satanists call satanism a religion,but satanism doesn't talk about a higher force and doesn't even recognize it

isn't religion sort of a philosophy about some kind of higher force?

can satanism be considered as a religion?

-- sdqa and PUNKER (greg_pisahov@hotmail.com), January 15, 2005

Answers

Yes, because there is worship.

The Christian Yahwist

-- Elpidio Gonzalez (egonval@yahoo.com), January 15, 2005.

who do they worship then?

-- sdqa (sdqa@sdqa.com), January 15, 2005.

The one they believe is the God of this world.

They got this from Christians who tend to believe the God of this World is S...N.

Though they are mistaken.

I read parts of the Satanic Bible by La Vey. He used to be a Catholic. It looks like the Christian Bible by they just change the words for God to say S.....

Not that original.

The Christian Yahwist

-- Elpidio Gonzalez (egonval@yahoo.com), January 15, 2005.

Reliigon doesnt need to worship nayhting. religion si defiend as a set of beleifs and vlaues held by a group formally and practiced. Buddhism has no gods, and et is a religion.So is Secular umanism.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JHUNO.COM), January 15, 2005.

satanism isn't officially about worshiping any higher force or i don't know what

the satanist himself is the only god for himself

they don't actually believe in satan(some do... but in theory not),but admire the sin

satan is just a metaphor for the lust of the sin

-- sdqa (sdqa@sdqa.com), January 16, 2005.

Depend on which satanists you are speakign of.

Levayan staanists are rellay just Hedonists, but tis still ar eligion.

I didnt say they had to spcificaly worhsip a Higher Power. Biddhism doesnt worship a Higher pwoer either,and strives for personal enlightenment. what makes it a rleigion is the fac tthat its a world veiw and set principles and beelifs that must be adhered to to be called a Buddhist.

Incedentlaly, soem Satanists, caleld Luciferians, do, in fact, worship Satan. Don ask em why though.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), January 16, 2005.

Satanism exists in numerous forms, but a majority of Satanists certainly do recognize a higher power in the person of Satan himself. Praying to him as "Lord of Darkness" and asking him to act on their behalf goes far beyond any metaphorical meaning.

-- (PaulCyp@cox.net), January 16, 2005.