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The CRA doesn't use the word "and". It's "or".
Meaning it's optional. Also, "promoting" is quite vague. TST doesn't qualify in any case, though, because what are they "manifesting, promoting, sustaining, or increasing belief" of?
So yeah. Non-theistic Satanism doesn't apply. We have reverence, we have doctrines and observances...we do not have a Supreme anything.
TST primarily operates in the USA, so the IRS code is much more relevant. Let's see which part of this applies:
That's it? "Advancement" is even more vague than "promoting"! I can do a lot of things that "advance" my religion without trying to recruit people. Adding more programs to my congregation, for example. Hey, now we have a book club! Satanism has been advanced.
In fact, I think that most Satanists would say that trying to recruit wouldn't be advancement at all...it would be a big step backwards.