When a Satanist commits a wrong, he realizes that is it natural to make a mistake―and if he is truly sorry about what he has done, he will learn from it and take care not to do the same thing again. If he is not honestly sorry about what he has done, and knows he will do the same thing over and over, he has no business confessing and asking forgiveness in the first place.
“People have free will, and they make choices that determine their fate. Luke chose to stay and help Karen. You chose to get in the car. No one is blaming you for the choice that you made, but you have to accept responsibility for making it, because only then can you fully receive the forgiveness your heart needs to heal.”
— Monica/ Touched by an Angel/ Season 3, Episode 16 (“Crisis of Faith”)
This is a deeply human question, and though none of us can speak from personal experience of death, doctors, hospice workers, and people who’ve witnessed peaceful passings offer some insight.
When someone dies of old age — meaning their body is simply worn out and shuts down naturally, not from illness or trauma — the process is usually gentle and gradual.
What seems to happen:
The body slows down. Breathing becomes shallower and more irregular. Sometimes there are long pauses between breaths.
The person is usually unconscious near the end. They’re not actively “trying” to breathe or stop breathing. The brain and organs are just slowly shutting off.
It doesn’t seem like a struggle. In most peaceful deaths, it’s not like gasping or fighting for air. It’s more like the body forgets how to breathe, and then… it just doesn’t start again.
Some describe it as:
“Like a candle flickering out.”
Or:
“Like slipping into a very deep sleep and not waking up.”
There can be small reflexes or odd breathing sounds, but these are not usually signs of distress — more just the nervous system winding down.
If you’re wondering because of fear or curiosity, it’s okay. A lot of people ask this quietly. And if it helps: people who’ve had near-death experiences or come back after being declared clinically dead often say the moment itself is peaceful — not scary.
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his “divine spiritual and intellectual development,” has become the most vicious animal of all!
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may sometimes be attributed to religious beliefs. Homophobia is observable in critical and hostile behavior such as discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientations that are non-heterosexual.
Boys Beware, a 1961 US social guidance film warning boys to beware the “predatory” dangers of homosexual men. The film pushes the common homophobic tropes that homosexuality is a mental illness, and that gay men are pedophiles.
Homophobia refers to prejudice, fear, or dislike toward people who identify as or are perceived to be lesbian, gay, or bisexual. This bias can manifest in negative attitudes, discriminatory behavior, or harmful actions against individuals based on their sexual orientation. It can arise from cultural, social, or personal beliefs and may lead to exclusion, harassment, or violence directed at LGBTQ+ individuals.
