media exposure. Presently, according to FBI statistics there are over 4.000 thousand children in America that mysteriously disappear without a single trace. In my professional opinion this is due to abductions for Satanic Rituals and the validation is in the unaccounted whereabouts of its victims! http://www.CharlesDelCampo.com

  2. Just to make things clear….these Satanists are a very real group. Satanism is jot a joke. The beliefs of Satanist are actually far better than any of these hypocrite bible thumpers I’ve been subjects d to. Satanists believe in being the best possible version of yourself. They are essentially into self worship. Pride etc. So long as it does not harm others ( women children and animals especially) you do whatever you need to do to reach your highest potential. They also don’t insult other religions or other gods because they don’t care what you believe in. They came to Lancaster to perform a blessing. Just like wiccans have tried to do in the past and just like Christians and catholics do everyday. If you cannot practice religious tolerance I suggest you find a time machine and return to the good ole days of which hunts and heresy in england. By the way….I am not any one religion. Raised catholic, had a Buddhist grandmother and a Mormon grandfather and a wiccan mother. I believe something exists and it (they) goes by many names merely so that everyone has something to believe in. Hope y’all have a wonderful day

      • Actually there are many documentaries on abuse in that belief system. YouTube has one The Hamsted Satanic Cult and they ate babies…. Many more documentaries of evil rituals. It may not speak for the whole group however many people have come forward in regards to terrible things they witnessed growing up in that religion.

  3. The Christians acted horrific. The lord was probably rolling his eyes. The crosses….. I want to know how much money it cost to put the crosses in the sky. For anyone to actually believe that the date 06/06/2016 numerically adds up to 666 is stupid on a level I cannot comprehend. I guess Lancaster is protected now by both pentagram and crosses..lol.. I wonder how much the gps cost as well. lol…. And I wonder if all satanists women have hairy armpits…. Mostly I wonder how the Christians feel about screaming racist evil things in the name of fear. Pretty pathetic the whole thing. They are building a huge temple in Lancaster that should keep cops busy. Christians will be attacking that place all the time….crazy people. Thank god not all Christians behave like animals. You gave the satanists power that day the devil loves fear it breeds.

  4. Satan.. why are you people could why are you people complaining about Satan.. you people worship for Obama and Hillary Clinton . They are saying in the flesh bought and paid for

  5. What I have learned from this video is that female Satanists do not shave their armpits. :)

  6. 3:30 on a Monday. Good thing jobs don’t get in the way of these people from leading productive lives.

  7. C’mon! Funny g$dd$mn thing I’ve seen in a long time. Hope that video is on youtube. Don’t just read the article. You HAVE to watch that video! What a crazy pantomime. Lancaster must be very proud. Seriously, I hope that Hollywood is watching that video. This should be a show on Netflix. The Satin leader explaining his “faith” is way better than most comedy shows on the major networks. The seriousness of the AV pastor makes the whole thing even funnier. I rarely read the AV Times but I wanted to see local reaction to China pulling out of the bullet train to Vegas. This site has given me a real treat today. All those Satanists have to be actors just trying for self-promotion. And since some Christians, particularly out in the AV, actually take them seriously, it works! “Hail Satin!” lol.

  8. What gets me is how many Christians can’t even follow the most basic instructions of their Lord Jesus. Nowhere does he instruct anyone to protest and argue, quite the opposite. He teaches to bring the message and if it’s not accepted, shake the dust off the feet and move along. Matthew 10:14.

    • MW, amen.

      These are the same chrstians that are electing racists, are agains helping the poor, against immigrants, and against healthcare for all.

      Totally opposite of what the bible teaches.

      • I am a Christian and study cults, and would say that the satanist would be less abusive than the group Victory Outreach (which is a “christian” cult) NOT a Christian Church

        • Rex’s church and largest voting bloc, Lancaster Baptist, shows many signs of cult-like behavior. They were even separationists at one time.

    • your very right when Christianity became political and militarized back in the middle ages it was messed up and complete idolatry of false principles totally contrary to jesus Christ and the whole Christian bible which was a total defilement and desecration within itself as Christianity became a religion and a political power and thus became the new rome and the new carthage through its own false form that was accepted as common fact and absolute fact despite it becoming only a watered down diluted relative truth given in altered forms by kings in order to control peasents then was adopted into the catholic church which was basically the new roman empire started by charlmagne himself who wanted to revive the roman empire and with the location eventually became the new roman empire once again that plagued the world with non stop evil suppression and tyranny in the name of an idol they called god. which in reality was always stressed over jesus Christ himself who was the true king and highest authority of man kind while acknowledging their trinity in disgraceful idolatrous ways which only defeated what jesus was really trying to teach as king of the world.

