Satan

Dear pagans of assorted stripes, colours and spots: Please stop repeating the claim that "Satan is a Christian concept". That this claim is incorrect can be demonstrated by, for example, the fact that Satan is referred to a number of times in the Tanakh, and particularly in the Book of Job, which predates Christianity by centuries. Of course, Christian versions of Satan are indeed, trivially, Christian concepts; but in your rush to separate yourself from the negative stereotypes about Satanists and Satanism¹, you neglect to qualify your statement appropriately. i submit to you that it would be a good idea to consider the wisdom of attempting to counter inaccuracies about your own beliefs by spreading inaccuracies about others.

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1. Wiccans engaging in such efforts should be sure to read Diane Vera's excellent article "Satanism and the History of Wicca".