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Article: HMS Satan; Fury as Royal Navy allows crew member to practise devil worship at sea.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 24, 2004
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Byline: MATT NIXSON
A DEVIL worshipper has become the first registered Satanist serving with the British Armed Forces.
Chris Cranmer, a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Navy, has won official recognition as a Satanist by his ship's captain.
Now the naval technician, serving on the Type 22 frigate Cumberland, can perform Satanic rituals including devil worship aboard.
He will also have the right to be buried according to the Church of Satan rather than denominational burial if he is killed in action.
But the controversial move has been greeted with outrage among Naval veterans, including Sir Sandy Woodward, the former Commander of the South Atlantic ...