Satanism In The Royal Navy

The British Armed Forces pride themselves on welcoming people from all backgrounds.

The message: If you're prepared to accept what the forces are all about, then whatever your gender, race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or religious belief - there's a place for you. 

But it may still come as a surprise to hear that a registered Satanist has served in the Royal Navy.

In 2004, it emerged that 24-year-old Naval Technician Chris Cranmer, 24, had been allowed to register by the captain of the now-decommissioned HMS Cumberland - and even to perform Satanic rituals on board.

Mr Cranmer told the Sunday Telegraph he realised he was a Satanist when he was a teenager, after stumbling across a copy of the Satanic Bible, written by Church of Satan founder Anton Szandor LaVey. He said: Read more Here