Quote Originally Posted by ISAtlanta300
All fine and Dandy. I still believe that he is an attention whore. He took an age old "practice" and tried to make it his OWN. It is like me re-writing the bible and claiming that I am Jesus Christ.

Satanism existed BEFORE Lavey. Rituals existed BEFORE the Satanic Bible which he wrote (or should i say, Plagiarized). Chants and Prayers were NOT invented by him. Invocation of the Devil was NOT his working.

To me he is just one person who took the whole thing mainstream. To try and be cool and be the "boogie-man". And to try and portray a different message behind his own propaganda.

If he did indeed take the phrase "Satanism" for his Church of "self worship" then he indeed took on the wrong name. He should have called it "Laveyism" or some shit like that. The Definition of Satanism is the worship of Satan. He just made up his "own" ideas behind the definition and try to sugarcoat it. But unless he chose to call it something else, it still is what it is. Sorry, Lavey... you do not have Dibs on the word. So by using it you basically know what it is and what it stands for.

I still do not get how it is about "Free worship" if the Devil and Satan are mentioned in his book.

That is like saying that you really believe in buddha while going to a catholic church with a Bible with "God" mentioned in it under your arms. Does not make sense. Why bother?
I don't think the basis behind it are Attn Whore syndrome; maybe i'm wrong. But that can easily be said about Jesus or Moses. Now are satanist attn whores? You bet your ass most probably are, b/c they try to have a chip on their shoulder like a skin head or kkk or religious cult leader. What people fear/disagree give light to your cause?

I do think it could of been named different, but i also see the idea behind how thinking freely and "do what thou wilt" would be a blasphemous idea hence "satanism". I mean take the EYE FOR AN EYE, that is a direct conflict w/ christianity, so if i asked you to imagine a religion that is the opposite of christianity you would say what Satanism, just b/c the mention of the devils doesn't mean praise has to be given. Shit your trying to give the devil too much credit a true satanist would be stronger than that; thats why self worship is better than worshiping the devil. Get my point?

There are similar beliefs where people believe in say Jesus, Allah, Jehova, Budda, all at the same time and they use them to fit what they need, i can't remember the name of this religion but it to me is very very similiar. You take what is needed to fit you beliefs.