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.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
    13·
    2 years ago

    After school accuser club isn’t associated with Christianity but is actually there to call out their hypocrisy? Weird huh

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldBannedBanned from community
      131·
      2 years ago

      It’s not called “secular philosophy club” it’s called “satanic temple”.

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldBannedBanned from community
          126·
          2 years 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
            181·
            2 years ago

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

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldBannedBanned from community
              111·
              2 years ago

              Yes that was very obvious. But chosing an antagonistic name or literally lying to be edgy are two different things.

          • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
            13·
            2 years 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.

          • Facebones@reddthat.com
            10·
            2 years 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.

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldBannedBanned from community
              18·
              2 years ago

              I’m reading that they have religious clubs. Did they ban other religious clubs?

          • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world
            91·
            2 years 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.