British Navy recognises Satanist
AFP
October 25, 2004
A TECHNICIAN in the Royal Navy has become the first serviceman in
Britain's armed forces to be officially recognised as a Satanist,
the defence ministry said.
Chris Cranmer, 24, has been given the go-ahead by his captain to
perform Satanic rituals on board the HMS Cumberland and is
reportedly lobbying his employers to register Satanism as an
official religion in the armed forces.
"There is a guy who has asked to practice his (Satanic) beliefs on
a Royal Navy ship," a defence ministry spokesman told AFP. "His
request was treated sympathetically by the ship's commanding
officer."
Cranmer holds the rank of leading hand - the naval equivalent of
corporal - and in line with British naval tradition will be
permitted to have a funeral carried out by the Church of Satan
should he be killed in action.
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Hey SAF soldier: you dare to work next to such a person?
