I attended nine years of Catholic grade school (K-8th) and one year of Catholic high school. I was asked not to return to that high school, partially because I was seen as a threat to the "Catholic standard" of learning. I doubted the existence of god and I was known to ask questions that made other people question their beliefs in god. The teachers never answered my questions. I was left to form my own opinion on god, religion and my way of life. It was the only good thing the Catholic church ever did for me.

I began to study religions to find the answers that priests and catholic teachers answered only with "You must have faith and believe". I've studied Wicca and Witchcraft in general, Paganism, and a few others. None of those answered my questions either. Then one day, while looking for new books to read, I found The Satanic Bible. It gave me the answers that I had searched for. I realized that the way of life for me was to just live and be true to myself. I don't practice Satanism as my religion. I do however hold many of it's beliefs to be true. I am not a member of the Church Of Satan but I do think of myself as a Satanist. Many people think that Satanism and devil worship are the same thing. I have only one thing to say to those people. Until you know the difference, don't tell me that I'm ignorant. Refusing to see the truth is the only true ignorance. I am who I am because of many years of study and thought. I was forced into christianity before I could even talk. Well, I can talk now and I say: I chose my own way of life and I will not be told that I am wrong.

I am the Pagan and that's my story.

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My Favorite Things * Me, Myself & I	My Favorite Color * Black
My Favorite Hobbies * * * Playing Guitar Driving Around Web Development	My Favorite Bands * * * Type O Negative Tool Pink Floyd
My Favorite Albums * * * * * * * * Slow Deep & Hard Bloody Kisses October Rust World Coming Down Opiate Undertow Lateralus The Wall	My Favorite Movies * * * * * * * * Clerks Mallrats Chasing Amy Dogma Ferris Beuller's Day Off Office Space The Crow The Star Wars Trilogy

Things I Hate

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Most people Drugs Anyone who thinks drugs are cool Dirt Dirty People Body Odor Foot Odor Hanson Little boys with more money than me Eleven year olds with credit cards Yuppies Most People Bad drivers Pauly Shore That new VJ Jesse on Mtv Hangnails Any music group than ends in Boys or Men Stupid People Cranberry Juice Fake boobs That O'Lean crap Anyone with more body hair than a yak Pyramid Schemes Plymouth Neons The liberation of some small, nowhere country at my expense

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Those little green men who visit me at night Douche Ads on TV Most people Any product with a 30 day money back guarantee Memory loss People who call and hang up Fishing Cars that have fewer cylinders than gears Anything Mauve Santa Fishing on TV Lines at a grocery store Those little green men who visit me during the day People who call and don't hang up Church on TV Flat Soda Memory loss Telemarketers People who use the word Ax instead of Ask Flat Soda Memory loss Telemarketers People who use the word Ax instead of Ask Anything Taupe Open talks about sex with ugly people