To the #ChurchOfSatan's credit, they've never sued ex-members for criticizing them and don't promise pregnant people they can help them get abortions with religious liberty loopholes.

Folks who support them generally *do* understand accurately that they aren't getting anything special in return.

But does that make them the "good ones"? Not exactly, and when it comes to the things #AntonLaVey, #PeterGilmore, and other key figures have said and done when forming and representing #CoS, the history with open #neoNazis and #fascists is quite awful, before even getting into the dogwhistles.

This article goes thru some of that Church of Satan history & provides sourcing for anyone to check for themselves if they believe there is some exculpatory context being left out or some passage omitted changes what is included means.

Note that none of this is a defense of The Satanic Temple, tho.

https://queersatanic.com/anton-lavey-was-worse-than-you-think/