How does a non-theistic religion relate to sexuality, consent, human trafficking, and personal rituals? Our expert academic Dr Sprankle teaches about history and the impacts of religiosity on human sexuality.

1:00 he’s a twitter hit

4:00 this is a good long running joke

8:00 Satanists don’t believe in a literal devil

10:00 no prohibitions on taboos, yes to consent 

13:00 occultism or rationalism, and rituals 

16:00 how society treats sex workers can lead to stressors

21:00 a religion of Self

25:00 listener questions 

28:00 ejaculations are healthy

31:00 ritual can be impactful

34:00 the history of “satanic panic”

39:00 underlying themes and messaging 

45:00 a random web search 

50:00 resources

54:00 all the popes have been accused of satanism

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