I really admire the way they go after Christian privilege in the public sphere. Of course, that is why they have chosen Satan as their mascot and teasingly put children into their public sculpture, because they know it will inflame the Jesus crowd and highlight the hypocrisy that is abetted at every level of government.
This satanic thing deserves a thread of its own. The stigma of being associated with "Satanic" is enough for me to never endorse it.
This seems like some political argument more than a religious thing. It is really complicated at least at 1st glance. I am vaguely aware of 3 orgs in this arena. The Satanic Temple, The Church of Satan, and Wicca. It seems like a weird queer way of self-ID to me. Maybe some sort of attention-getting device?
eh.
I lightly perused the above website. I looked at the page with a comparison/contrast of the Church of Satan and the Satanic Temple which is some battle between the 2. It is a very long read, TLTR.
Don't you have to acknowledge the whole Jewish - Christian interpretation of unreal holy events in order to give existence to a satanic being?
It's an interesting but weird rabbit hole that I hope not to fall into.
At first glance, this Satanic Temple thing seems like a renaming or conglomeration of other ideas already out there and associating these already known ideas/concepts with the name of Satan.
I guess I don't care until they somehow impact my life.
I hear you on the necessary resistance. Also looking for other places to plug in as we need more unity and organization. Maybe groups like https://riseup4abortionrights.org/ So many issues right now, we need to get creative, keep fighting back and support each other.
"Also looking for other places to plug in as we need more unity and organization."
Honestly I think the time for being picky about associates, is long gone.
"My enemy's enemy is my friend". That is a flawed concept that can lead to trouble, but it is now time for desperate measures.
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Make sure you read their entire belief system before saying that they are a good group. They are all for abolishing the police, so yeah, not a smart thing to do. They say putting police in schools produces the problems they were set to prevent!
Cath, I want to know, in your opinion how this group would be useful?
They can form a ‘religious’ screen that will enable one to demand ‘equal time’. A football coach demands prayer time? So do I. To Satan. At the fifty yard line. And he and I take turns going first, to be fair. And any other religious groups, as well! Flying spaghetti monster? Well, that’s three taking turns! Freedom of religion for all! Including the atheists. Maybe that’s what I’ll be. I’ll go to midfield and silently think to myself. No reason for a fundie to have all the fun.
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION:
https://ffrf.org/
Run by a former pastor who grew a brain, Dan Barker.
Here's his argument against the existence of god at Oxford.
I like Planned Parenthood and the Satanic Temple
I like Planned Parenthood and Every Town for Gun Safety
I hear you on the necessary resistance. Also looking for other places to plug in as we need more unity and organization. Maybe groups like https://riseup4abortionrights.org/ So many issues right now, we need to get creative, keep fighting back and support each other.
Make sure you read their entire belief system before saying that they are a good group. They are all for abolishing the police, so yeah, not a smart thing to do. They say putting police in schools produces the problems they were set to prevent!
Cath, I want to know, in your opinion how this group would be useful?