consider my path very similar to that. >> it's a path michael first started exploring as a young boy in sunday school. michael was raised lutheran but struggled to see the bible as more than just a story. by the time he became a teenager, he was ready to walk away. >> i was definitely looking into the other side of life i wasn't exposed to. i went to my parents and said that i just don't believe any of this and i would really appreciate it if i didn't have to go here on sundays. and they were furious. >> it's one thing to walk away from the church, and it's another to say that you are a satanist. >> it's a very big leap. >> three years ago michael started exploring a form of satanism first popularized in the 1960s. >> hail satan. >> hail satan. >> the church of satan is an exclusive group of atheists known for their hedonistic and