User talk:SerpentRevolution666

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Ian.thomson (talk) 11:47, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Theistic Satanism, Paganism, and Christian demonology are not the same thing
Christian demonology did label a few old pagan gods (notably Baal) as demons, but most of the demons in Christian demonology were made up in the medieval or renaissance eras (for example, Mephistopheles). Theistic Satanism may worship, revere, or summon many of the figures from Christian demonology, and some theistic Satanists may identify them with pagan gods. Many pagans do not believe in the demons of Christianity, just as they do not believe that Jesus is God Incarnate. While pagans would do reclaim the gods that Christian theologians demonized, those who have done their homework do not go on to try and deify demons made up by Christians within the past 1000 years.

This is why I keep reverting your edits to List of theological demons. If you wish to make changes to articles, you need to cite professionally published mainstream academic or journalistic sources to support those changes. The Joy of Satan website is not a mainstream academic or journalistic source. While there are potential instances where they could be cited (such as for their beliefs about themselves), their views on history, anthropology, or comparative religion are far from mainstream. Ian.thomson (talk) 13:19, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Please stick to one account
I noticed that the account ServantofTruth40 tried to add information from the Joy of Satan website to the List of theological demons article -- making it pretty clear that it's you under a different account. The messages I gave you under this account apply to that one as well -- cite professionally published mainstream academic or journalistic sources for changes, and make sure those changes are not against mainstream scholarship. Using multiple accounts to carry out the same edit is forbidden, and can get you blocked. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:49, 5 January 2017 (UTC)