I've seen afew people state that Satanism is inversed Catholocism(sp?), but if I may, here is some statements from a sect of Satanism that states that it is not:
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Taken From http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/Enema.html
, A Text On How Satanism Is Preceived In The Wrong Context By Some Satanists By Someone Going By The Name Of "Nemo"
From the beginning, the Church of Satan has made it explicitly clear that Satan is not an entity, conscious or preconscious. For example:
“In LaVey's view, the Devil was not [an anthropomorphic diety], but rather a dark, hidden force in nature responsible for the workings of earthly affairs, a force for which neither science nor religion had any explanation.”—Burton Wolfe, Introduction to The Satanic Bible.
Other quotes from Dr. LaVey's own pen in The Satanic Bible reiterate this theme:
“...the allegorical personage...” (page 29).
“...Satan, the personification of the Left Hand Path.” (page 52).
“Satan...merely represents a force of nature—the powers of darkness which have been named just that because no religion has taken these forces out of darkness.” “...this many faceted key to the unknown—which the Satanist chooses to call ‘Satan’.” (page 62).
Again and again the Church of Satan has patiently explained to all who would ask, read or listen that Satan is a symbol.
Yet how many times do we see people advocating a return to the superstitious nonsense of belief in a “god”? How often do we see so-called “Satanists” missing the most important single point of Satanism?
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I am not a Satanist, but I just thought I would show people that Satanism in the origional, LaVey context is NOT the reverse ideology of Catholics, but is a religion without Gods, but is a religon based on reality and the way things interact within each other.
Sorry to bother everyone, and thank you for your time
[This message has been edited by Gyhth (edited 06-24-2004).]
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