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The '''Church of Satan''' is a modern religious variation that has little to do with traditional Satanism except for the title, as there is not actually a belief in [[Satan]] himself.  The founder was [[Anton Szandor LaVey]], a former circus performer, as outlined in The Satanic Bible and other works. "Satan" is taken as a positive symbol of this [[world view]], an [[archetype]] or the ultimate symbol of the self and egotism. LaVey explains in an interview with The Washington Post magazine: "Satan is just a symbol, nothing more.... Satan signifies our love of the worldly and our rejection of the pallid, ineffectual image of Christ on the cross."

 

The '''Church of Satan''' is a modern religious variation that has little to due with traditional satanism except for the title, as there is not actually a belief in [[satan]] himself.  The founder is [[Anton Szandor LaVey]], as outlined in The Satanic Bible and other works. "Satan" is taken as a positive symbol of this [[world view]], an [[archetype]] or the ultimate symbol of the self and egotism. LaVey explains in an interview with The Washington Post magazine: "Satan is just a symbol, nothing more.... Satan signifies our love of the worldly and our rejection of the pallid, ineffectual image of Christ on the cross."

==God in Satanism==

==God in Satanism==

=== Satanic Principles ===

=== Satanic Principles ===

According to the European-American Evangelistic Crusades, the church of Satan believe in nine Satanic principles, among these:<ref>http://www.eaec.org/cults/satan.htm</ref>  

According to the European-American Evangelistic Crusades, the Church of Satan believes in nine Satanic principles, among these:<ref>http://www.eaec.org/cults/satan.htm</ref>  

*Indulgence, not abstinence.  

*Indulgence, not abstinence.  

*Undefiled wisdom, not hypocritical self-deceit.  

*Undefiled wisdom, not hypocritical self-deceit.  

*Kindness to those deserving of it, not love wasted on ingrates.  

*Kindness to those deserving of it, not love wasted on ingrates.  

*Vengeance, not turning the other cheek.  

*[[Vengeance]], not turning the other cheek.

*Responsibility only to the responsible instead of for psychic vampires.

*Man as just another animal - the most vicious of all.  

*Man as just another animal - the most vicious of all.  

*Gratification of all ones desires.

*Gratification of all ones desires.

==See also==

==See also==

* [[pentagram | inverted pentagram]]

* [[Pentagram|Inverted pentagram]]

* [[satanism]]

* [[Satanism]]

* [[Satanic ritual abuse]]

==Reference==

==References==

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