I will try to break this down into a sort of question and answer type thing. Just for better read-ability. Onward!
What do you believe?
Theistic satanists recognize Lucifer as a god-form or a deity. Those that follow the teachings of Anton Lavey believe that Lucifer is merely a symbol to encourage their faith. I also practice meditation, tarot card reading, and various forms of magic. Lucifer in my belief is not the same Lucifer portrayed in Christian beliefs. He provides for me and he in times is often a father figure to me. (As in teaching me ways to become a better person.)
Do you have philosophies or morals?
I try to make the most out of life. I try to avoid self-hatred and hatred towards others. Because like I said hate is so prevalent and hate is polluting. If you always hate you can never grow as a person. You become stagnant. I do not seek harm on others unless I have to for me protection. Self defense you could say. There is a wide belief that Satanists use only destructive black magic. This is wrong and an old stereotype. I do follow some rules of Lavey such as: Do not harm children and do not kill and animal unless attacked or for food. I try to better myself as a person and expand my mind.
Do you sacrifice animals or encourage violence?
This is just hog wash. No satanic ritual involves animal sacrifice. This is just a form of propaganda used to "prove" to others how "wicked and corrupt" Satanists are. In my branch of Satanism violence is NEVER the answer. This is why I have never gotten in any sort of physical confrontation. I try to use my wit and words to fight. Media likes to hype "violent satanists" and it is exactly that...hype.
Do you hate Christians?
No. In satanism individuality is celebrated. You should not be shamed of who you are or what your interests are and you should not persecute others for no agreeing with you. Disliking someone is natural but just because you do not have the same interests I do does not mean I hate you. Just like I said in the beginning, I try not to "hate" anyone.
Do you burn churches?
NO! There is a rite of blasphemy in satanism, but this is just a representation of breaking yourself away from the Christian faith. Never does anyone need to defile any place for their personal gain or enjoyment. There has been church burnings before in the name of Satan. But the people that do things such as this are looked as pariahs in the community. They are just giving us a bad name!
Do you believe in God?
I do not believe in the Christian "God". But I do believe in an opposing force. There must always be light and dark in this world. It is the balance of things. You cannot have bad without good.
If I was to go into depth my religion..well, this would be a very long post. So here are some links that explain more about Spiritual Satanism.
http://www.spiritualsatanist.com/
Diary of a Satanist
Satan's Den
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I had another online friend years ago who was a satanist. We had a couple of nice e-mail discussions on her beliefs and she sent me some links (which I no longer have); what you said here mirrors a lot of what she said. Too many people choose to hate and fear what they don't understand. Thanks for putting this out there!
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