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> >  LaVey's teachings are described in the DICTIONARY OF CULTS, 
> >  SECTS, RELIGIONS AND THE OCCULT: "Materialism and hedonism 
> >  are the two basic philosophies espoused by LaVey.  LaVey's 
> >  themes find their way into rock-drug subcultures, but his 
> >  influence on mainstream middle-class values should not be 
> >  underestimated."  The dictionary explains LaVey's form of 
> >  satanism in his own words: "Satan represents indulgence 
> >  instead of abstinence,...vital existence instead of 
> >  spiritual pipe dreams,...vengeance instead of turning the 
> >  other cheek...."

Zondervan forgot to mention that Lavey's Church of Satan (there
are others) has a deliberatly humanistic philosophy. To Lavey
and his followers, Satan is not an actual being, but a philosophy,
a way of life, a religion.

I think it's fascinating that an atheist such as Lavey openly equated
humanism with Satanism.

I was a acquainted with a Church of Satan priest here in Champaign.
A short time ago, he thanked me for witnessing to me, for being a
light to his life, and he told me that he gave his life to Christ.
I expressed surprise and happiness and asked him where he was going
to church.

He's going to one of the local Catholic churches.   Oh.  I told him
that I'd pray for him.

  *sigh*

Richard "Has anybody read Zarathustra?" Masoner
--
"God is dead." - Nietsche.   "Nietsche is dead." - God.