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Here you go:
"There are no categories of Satanists -- there are Satanists and nuts....
I would divide Satanic *poseurs* into several groups. These
are specific
tags *we* employ to identify someone who might not grasp the
concept fully
yet. There are various Subjective Satanists, who agree
with the philosophy
only to the extent that it can be used to condone their particular
fetish.... There are Rock and Roll Satanists, who only
know the kind of
Satanism sung about by pop stars....
"Then there are the Christian Satanists, defined as those who are attracted
to the iconography of Satanism but can't seem to break away from
Christianity's definitions. They continue to work within
a primitive
framework of Good Vs. Evil, taking the part of Evil instead of
Good. They
rebel against Christianity, but using the same rules. They
may know no
more of Satanism than what they see on record jackets.
It's a last-ditch
effort to preserve their belief system."
Anton LaVey (quoted in _The Church of Satan_, by Blanche Barton, pp
70-1.)
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Please note that LaVey does not necessarily speak for all Satanists,
but
I'd say that a great many of them would find his words inspiring to
say
the least. I like what he writes says most of the time. :>
Bringing you more Darkness by the hour,
tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (Nocifer)