Satanism

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Satanism

1. the worship of Satan
2. a form of such worship which includes blasphemous or obscene parodies of Christian prayers, etc.
3. a satanic disposition or satanic practices
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|The Beatles were described as a 'group of Satanists' in the bizarre online hotel review
Wexler writes about communities where Christians freaked out at the very thought of having to share a public microphone with Wiccans, Satanists and atheists.
But others who call themselves Satanists believe in Satan quite literally, and are self-styled devil worshippers.
* Also at Christmastime, Satanists in Detroit set up a "Snaketivity Scene" on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol.
In the new version, the British actor Jason Isaacs, who starred in another NBC drama, "Awake'' in 2012, is Roman Castevets, the head of the Satanist coven (and a member of the Sorbonne board), and the French actress Carole Bouquet is his wife.
The region's 178 Satanists are spread out across the West Midlands, with 29 of them living in Birmingham itself.
SATANISTS are recruiting members in Scotland through an online classifieds site.
Summary: From Satanists desecrating Islam's holy book to journalists who publically criticize them, Saudi Arabia's religious police flexed their muscles on Sunday and cracked down hard with a sweep
RUSSIA: Eight suspected satanists have been arrested in Russia for allegedly stabbing to death and eating the body parts of four local teenagers, it was reported yesterday.The four victims were lured one by one to a country cottage in the region of Yaroslavl on the Volga River, where they were stabbed "666 times" each as part of a satanist ritual.The victims were allegedly forced to get drunk before
International experts on nontraditional religions, Satanists, law enforcement specialists, and Christian clergy analyze the attraction of Satanism in the contemporary world; sort actual practices from media reports and public panic about ritual child sexual abuse and murder and discuss how the Internet contributes to the movement's decentralization.
A film version of Rosemary's Baby, which tells the story of a young bride involved with Satanists, was made in 1968, directed by Roman Polanski and starring Mia Farrow.
There are a few hilarious moments too ("Really Rich Italian Satanists"), but if Dirty Sanchez truly believe "youth and beauty is so overrated," next time they should try acting their age, not their shoe size, when setting words to music.