Satanic clubs, whose members do not worship the devil, usually formed in response to presence of religious groups in schools

Community members in a Tennessee school district want to banish Satan from their children’s halls after the formation of a new club was announced.

The After School Satan Club (ASSC) wants to establish a branch in Chimneyrock elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby county schools (MSCS) district.

The ASSC is a federally recognized nonprofit organization and national after-school program with local chapters across the US. The club is associated with the Satanic Temple, though it claims it is secular and “promotes self-directed education by supporting the intellectual and creative interests of students”.

The Satanic Temple makes it clear its members do not actually worship the devil or believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. Instead Satan is used as a symbol of free will, humanism and anti-authoritarianism.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No the question is why they’re calling something not related to worshipping Satan a Satanic Temple and then pretend that this name doesn’t directly imply they are worshipping Satan.

        You’re all doing your very best to avoid to the actual argument.

        • TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          18·
          1 year ago

          They literally chose the name to be antagonistic to Christians, and judging from your comment chain, it appears to be working as intended.

        • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
          13·
          1 year ago

          They aren’t pretending they don’t imply that. They’re explicitly stating that they don’t, but that it shouldn’t matter even if they did.

        • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world
          9·
          1 year ago

          It’s much the same way christians say they worship Jesus, but in reality most of them worship wealth and power, then cover up for pedophiles as long as they say the magic words.

          Satanists pay lip service to Satan exactly the same way, and dare I say because, Christians pay lip service to Jesus. The difference is Satanists arent hypocrites about their disbelief.

        • Facebones@reddthat.com
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          1 year ago

          No, you’re doing your very best to prove the ENTIRE POINT of all of this -

          That Y’all want Christianity to be the official state religion that can be pushed on children by the state, and all other religions or belief systems should not be allowed in public arenas, areas, etc etc.