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I just realized I am not an atheist. I'm actually a Satanist...
Satan in his original pre-Christian Pagan forms is respected, as a principle rather than a deity. Satanists do not worship Satan just as most Buddhists do not worship Buddha." As Vexen Crabtree has written: "Satanism is Satanism not due to our worship of any deity, but for the philosophy that we stand for. We recognize ourselves as gods, and we hold our own perspective on life as holy and revere our own experiences as the only truth we can ever know. " • "Satanism is the utter rejection of the spiritual way of theistic religions, and the honest admittance that we are just animals who evolve as any other complex system."
• Major emphasis is placed on the power and authority of the individual Satanist, rather than on a God or Goddess.
• They believe that "no redeemer liveth" - that each person is their own redeemer, fully responsible for their own life.
• "Satanism respects and exalts life. Children and animals are the purest expressions of that life force, and as such are held sacred and precious..." Children and animals are not abused or killed.
• Those Satanists who believe in Satan or Set as a living entity do not worship or demonstrate their faith in him (as, for example, Christians worship and pray to their God).
• They believe that one should live out their lusts and desires, and enthusiastically explore the "seven deadly sins" with other consenting adults.
• They follow many beliefs, practices and rules of behavior which are in conflict with traditional Christianity, and essentially all other religions.
• Uniqueness and creativity are encouraged.
- Satan is god's conscience.
(read in Constantine)georgesIII - satan is hebrew for adversary, right?jaylarson
- Uhhh, you do realize that Christians are essentially Satanists. They're the only religion that even believes he exists.monospaced
- exists. And, they focus more on what he's up to than the other guys. Just sayin'monospaced
- Satan is god's conscience.