Bolsover 'hotbed of Satanism' claims dismissed
Satanists have dismissed claims that a Derbyshire district is a "hotbed of Satanism" or the "Satanic capital of Britain".
In the most recent census, 17 people in Bolsover wrote Satanism as their religion.
This suggested it had the highest concentration of Satanists in England and Wales.
But the Church of Satan believes many people had lied on their census forms because they "think it is funny".
Priestess Serena Malone, administrator for the Church of Satan, said: "We tend to think someone is playing a prank here.
"While we have many members throughout the UK, that area does not have any exceptional concentration of our adherents."
The Church of Satan said it does not give out statistics on where its members are based, because "many bigoted people still see us as some form of threat".
(continued, first thing Satan does is convince folks he don't exist and the second is to organise his headquarters somewhere...)
