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What does it mean?
Satanism depends on Christian theology to define what it rejects.
In plain terms
You can only believe in Satan if you believe in Christianity.
What can you take from it?
Satanism is rooted in Christian belief.

Where it applies

  • religious studies
  • theological debates
  • faith discussions

Putting it to work

  • study religious origins
  • question dogmas

Questions to consider

  • Can a belief exist without its opposite?
  • How do religions define themselves?

Another view

Some satanists may not care about Christian definitions.

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