The Church of Satan

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Satanic_Panic
counterculture
modern Satanism
gptkbp:controversy misconceptions about criminal activity
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:atheistic_Satanism
individualism
materialism
skepticism
self-indulgence
rational self-interest
anti-spirituality
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Anton_LaVey
gptkbp:foundedYear 1966
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Church of Satan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aleister_Crowley
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Social_Darwinism
gptkb:H._L._Mencken
gptkb:Ayn_Rand
secular humanism
hedonism
occultism
Anton LaVey's personal philosophy
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:legalStatus recognized religious organization in the United States
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:The_Satanic_Bible
gptkbp:mediaCoverage frequent
gptkbp:mediaType subject of moral panic in 1980s
gptkbp:membership private
application and fee
gptkbp:membershipWorldwide thousands (estimated)
gptkbp:motto Indulgence, not abstinence
Lex Talionis (Law of Retribution)
Responsibility to the responsible
gptkbp:notableEvent founding on Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Peggy_Nadramia
gptkb:Peter_H._Gilmore
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Michael_Aquino
gptkb:Blanche_Barton
gptkb:Zeena_Schreck
gptkb:Boyd_Rice
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:superstition
gptkb:theistic_Satanism
irrationality
gptkbp:organization atheistic religious organization
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Black_Flame
gptkb:The_Satanic_Bible
gptkb:The_Satanic_Rituals
gptkb:Satan_Speaks!
gptkb:The_Cloven_Hoof
gptkb:The_Devil's_Notebook
gptkb:The_Satanic_Witch
gptkbp:religion gptkb:LaVeyan_Satanism
gptkbp:rituals symbolic
gptkbp:separates Temple of Set (by Michael Aquino)
gptkbp:stanceOnGod does not believe in supernatural deities
gptkbp:stanceOnSatan does not worship literal Satan
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Sigil_of_Baphomet
gptkbp:website https://www.churchofsatan.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_A._Aquino
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7