Here are the 9 core beliefs of Satanism represents:
-Indulgence, not abstinence.
-Vital existence, not spiritual pipe dreams.
-Undefiled wisdom, not hypocritical self-deceit.
-Kindness to those deserving of it, not love wasted on ingrates.
-Vengeance, not turning the other cheek.
-Responsibility to the responsible, instead of concern for psychic vampires.
-Man as just another animal - the most vicious of all.
-Gratification of all ones desires.
-The best friend that the Christian Church has had as he has kept it in business for centuries.
Here are the sins under Satanism:
Stupidity
Pretentiousness
Solipsism
Self-deceit
Herd conformity
Lack of perspective
Forgetfulness of past orthodoxies
Counterproductive pride
Lack of aesthetics
At the very least, an interesting religion.
2007-10-23 07:02:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Theology of the Church of Satan:
-People have created Gods in many forms; pick one that might be useful to you.
-Heaven and Hell do not exist.
-Satan is not closely related to the modern (post 1400 AD) concept of the Christian devil. Satanists view Satan as a pre-Christian life principle which represents the carnal, earthly, and mundane aspects of life.
-Satan is not a being, a living entity; he is a force of nature.
-Human life is held in sacred regard. Children in particular are not to be harmed.
-"Satan...represents love, kindness and respect to those who deserve it."
-Black Masses (parodies of the Roman Catholic religious service) are not normally performed by Satanists (except on rare occasions for their entertainment or publicity value).
2007-10-23 07:04:09 · update #1
After looking at the rules for Satanism (not just the ones you posted) I cannot seem to find a rule stating that a satanist must kill every person who doesn't believe in the same religion as he/she does.
Can't say the same for Christianity though.
2007-10-23 07:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
you're able to study the Satanic Bible sometime it somewhat is a good e book. Satanism does not condone rape, and that i'm no longer asserting that because of the fact Anton LaVey pronounced it develop into ok and then claimed it wasn't because of the fact of any "new covenant" or any hypocritial bull that the different bible preaches. No, this is incredibly right now forward. Satanism is approximately making unfastened alternatives, besides the shown fact that it is likewise approximately no longer being an fool. the sole sin in Satanism is stupidity. Like, in case you pick a e book to allow you realize that going around killing human beings for no reason in besides is incorrect, you should die because of the fact of your stupidity. That being mentioned, you're to blame for making your guy or woman ethical code and your guy or woman alternatives, yet once you're too stupid and irresponsible you haven't any longer have been given any "god" to declare, you're to blame on your guy or woman movements.
2016-10-04 10:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want you to notice the contradiction of what they stand for and what they practice. This info is taken out of your comments on it by the way.
1. "Satan...represents love, kindness and respect to those who deserve it." and "Kindness to those deserving of it, not love wasted on ingrates."
Who would qualify as "deserving", and who makes those decisions? What is used to measure whether a person is "deserving" or not?
2. "Gratification of all ones desires." and "Indulgence, not abstinence."
There are child molesters, murderers, and serial rapists in the world that live good moral lives outside their overwhelming desires to commit the evil they so desire, so that is apparently okay to Satanists as long as they are "gratifying their desires"? An alcoholic, drug addict, sexual predator, etc...should "indulge" and not abstain then?
3. "Vengeance, not turning the other cheek." So if a woman or child hits a man, then the man should by all means hit her back"?
4. "Man as just another animal - the most vicious of all."
This goes against their other sin (stupidity), because science has shown that man is not an animal.
I have answered several of your questions, would love some feedback on any of my answers. I'll continue watching.
2007-10-26 05:59:24 · answer #3 · answered by dooder 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not a Satanist (I'm a Traditional Witch), but I have read a lot about it, and yes, they do have some interesting concepts. I agree with the other poster, some people can't get past the name enough to really know what it is. So they just assume. I guess it's probably quite bothersome for satanists.
2007-10-23 10:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! People who can't get past the word don't understand its meaning.
Satanists do NOT worship or believe in the Christian deity of Satan. They take their name from the PRE-Christian life force, 'satan', which meant 'adversary' before Christians invented their devil and hijacked the word as his name.
Like the word implies, Satanism is an ADVERSARY to Christianity, because it advocates personal responsibility (rather than blaming one's thoughts and actions on a devil); education (rather than blind faith); loving only those who one knows and is close to (as opposed to doling it out to every Tom, Dick, and Harry stranger, like a common whore), etc.
The use of that as a name was brilliant - one can instantly identify an uneducated Christian by merely asking what he thinks of Satanism. If he says something about the devil, he clearly doesn't have any clue what he's talking about, and it's best not to trust him to be knowledgeable about anything else of importance.
2007-10-23 07:05:30 · answer #5 · answered by gelfling 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Some of them are; others, not so much.
Vengeance is a bad idea. All it does is cause the other to get back at you; then you at them again, and so on.
Gratification of all one's desires? No.
Within reason, yes, but ALL? No.
2007-10-23 09:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds cool (better than most religions judging from your description) however, Atheism makes more sense to me.
2007-10-23 07:08:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's amazing that most Christians I know follow these guidelines.
2007-10-23 07:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by tremonster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say we merge the two religions together and creat a super religion.
2007-10-23 07:06:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
ROFL @ "Lack of aesthetics"
Yeah, that's really important.
2007-10-23 07:07:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