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Satanism: Laveyan Satanism
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LaVeyan Satanism is a religion founded in 1966 by Anton LaVey. Its teachings are based on individualism, social Darwinism, self-indulgence, and "eye for an eye" morality, with influence from Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand, while its rituals and magic draw heavily from occultists such as Aleister Crowley. Borrowing Crowley's terminology, its adherents define Satanism as a "Left-Hand Path" religion, rejecting traditional "Right-Hand Path" religions such as Christianity for their perceived denial of life and emphasis on guilt and abstinence. Unlike Theistic Satanism, which is rejected by the Church of Satan as Christian heresy rather than Satanism, it does not literally worship Satan, but rather uses "Satan" as a symbol for people's natural inner desires.[1]
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Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and contexts. Common use of the word generally refers to "worship of Satan or the powers of evil"[1]. Among LaVeyan Satanists, one of the more organized and visible Satanic groups, it indicates "the first carnal religion in human history"[2]. Careful use of the word, according to one widely-respected source, refers to "a very small religious group that is unrelated to any other faith, and whose members feel free to satisfy their urges responsibly, exhibit kindness to their friends, and attack their enemies"[3]. By this definition, according to the same source, "There are perhaps ten thousand Satanists in North America. By far the largest Satanic organization is the Church of Satan.
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Recently developed is an offshoot of Satanism that keeps most of the tenets of Satanism, yet has more leniency to what is commonly referred to as a 'good' morality. These 'Christian Satanists' reject the ideas of magic and rituals, and define themselves as being in the middle of LaVeyan Satanism and Christian teachings. This stance has led to their rejection from the Church of Satan.[8]
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