My name is Rev. Shane Vedvik and I have been
a Satanist for almost six years. I stumbled on Satanism in my quest
for truth, and when my cousin told me about the Satanic Bible, I had to
check it out. Anton LaVey's writings became a driving force in my
life, and since, I have started the Temple of Lylyth, as a group akin to
the original Church of Satan. I always agreed with Dr. LaVey's insistance
that to be a Satanist, you do not have to join anything, and I still do.
You can not go through life believing that a $20.00 bill or a $100.00 bill
can buy you a membership in a group only to confirm the things that you
allready think. If you wish to join a organization I suggest you
check it out very well, because there certainly are a large number of groups
out there that would better be called the Church of the All Mighty Dollar,
and they will willingly bilk their members. I make no money from
the Temple of Lylyth, and never will, unless it becomes a full time job,
and I cannot work outside the ToL, without harming the amount of time spent
with my family and close friends.
My family is very important to me. I have a mate and a three month old daughter. I have three sisters, both of my parents, and a plethora of cousins, aunts and uncles. My right hand man in the Temple is an aquaintance I met only when I opened the Temple of Lylyth to public application. In the short amount of time I have known Kaiden, he has become one of my best friends and most trusted associates. My best friend for the last sixteen years has been Casey Prellwitz, who is both a charter member of the Temple of Lylyth, and my support in times of trouble. Since the inception of our friendship he has always been there for me in both thick and thin, and I owe him a great deal. Casey is like a member of my family and my sisters consider him to be their big brother. Richard is another of my best friends. He has been a great friend and a strong source of support and inspiration, through all of my journey that has led to today.
I used to work for a company in Portage Wisconsin as a Live-In Coordinator, taking care of disabled clients, but was terminated for what boils down to my religious beliefs. I plan to fight for equal rights for Satanists everywhere and to continue my journey to perfection as a Satanist. Satanism to me is a personal choice, not something that you are born into, and no matter what, people will always behave like the Satanist, even as they proclaim their love of Yeshua and Yaweh, in self deciet. Currently I am employed in customer support for a large computer technical support company based in Dane County Wisconsin. I will not name the company for reasons of privacy, both for myself and my family. They have endured the same horrible intolerance that I have endured through this long fight for religious freedom.
In closing I would like to say to everyone who was interested enough to check out my personal web space that I appreciate your time being spent learning about me, and saying that I would like everyone to remember that Satanists are no different than atheists, wiccans, xtians, or taoists in their right to practice their religious beliefs and not be hassled for them. I hope that you have seen that I am a regular guy who happens to be a Satanist. I enjoy the same things that every other person remotely similar to me does, including games, reading, intellectual discussion, and time spent in the company of my friends and family.