The Satanic Temple

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I noticed there wasn't a TST Lemmy community. The Satanic Temple is a modern satanic religion that aims to promote human rights and compassion. Check out their about page on their official website at https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us. Note that this community is not an official affiliation. TST is also separate and not affiliated with the Church of Satan, who have a slightly different viewpoint of what satanism truly is. Dunno what to post in here, but maybe some will search for this and take part. Hello!

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Tennessee after-school Satan club holds first meeting despite protests (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/thesatanictemple@lemmy.world

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Children had a “great time” at the first meeting of an after-school Satan club at a Tennessee elementary school this week, organizers said, despite dozens of protesters who condemned the meeting.

On Wednesday, the After School Satan Club (ASSC), a federally recognized non-profit organization and national after-school program, held its first meeting at Chimneyrock elementary school in Memphis.

A club flyer said that the Satanic Temple was a non-theistic religion that views Satan as “a literary figure who represents a metaphorical construct of rejecting tyranny and championing the human mind and spirit”.

“After School Satan Club does not attempt to convert children to any religious ideology. Instead, the Satanic Temple supports children to think for themselves. All After School Satan Clubs … emphasize a scientific, rationalist, non-superstitious world view,” it added.

Activities promoted by the club include science projects, community service projects, puzzles and games, nature activities, arts and crafts and snacks, the flyer said.

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[–] squeakycat@lemmy.ml 32 points 10 months ago

Satan bless these people. We need more of them.

[–] astral_avocado@lemm.ee 20 points 10 months ago

The fact that this troll of a name is forever working on conservatives is absolutely fucking hilarious to me

[–] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I know its not in good taste or the right message, but man would I love to see groups of Satanists outside churches making noise about taxation, separation, protecting pedophiles etc.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Please! Make them harass the church goers on their way in with signs asking them to reconsider their poor decisions. I bet they'll really like that!

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Lucifer would be proud!

[–] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Megustalations!

[–] dgbbad@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hail me

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

hail yourself

[–] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

Tthar sounds rad. I wish I had that after school when I was growing up.