Joy of Satan Ministries
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Joy of Satan Ministries, also referred to as Joy of Satan (JoS),[1] is a website and western esoteric occult organization founded in 2002 by Andrea M. Dietrich [2] (a.k.a. Maxine Dietrich).[2] Joy of Satan Ministries advocates "Spiritual Satanism",[3] an ideology that presents a synthesis of Theistic Satanism, Nazism, Gnosticism, Paganism, Western esotericism, UFO conspiracy theories and extraterrestrial beliefs similar to those popularized by Zecharia Sitchin and David Icke.[3]
Joy of Satan Ministries | |
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Abbreviation | JoS |
Type | New Religious Movement (Satanism) |
Classification | Theistic Satanism |
Orientation | Spiritual Satanism |
Scripture | Yazidi Book of Revelation |
Theology | Polytheism |
Structure | Magical order |
Region | International (Mainly USA) |
Founder | Andrea Maxine Dietrich |
Origin | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
Tax status | Exempt |
Official website | www |
Members believe Satan to be "the true father and creator God of humanity", whose desire was for his creations, humanity, to elevate themselves through knowledge and understanding.[4]
They have been the topic of significant controversy for their antisemitic beliefs and a connection to a former chairman of the National Socialist Movement, an American Neo-Nazi organization.[5]