  9. Abridging anyone’s freedom of religion is un-american. No matter what they believe or worship. Victory Outreach behaved in a way that undermines their own rights and dishonors the men and women that have given their lives to uphold religious freedom, our right to free speech, and our beloved constitution.
    If only they turned up in such force to help the homeless that roam the streets of that same neighborhood.
    After the embarrassing display of mob force, they marched down to Lancaster Blvd. holding up traffic and sticking their heads in open car windows to shout “Jesus loves you” at passing motorists.
    Can we expect them to behave this way toward other religious minorities as well?

    • They were a big bunch of bullies. All ex-cons, gangbangers, methheads, and junkies. The best part was when some of them started speaking in tongues and twitching outside city hall. That was pretty entertaining.

  11. This is ridiculous. Somebody told me I better get on my knees and pray. I told them I pray every day, but Satan never answers my prayers.

  12. It’s amazing to watch all the christians have a meltdown over freedom of religion that isn’t theirs. Thank Goat I left their pathetic control mechanism behind.
    Hail Satin!

  13. Are they serious!?!?? They actually worship Satan? I can’t take this seriously , sounds like a joke, do they not know what they are in for !!!! Talk about stupidity at its finest!!!

    • Most of them do not worship anything. They use the name Satan just because it causes aggravation to those of Christian faith. Many of the members are atheist, which of course would mean they do not admit a Satan anymore than they admit a God.
      That is the shake my head part of these confrontations, church members often go out there loud and proud against something they have not researched. It might change their tactics if they did.
      I mean come one, drawing a symbol electronically using GPS coordinates? Does anyone really believe that would have any power? Now I might try and believe that a circle of salt can contain a summoned demon…. but only if I think the demon is too stupid to realize that the salt is two dimensional basically in a three dimensional space. Or in other words, gee salt on ground but I can step over or fly up, or maybe… blow on it.

      • Yeah I know it’s all for show, just doing something to stir up chaos…hahaha!!! Idiots!

    • “We aren’t going to allow Satan to take control of our city and that’s why we’re here,” said Associate Pastor Joe Avalos of Victory Outreach.”

      and there is the iq of your average lancasterian folks

      i don’t think i can take it anymore. nothing but stupid republicans and low-life religious retards. there’s a reason they call this place the armpit of California and the people here disgusting rats. And here’s your local, primetime newspaper with a website that hasn’t been updated since the 90’s and moderates their comment section… there are more churches and meth houses than schools and quality education here… kill.me.now.please.

      disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of these people mentioned in the article. I do not agree nor disagree with anything that has happened here.

    • Satan is the best God ever. Go back to your bible dimwit. You dont deserve a God as awesome and kind as Satan. So run along and keep pushing your retarded and fake pictures of what Satan is to people that (like you) cant think for themselves.

      Y’all need Satan!

      Hail Satan!!

  14. LOLLLLL SATANIST HAVE A CANDIDATE????
    GOOD LUCK AGAINST THE REAL DEVILS OF THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT PARTY.

  15. I’m an active CHRISTIAN and it just so happens that The Lord Jesus used Victory Outreach as a haven for me to kick alcohol, along with other traps of the Devil . I have witnessed alot over my life and I can tell you that there is a Devil that goes by the name of Satan and he hates everything about mankind and I know for a fact that the ancient serpent will make that path to hell easy for those who are interested. Read 23 minutes in Hell Bill W at his first hand experience in a jail cell in hell ,where he experienced the gnashing and the peeling of his skin feeling the pain not able to die in his experience in hell. There’s alot more to it but I don’t want to spoil it ,there is good news that we have a Saviour named Jesus Christ and he stands for LOVE . There is The Lord Jesus and a devil heaven and hell. The Lord gave use free will , ty Jesus and Victory Outreach

    • saved, you are a fool, you believe in nonsense you traded in an addiction to alcohol for an addiction to poisonous religious dogma

      • LOL- I concur Rhan-Tegoth, religion is the root of all TRUE evil. Anything and everything wrong with the world is because of religious dogma. Don’t even get me started……yes, that includes Satanists. Reborn? My derriere, once a child molester, always a child molester, once a wife beater, always a wife beater. This is just a simple way to wash their hands and say….”but, but, but….I am reborn”, give me a freaking break!

        • Nonsense. Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Hitler – these atheists are what evil is all about. Satanists probably love these guys, since they worship evil.

          • Atheists do not normally worship anything.
            Hitler had many religions that he followed, so that argument gets thrown out.
            Not sure on Stalin or Pol Pot (?). Yeah Mao was all about Mao, kinda like many other leaders at all levels of society.

      • 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
        Matthew 5:22.. check the book out “23 minutes in Hell”, brother then check Ron Wyatt at anchor stone..

