The Satanic Bible By Anton Lavey: The Making Of A Satanists

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The Making of a Satanist When people think of Satanists they generally think of sacrificing small children. Contrary to this popular belief, Satanists only believe that the church is keeping people from indulging in their natural desires. The religion’s founder, Anton LaVey, was born into an unusual lifestyle in California where he created the tenants of Satanism as a young adult. In the book, The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey, he explains the beliefs that he gained working in a circus that displayed man’s most primitive desires. The things he saw in the circus founded his beliefs later presented in The Satanic Bible. The most apparent view put forth by The Satanic Bible is the idea that religion is harmful and that religious teachings