[KDD]

I guess in one perspective Satanists and Luciferians might be classified as 'deists' also.

Satanists and Luciferians believe their God to be the God of creation?

I think they believe their protaganist is in oposition to the deity of creation. Not the Creator himself?

Satanists believe Satan created the heavens and earth?

I don't think so.

And you would only say such a thing if you equated Deism with Satanism and Luciferianism...Do you?

[Cvengr]

The Diety I read in Paine's article is not the Diety of Scripture. Instead, Paine resorts to a belief without faith through Christ in describing Paine's view of diety.