        • 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
          Ephesians 6:12 . The isn’t between any of us the flesh that is , a spiritual warfare,brothers and sisters. If I didn’t love you all I would remain silent.

        • Saved, how about you bible thumpers (Lancaster Babtist Church) stop being hypocrites and start by NOT electing racist republicans like Trump and Rex?

          Here you are complaining about satanist, hell I’m more afraid of todays christians, pretending to be God loving people, and do totally the opposite.

          Do you think God is for discriminating against minorities or supporting biggots like Trump?

          Do you think God would be for guns?

          Do you think God would be against healthcare for all and he helping the poor?

          The answer is no. As a matter of fact, God would be the biggest socialist if he was living here on earth.

          When I start seeing these so called God loving stop voting for racists republicans, I may believe your BS.

          Other than that, the God loving republicans, are nothing but hypocrtes.

        • Saved, the God that I know, does discrminate against immigrants, would not be for racists republucans like Trump, would not be sporting a gun, would be for helping the poor, and healing th sick.

          If Jesus was living with us, he would be the biggest soialist on earth.

          Please stop using the bible as a shield to justify your wrong doings.

          • Pirrurris
            The hypocrite democraps are building a fense around their convention center! What a joke.

          • Rrrraquel….What convention center?

            Still don’t understand ….why a latina like you, supports the racist Trump, after he told (you and all other minorities), that he does not see you or your kids (unless you are white), as US citizens.

            I’ll pray for you…ok.

          • Pirrurris
            The Dems are hypocrites. They make fun of building a wall and yet they erect a tall fence around the DNC convention in Philadelphia. Why? Who do they want to keep out at their convention. Why do you assume I’m Latina? That’s racist on your part, judging someone’s nationality by their name. I never said I was a Trump supporter. But I do have to much integrity to ever consider Hillary Clinton with her record of lies and deceit. Hillary believes she is above law and refuses to answer to anyone. People who vote for her have no integrity or morals either.

          • Pirrurris
            Please you don’t need to pray for me. You really need to pray for yourself because you seem to be in desperate need of divine intervention. Prayers could help you with all the hate you have for your fellow man. By the way Omar Mateen the Orlando shooter was a registered democrat.

          • Really? And I heatd he got the AR-15 from an ammosexual republican.

            I’ll keep praying for you sister.

          • Pirrurris
            The shooter a registered democrat passed a background check and obtained his guns legally. The Pluse was in a gun free zone thanks to the democrats. If just one other person in that club had a gun they could of saved lives by shooting Mateen. He was radicalized through the Internet. Maybe we should outlaw that too. Terriorist and criminals will find ways to get weapons. Why hasn’t there been a shooting at a NRA meeting? Libs need to stop blaming guns. This tragedy is on Obama and his sympathetic policies towards radical Musslims.

          • Rrrrraquel, so you are an advocate for guns, yet you claim to be a God loving hypocrite christian? Wow! You just proved my point.

            Do you really believe God would be for guns if he was living with us?

            Rrrrrraquel, please repent.

            I’ll keep praying for you.

          • Pirrurris
            Again you open your mouth about Christianity and prove you know nothing. Reading material for you. Ecclesiastes 3:8 There is a time to love and a time to hate, a time for WAR and a time for peace. Romans 3:10-18 In a world filled with sinful people War is inevitable. 1 Samuel 15:18 Go and completely destroy those wicked people, make war on them until you completely wipe them out. God is not against war but he is against murder. We are at war with radical Islam. Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace , but a sword.” First Peter 5:8 “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” We must protect ourselves and our fellow man. This is not a gun problem it’s a radical Islamic terriorist problem. Wake up!

          • Rrrrrraquel, so if you want to follow the bible to the T…..then according to the bible……we should be stoning to death Sarah Palin’s daughter for having kids out of wedlock. Deutoronomy 22:23-24.

            We shouldbe stoning to death people that work on Sundays. Exodus31:15.

            We should be stoning to death the sons that talk back to their parents. Deutoronomy 21:18-21.

            And we should also stone to death the man that commits adultery. John 8:3-11.

            Man, I am more afraid of Christians than gays.

            I think i need to pray for your entire church…..not just you.

  16. Once again, Christians stage a knee-jerk protest against something they know nothing about and come away looking like a bunch of total horses’ arses. In the process, they got maximum attention for what was basically a publicity stunt for The Satanic Temple.
    I’m guessing Christians in Lancaster for the most part aren’t exactly rocket scientists.

  17. Man people can be stupid. These devil worshipers who are a small group just trying to stir up trouble. Just like atheist. Just trying tp upset Christians and cause trouble.

