Found a new religion I can follow as an atheist!

[TheMonster]

Guys what do you think of LeVayan Satanism? They are atheists and pretty much adhere to what most in this forum believe!

I am not seriously considering "switching allegiance" but it is an interesting thought. Have you heard of it? What do you think?\\

Many of my Google+ arguments (I know, not the best thing I have done) have lead to my religion opponent calling me a satanist, So i looked it Up, and it is an actual thing!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVeyan_Satanism

[Longhorn]

If it pisses off the christers and throws their religious freedoms back in their face....why not? c:

[abaris]

Why would I want to switch being an atheist with following yet another organized group. It's my individuality that counts and I'm certainly not interested in being associated with any group.

[ignoramus]

Tell us why we need to be members of any club?
What's in it for us that we don't already have here?
I'm sure there's plenty of atheists at the poof bar down the road, should I join that one also? hehe

[TheMonster]

Just to be clear: I am not a part of this organization nor do I want to be a part of it. I am not trying to encourage other to join in either!

[rado84]

LaVeyan satanism is not a religion - at least not in the common sense of religion. What makes it different than atheism is that those satanists deny the existense of the Christian god and devil but they do believe in the occult and some of them even work magic bullshit. Basically, the LaVeyan satanists are pagans.

[ignoramus]

So basically, a different flavour of woo...

[Longhorn]

LaVeyan satanism is not a religion - at least not in the common sense for religion. What makes it different than atheism is that those satanists deny the existense of the Christian god and devil but they do believe in the occult and some of them even work magic bullshit. Basically, the LaVeyan satanists are pagans.

Bleh. I'm allergic to woo -_-

I'm already in a sexual relationship with satan, does that make me a satanist?

[rado84]

So basically, a different flavour of woo...

I gues you could call it that. Once upon a time I knew a few pagan satanists who worshipped an ancient Bulgarian god (Tangra) from the times when all Bulgarians were pagans.

[Nope]

11 Rules of Satanism

Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
When in another's lair, show them respect or else do not go there.
If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat them cruelly and without mercy.
Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
Do not take that which does not belong to you, unless it is a burden to the other person and they cry out to be relieved.
Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
Do not harm little children.
Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them.[4

Some rules I like such as don't give advice unless you are asked but others, such as destroying someone that bothers you is not something I would follow. I'm also not into magic.