Satanism is a religion based upon the philosophy of Anton Szandor LaVey as outlined in The Satanic Bible and other works.
"Satan" is appropriated as a positive symbol of this worldview, an archetype or the ultimate symbol of the self and egotism. LaVey explains that Satan is only a symbol in an interview with Washington Post magazine.
"Satan is just a symbol, nothing more," LaVey says. "Satan signifies our love of the worldly and our rejection of the pallid, ineffectual image of Christ on the cross."
Anton Szandor LaVey (11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997) was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, musician, and actor. He is the author of The Satanic Bible and the founder of Satanism, a synthesized system of his understanding of human nature and the insights of philosophers who advocated materialism and individualism, for which he claimed no "supernatural inspiration”. LaVey viewed "Satan" not as a literal deity or entity, but as an historic and literary figure symbolic of Earthly values.
Marilyn Manson bears the title of "Reverend" in Anton LaVey's Church of Satan.
2006-11-16 07:44:05
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answered by Anonymous
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Marilyn Manson was made an 'honorary' reverend some years back. He is not involved with the Church of Satan at this time. The codification of Satanism was done by Anton LaVey in his books, starting with The Satanic Bible in 1969 and continuing in his books of essays, rituals, and the psychology lessons of 'The Satanic Witch.' Reading these books is the best way to learn about Satanism. There is also a brief overview of the Church of Satan ('modern Satanism') at religious tolerance.org's website.
2006-11-16 15:46:49
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answered by Cobalt 4
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the nine satanic statements:
satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence.
satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams
satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates!
satan represents vengeance, insteadof turning the other cheek.
satan represents responsibility to the responsible, instead of concern for psychic vampires
satan respresents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all fours, who, because of his divine spiritual and intellectual development, has become the most vicious animal of all
satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification.
satan has been the best friend th echurch has ever had as he has kept it in business all these years.
these statments teach the student that "do what thou wilt, shall be the whole of the law" as propounded by aleister crowley.
this system is called the LHP or left hand path and as you can see is way different than most mainstream religions.
marilyn manson "impressed" lavey with his knowledge of the precepts of satanism and was made an honorary high priest.
be it known however, that even lavey's original followers and his own daughter acknowledge that lavey started this whole CofS as a publicity stunt and he made most of this stuff up himself.
the offshoots from this have had more notoriety as they have taken this hoax seriously. be careful what you look into, you just ,might buy into it.
2006-11-16 16:16:47
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answered by cliffy 3
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They are people who reject God even though they believe he exists. They worship Satan the Devil and offer there souls to him for favours. They usually are members of a sect or club if u wish and they are known to even murder children and offer them as a sacrifice to him, Though mostly its animals they kill for sacrifices . They can be very dangerous people often dabbling in drugs and weird orgies. They live in a very dark place in their minds and their lives reflect this. If your thinking about getting interested in these sort of activities well think very hard before u do. It will only lead u down a road of self destruction and or mental illness. Stay very clear of these idiots.
2006-11-16 15:54:46
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answered by Anonymous
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Brian Warner wears fancy contacts; there's nothing really wrong with his eyes.
If you want to know about Satanism, I would suggest the following sites:
http://www.churchofsatan.com/home.html
http://www.religioustolerance.org/satanism.htm
2006-11-16 15:46:37
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answered by Anonymous
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Is this homework, you want an awful broad amount of information
2006-11-16 15:46:30
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answered by casey54 5
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It's the devil's tool!!
haha
2006-11-16 15:44:05
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answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7
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Nothin you should worry about
Just stay far far away from it
2006-11-16 15:44:34
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answered by Maurice H 6
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