      • GOD AND HIS SON JESUS DIDN’T HAVE A RELIGION SO JUST KNOW THOSE WHO CHOOSE RELIGION WILL BE JUDGE HARSHER IF THERE THERE NOT PREACHING OR LEARNING THE TRUTH WHICH IS JESUS JUST WANTED US TO BELIEVE IN THE ONLY TRUE GOD AND CREATOR HIS FATHER OUR FATHER TOO. APPLY THE BOOK OF ENOCH JASHER AND THOMAS WITH THE BIBLE AND THE CONFUSION IS GONE EVERYONE. THISE CHRISTSIANS SHOUKD BE PRAYING FIR THESE SATANISTS INSTEAD OF HOLDING SIGNS AND ACTING LIKE THEY ARE THE ENEMY WHEN WE ALL ARE BORN SINNERS AND NO BETTER THAN ANY OTHER HUMAN. THIS IS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HERE ON THE DEVILS WORLD. ANYONE WHO ATTACKS ME ON THIS GO AHEAD I UNDERSTAND IT ALL COMES FROM SATAN. I BELIEVE SATAN DID RUIN RELIGION AND CREATED SO MANY TO CAUSE CONFUSION AND WAR BETWEEN THEM THATS WHY ITS ALL MONEY DRIVEN THESE DAYS AND HE ALSO INFECTED THE BIBLE BY REMOVING ANCIENT BOOKS ETC. THE TRUE BIBLE IS SAFE IN HEAVEN AND WILL BE OURS ONE DAY IF WE STAY FAITHFUL TO GOD. ALSO, I’ve been to every church from jehova witnesses Catholic christion and some others and was treated unfairly at times and saw the money being so important to them and how they twist things but I don’t blame them I blame Satan is my point…just know u can have a personal relationship with God and Jesus and not have a religion just BELIEVE AND REPENT AND YOU WILL BE OK…take care everyone and do your best not to judge one another in all walks of life.

    • I am more afraid of todays God loving hypicrite christians that are electing racist republicans.

  18. The problem has less to do with religion and much more to do with traffic and politics. If you you get it you probaby already knew that it is time to move farther out a few years ago to maintain a relatively calm livestyle regardless of what you believe.
    Oregonians and Texans understand what is really happening, there is a reason they cringe seeing a california plate.

    Not about religion, race, orientation or any of those buzzy terms, Mark this as the switch being turned on. I feel for the 1st responders as their job will see alot more conflict like this getting worst. To the news teams i hope you can keep up.

  19. Joe ur a racist scumbag how can u believe in God and support satan your a big looser in life can’t wait to see u eat satans piss here after and burn in hell. SORYY GOON ILL BE LAUGHING AT U FROM TOP

    • Typical Christian, complete with torture fantasies. I don’t know what gave you the impression that I believe in god, as I am an atheist. I don’t know what makes you think I’m a racist, for it is the nation of Islam which espouses the extermination of the white race, not I. I guess you must think it’s racist to call them out on their racism because they’re black, but I don’t believe in that PC BS either.

      • typical christian no good arguments no evidence when it comes down to it all they have is empty threats and impotent revenge fantasies

  20. I just wonder how many people actually know or have read the seven tenets…

    It’s not like they’re terrible ideas.

    • The real funny part of that comment is the realizing that if God created us in his perfect vision, then we should probably not be shaving the pits, making landing strips and going clean shaven.

  23. VOTE for me, Steve Hill!!! I will represent you all fairly!! dont forget to get out there and VOTE!

      • yeah cause sweet innocent christians never bother anyone they never try to impose their beliefs on anyone or deny basic human rights to people because of their iron age mythology

  27. Candidate ”Steve Hill” is a member of this Church..Steve Hill is an Athiest & Satanist …That’s why they chose Lancaster…I read their reason on their website…

  28. The Lancaster circus rolls on.

    It’s always something with Rex running the show. If he’s not whooping up the people into a frenzy over the Monguls or burying dead terrorists, he’s trying to sell us half baked ideas like LEAPS, Ecolution, and TractionSeal, or getting into scuffles with mayoral candidates in gyms, or sending out political hit mailers calling an African American veteran a “gang candidate”, or trying to scare people with his fringe environmental stories of Bangladesh being destroyed by a cyclone, as he flies around in his private plane.

    Now, the LA Satanic Temple has Lancaster in its crosshairs. They didn’t just stop by for a one day visit. They’ll be here a lot. Just what every community wants, a bunch of Satanists running around their city.

    We owe it all to one man, who in his effort to appease his political base, opened the floodgates of, dare I say, hell.

  31. “We aren’t going to allow Satan to take control of our city and that’s why we’re here,” said Associate Pastor Joe Avalos of Victory Outreach.

    Got news for ya, Pastor… Satan took over a while ago and you Kristians elected him!

    • Not sure the devil wants anything to do with the current mayor of Lancaster. The mayor is too corrupt for the devil himself.