TST is a threat because people support the #SatanicTemple thinking they are sticking it to #forcedBirthers, Christian reactionaries, and #Republicans, but really all the Temple does is play the role of the #WashingtonGenerals getting paid handsomely to be stomped in every contest they're involved in.

DID YOU KNOW: The Satanic Temple has argued in court that the best way to determine if someone is a fascist is to ask that person, and if they say, "no" then that person should prevail on any defamation claim, setting aside all evidence such the person's past statements, associations, and current activities?

https://queersatanic.com/the-satanic-temple-is-a-threat-to-all-satanists/

#Satanism #SatanicTemple #Satanic #Fascism #CryptoFascism

#Darwin and the #Lord of #Lies -
AronRa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwunAyuXRow&list=WL
"This was my presentation at the first ever convention of The #SatanicTemple."
#evolution #atheism #satanism #dinosaurs

In my time within The Satanic Temple, I reached out to and interviewed probably hundreds of people interested in #TST membership and local involvement.

Many, many people applied because they didn’t have any other community and wanted, if not activism, then refuge — especially after the 2016 election.

It is absolutely my experience that of those who stayed, the ones who spoke up the loudest about wanting to make The #SatanicTemple better than it was (better at serving its most vulnerable members) were the ones with the most to lose when TST failed — or — to live up to its own values.

Those people ultimately left because raising concerns through “the proper channels” was ignored, or they were purged from membership because their “negative commentary” was declared proof of a conspiracy to harm #TheSatanicTemple. (Or because they were friends with someone making that commentary.)

And that’s not unique. That has happened again, and is going to keep happening.

Why?

Think of the people who most resonate with The Temple's purported message about reason, compassion, and escaping #ChristianNationalism — the people who are compelled to seek TST membership in the first place.

In my time within The Satanic Temple, I reached out to and interviewed probably hundreds of people interested in #TST membership and local involvement.

Many, many people applied because they didn’t have any other community and wanted, if not activism, then refuge — especially after the 2016 election.

It is absolutely my experience that of those who stayed, the ones who spoke up the loudest about wanting to make The #SatanicTemple better than it was (better at serving its most vulnerable members) were the ones with the most to lose when TST failed — or — to live up to its own values.

Those people ultimately left because raising concerns through “the proper channels” was ignored, or they were purged from membership because their “negative commentary” was declared proof of a conspiracy to harm The Satanic Temple. (Or because they were friends with someone making that commentary.)

There’s one other part of the FAQ worth highlighting:

“Some people join TST just to claim to be former members.”

It really encapsulates the ethos that we think makes The #SatanicTemple an immediate threat to people who get involved with #TST in the present day.

The Satanic Temple's statement is despicable for a couple reasons, not least for how much it echoes pro-cop and union-busting rhetoric portraying organizers and #whistleblowers as “third party interference” or “outside agitators” whose repression is justified in the pursuit of “pragmatism.”

If you’ve ever donated to The #SatanicTemple thinking it would be used to protect #AbortionRights, or even to keep the lights on, there’s a nonzero chance that money is actually being used to bankroll legal threats against people who criticize them on TikTok or Facebook

See this video of #TheSatanicHousewife, for example:

(#FuckTheSatanicTemple)

How #afterschoolclubs became a new battleground in the #SatanicTemple’s push to preserve #separationofchurchandstate

https://flip.it/AaYo8r
#SOCAS #publicschools

@tommysolomon

Ah, I'm so out of touch with my own minions. 😈

#TheSatanicTemple #Satanic #SatanicTemple

In reaction to Chesapeake Public Schools authorizing the Good News Club, a Christian organization, for after-school gatherings, the After School Satan Club emerged as a non-theistic alternative. Some local parents expressed their desire to provide an inclusive option for their non-Christian kids, clarifying that the club's focus is not truly centered around Satan. The ACLU described the club as open to all students and offers programming—such as community-service projects, games, nature-based activities, and arts and crafts—that promotes virtues of benevolence, empathy, critical thinking, problem solving, creative expression, personal sovereignty, and compassion.

#religiousfreedom #satanictemple #chesapeake #hamptonroads

The City of Chesapeake cancels Satanic Temple's After School Satan Club, sparking controversy over religious freedom. The club claims cancellation is unconstitutional;. The city of Chesapeake claims the cancellation of the club is due to "failing to comply" with city policies, although their statement goes into no further detail.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/after-school-satan-club-in-chesapeake-canceled-by-city-satanic-temple-says/

#religiousfreedom #satanictemple #chesapeake #hamptonroads

What was the discrimination in question?

Well, The #SatanicTemple wanted to argue that the billboard company #LamarAdvertising was *required* to run their (knowingly false) claims about being able to help pregnant people avert state #abortion restrictions.

Otherwise TST said it was a victim of discrimination.

Denying #SatanicTemple's #Invocation Request Upheld
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2023/08/denying-satanic-temples-invocation.html

After #schoolclubs and the #SatanicTemple’s push for #separationofchurchandstate
https://evangelicallyatheist.wordpress.com/2023/08/02/after-school-clubs-and-the-satanic-temples-push-for-separation-of-church-and-state/
#SOCAS

Reminder: The #SatanicTemple is very bad at court cases

https://the.satanic.wiki/index.php/The_Satanic_Temple

https://queersatanic.com/the-satanic-temple-is-very-bad-at-court-cases/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/fox-news-employees-lament-matching-donations-to-satanic-temple.html
#FoxNews #SatanicTemple

Yass! Kannattajajäsenyys välittömästi tulille. Rationalistinen Hail Satan teille kaikille! 🤟😊

#satanictemple #finland

https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/helsinki/art-2000009619768.html

How #afterschool clubs became a new battleground in the #SatanicTemple’s push to preserve #separationofchurchandstate
https://www.kron4.com/news/national/how-after-school-clubs-became-a-new-battleground-in-the-satanic-temples-push-to-preserve-separation-of-church-and-state/

Why did #TST lose its federal #abortion case in #Texas?

Because #TheSatanicTemple is very bad at court cases.

We've said it before, and we will no doubt have many occasions to say it again in the future.

https://queersatanic.com/why-did-tst-lose-its-federal-abortion-case-in-texas/

This article goes through the judge's opinion in some depth to show why that judge is *not* a "doddering old fool", as TST's owner claimed in response to the judgement against, but rather how the #SatanicTemple fails its donors and supporters again and again with sloppy or intentionally threadbare legal work.

From 06 Jul: Because the rules will not be applied evenly: The Satanic Temple Inc. can’t sue a Texas health official over state abortion laws that allegedly interfere with its religious beliefs, a federal court said. - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/satanic-temple-bounced-from-texas-abortion-law-challenge #uspol #abortionrights #satanictemple #religion