"Hail Satan?" is a documentary that astutely lays out why The Satanic Temple's work is both brilliant trolling and meaningful and important activism.
The documentary makes it clear that the organization is vehemently anti-hate, anti-evil, and anti-violence despite the obvious misunderstandings. The misunderstandings are the point.
Their seven tenets could quite literally be the foundation of any respectable religion:
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One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.
People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
Regardless of the tentets, the documentary itself is solid using footage from the time of the events depicted, news clips and interview footage. It also has behind the scene footage of their earliest beginnings. This documentary is spellbinding, witty, fascinating and likely to cause reflection on its ideas. Highly recommended!
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frankqb
"Hail Satan?" is a documentary that astutely lays out why The Satanic Temple's work is both brilliant trolling and meaningful and important activism.The documentary makes it clear that the organization is vehemently anti-hate, anti-evil, and anti-violence despite the obvious misunderstandings. The misunderstandings are the point.
Their seven tenets could quite literally be the foundation of any respectable religion:
Regardless of the tentets, the documentary itself is solid using footage from the time of the events depicted, news clips and interview footage. It also has behind the scene footage of their earliest beginnings. This documentary is spellbinding, witty, fascinating and likely to cause reflection on its ideas. Highly recommended!
4 pentagrams out of 4!
hawkeyevigo
Was it real or a mockumentary?Enjoyable enough,...(mod-edit: rest of the comment removed for breaking site rules)