Definition For Satanism

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Other
short lived Satanic groups currently exist and have existed in the recent past.
According to Statistic Canada, the 1991 census found 335 Canadians who
identified themselves as Satanists. The actual Number is probably significantly
larger. A United States Department of the Army pamphlet #165-13 "RELIGIOUS
REQUIREMENTS AND PRACTICES OF CERTAIN SELECTED GROUPS - A HANDBOOK FOR
CHAPLAINS" (1978 - April) estimated that there were 10 to 20 thousand members of
the Church of Satan in the United States. Accurate data is impossible to
estimate, since the largest group (The Church of Satan) does not release its
membership totals.

It is important to realize that the Satan they recognize has few if any
point s of similarity with the Christian concept of Satan. The Satanists'
concept of Satan is pre-Christian, and derived from the Pagan image of power,
virility, sexuality and sensuality. To most Satanists, Satan is a force of
nature, not a living quasi-deity. Their Satan has nothing ...

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they know little about the religion. A small
percentage of child molesters will abuse children in a Satanic setting as a
means of controlling the victims. The molesters are not actual Satanists; they
are simply using the facade of Satanism to further their criminal acts. Some
heavy metal rock bands pretend to be associated with Satanism. Their main
reason is to gain notoriety in order to sell more records. These tree forms of
quasi-Satanic groups will not be dealt with any further in this report

Modern Satanism is generally (though mistakenly) regarded as a creation
of Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947). Aleister was in fact a very prominent
ceremonial magician who based his rituals ...

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