Self-proclaimed ex-satanist John Miller spoke Wednesday about his perspective of biblical references and the beliefs of others through a question–and–answer session in the Holmes Student Center Regency Room.

Reverend Tom May of Campus Mission International introduced Miller’s speech.

“We are here to offer a Christian perspective,” May said.

He continued to talk about the video, “Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism,” which was supposed to be played, but since the footage was too old, the group didn’t think that it held enough merit for the viewers.

The areas discussed intensely by both May and Miller ranged from secular humanism, logistics of religion, biblical references, Miller’s views of religious beliefs and how to co-exist with one another. Among the other topics, Miller and May discussed Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Paganism, Atheism, Agnosticism and Satanism.

In regard to Miller’s views of the church and any religious beliefs, he was willing to address how he feels about what the audience had to ask.

“I honor your right to believe that. You have every right to believe what you do,” Miller said.

At times, the audience, along with May and Miller, became hostile with each other.

“Frankly, I’ve been secular too long to give a crap anymore,” said Jason Cohen, graduate student of speech language and pathology. “This is one of those things that people won’t see eye to eye with. There will never be world peace. The result is nothing is ever going to change.”

For some students, the session helped keep their minds open to different perspectives.

“It’s really cool to come to something like this. It’s a different view,” junior undecided major Abby Rutzky said. “During Halloween, people tend to get curious. People don’t really get to hear about practicing these things. It’s the other side of it.”

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