They believe in the here and now. That there is no god devil heaven or hell. That God is simply the good side of nature, whereas the devil is only the bad side of nature.
LaVey's Satanism is basically Spencer's "Social Darwinism" and Ayn Rand's "Objectivism" with a touch of magic and ceremony influenced by traditional Pagan customs.
I suggest going onto wikipedia and searching it for alot of info. It will also give a breif summary....
Spiritual Satanists are more spiritual. They believe in Satan as an actual being, usually he's their God of choice. Whereas LaVeyan Satanists are pretty much athiests.
LaVeyans tend to be more athestic than spiritualist satanists.
LaVeyan Satanists believe that both Satan and God are mythical. For this reason, they would be athiests. Satan is just symbolic of those aspects of our nature, or behaviours, which are socially unacceptable.
A few hundred thousand. But theirs different types of satanists aswell... laveyan, spiritual etc....
LaVeyan Satanists do not believe in Satan and God as anthropomorphic beings. Even in the Bible, it clearly states that the antichrist and Satan are different beings.
LaVeyan Satanism (the original) does not.
No holidays worship Satan. Some people may worship Satan on particular days. For LaVeyan Satanists, the most important holiday is their birthdays. Another day some people celebrate as a Satanic holiday is Walpurgisnacht.
Satanism is an exceptionally individualistic religion with no specific creed and is practised by persons who are not inclined to accept arbitrary limitations on their personal conduct. Theistic Satanists are liable to embrace same-sex marriage because Christianity generally labels it as sin. LaVeyan Satanists are likely to approve of the perceived rebelliousness of the idea, but perhaps frown on whatever attempt at conformity is inherent in the practice.
Satanist and devil worshippers are the SAME THING!! BANDS LIKE SLIPKNOT DISTURBED AND SYSTEM OF A DOWN ARE NOT SATANIST THEIR ALBULM COVERS,SONGS,E.T.C CONTAIN ANTI-CHRISTIAN MATERIAL. THIS MATERIAL IS FOR SHOCK-ROCK PURPOSES AND TO SCARE PEOPLE NONE OF THIS MATERIAL IS DESCRIBING THE BANDS RELIGIOUS BELEIFS!!!!
The Satanist is a man or woman who believes in Satan, but some Satanists are not devil worships, are atheists. If you want to learn about Satanism, you be a member of ToC (Temple of Christ). http://christ.forumup.com
No, most Satanists are not hate groups. However, there are some sects that are.
No, not at all. they are not a satanic band and none of them are satanists. andy is an athiest, but he is not satanistic.