• SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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    Aleister Crowley included barely Satan or Satanism in his writing, in the Church of Satan they believe Satan is “a name for the reservoir of power inside each human to be tapped at will”, Anton LaVey (the founder of the Church of Satan) says he Satanist’s concept of a god is described as the Satanist’s true “self”— a projection of his or her own personality, not an external deity. Satan is used as a representation of personal liberty and individualism.

    The Satanic Temple is a satirical religion that was established in reaction to the “intrusion of Christian values on American politics”.