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'''Secular Satanism''' is a loose term describing the ideologies of those who call themselves satanists while not believing in a literal Satan; they instead embrace a fictional Satan as a symbol of defiance against Abrahamic religions. |
[[File:SecSat.png]] '''Secular Satanism''' is a loose term describing the ideologies of those who call themselves satanists while not believing in a literal Satan; they instead embrace a fictional Satan as a symbol of defiance against Abrahamic religions. |
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This article is primarily about the ideologies of Anton LaVey's [[File:CoS.png]] [[wikipedia:Church of Satan|Church of Satan]] and [[File:TST.png]] [[wikipedia:The Satanic Temple|The Satanic Temple]], as they are the largest organisations in the movement. However, many smaller organisations with varying ideology and relevance within the movement have come and gone as well. |
This article is primarily about the ideologies of Anton LaVey's [[File:CoS.png]] [[wikipedia:Church of Satan|Church of Satan]] and [[File:TST.png]] [[wikipedia:The Satanic Temple|The Satanic Temple]], as they are the largest organisations in the movement. However, many smaller organisations with varying ideology and relevance within the movement have come and gone as well. |
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==Beliefs== |
==Beliefs== |
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In general, Secular Satanism is a term applied to ideologies and pseudo-religious secular or atheist movements that claim the a symbol of "Satan" primarily as a way of defiance against abrahamic religions, particularly [[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy|Christianity]], without actually believing that such a being exists. They also however connect certain values to this symbol of Satan, these usually being primarily based in freedom and individuality, such as how Satan was portrayed in "Paradise lost". |
In general, [[File:SecSat.png]] Secular Satanism is a term applied to ideologies and pseudo-religious secular or atheist movements that claim the a symbol of "Satan" primarily as a way of defiance against abrahamic religions, particularly [[File:Christy.png]] [[Christian Theocracy|Christianity]], without actually believing that such a being exists. They also however connect certain values to this symbol of Satan, these usually being primarily based in freedom and individuality, such as how Satan was portrayed in "Paradise lost". |
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==Variants== |
==Variants== |
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