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.

  • pangolinpalantir@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    That’s the point. Are you aware of The Satanic Temple and their work on the separation of church and state?

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Then why are they creating a club at a school? Anyway religion forces us to care about our neighbors over ourselves. You can blow off religion all you want but at the end of the day we need more love in the world.

      • OctopusKurwa @lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        Religion teaches you to hate and distrust people who don’t believe the same thing as you.

        The fastest growing sect of Christianity in the world are the Evangelicals. The biblical literalists that hate everyone.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Well I don’t hate other religions. Actually part if my conformation was attending a Jewish service at a synagogue. I think today’s world lacks love and compassion which religion used to provide. You don’t even need to be Christian you just need a reason to love the world.

          • OctopusKurwa @lemm.ee
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            11 months ago

            Christian’s don’t love the world, if that were true climate change wouldn’t be an issue.

            Christian’s treat the world like a motel they’ll only be staying at for a couple of days.

            • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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              11 months ago

              Christians have nothing to do with the world. Its a fairly broad religion with many different secs and organizations.

      • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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        11 months ago

        Because the christians have an after school club. The point is to see if they are actually going to follow the law.

        If you have to be forced to care about other people, you don’t really care about them.