Disputes amongst Satanists

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What can be expected of Satanists and a 'Satanic Community' in terms of disagreements and internal disputes?

Expect disagreements
Within Satanism it is expected that disagreements will occur. As a Left Hand Path religion, Satanism puts a large emphasis on thinking for yourself. It is not expected that Satanists will automatically agree on anything. If it was that Satanists agreed on everything then we would become weak and dogmatic, simply following the herd. It is not like that.

It should be that you can have disagreements and remain 'friends' with the other person. Be mature! If you find yourself in a an argument make sure the other person knows that you are a not trying to attack them personally (and don't). Victory not vengeance: Set out to learn from disagreements, not to fight.

You should discuss disagreements... because the other person might know something that you don't!

"A word to the wise: since Satanism is a philosophy which holds individualism as one of its main values, we don’t expect all of our members to agree on everything, or even to “get along” with each other. Thus, you are cautioned that you might find some differences of opinion in these discussions. Satanism, by definition, is a philosophy in which you won’t find group hugs as part of the repertoire"

Church of Satan website

Essential Reading
I refer you to two excellent essays by two Priests of the Church of Satan which cover this topic;
Satanic Brotherhood? by Michael Rose
The Myth of the Satanic Community and other Virtual Delusions by Magister Peter Gilmore.

These two essays are utterly essential to anyone in contact with other Satanists!

Church of Satan as a Body of Satanists
The Church of Satan is comprised of such individualistic people that consensus is always rare. I came across the term "loyal dissent":

C of E: The State It's In

"Gerald Arbuckle, a member of a Roman Catholic religious order, writing with feeling about the struggles in his own church, has coined the useful phrase "loyal dissent". Dissent, says Arbuckle, is vital for a living church since it 'proposes alternatives' and it is only by looking at alternatives that a body can evolve creatively"

C of E: The State It's In by Monica Furlong p8

Arbuckle's term was employed to describe some individials within the Church who think differently. The Church of Satan differs in that nearly all its members are of the loyal dissenter type, so much so that it is only ever noted when a person seems to lack this quality, rather than commented on when someone possesses this common Satanic trait. It is taken for granted within Satanism that dissent is a vitality!