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The Satanic Temple

January 29, 2023

Not to be confused with Church of Satan.

The Satanic Temple, often abbreviated TST, is a nontheistic religious organization that is primarily based in the United States,[1][2][3][4] with additional congregations in Canada, Australia, Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom.[5][6] Co-founded by Lucien Greaves, the organization's spokesperson, and Malcolm Jarry,[7][8] the organization uses Satanic imagery to promote egalitarianism, social justice, and the separation of church and state, supporting their mission "to encourage benevolence and empathy [among all people]."[9] The Satanic Temple has utilized satire, theatrical ploys, humor, and legal action in their public campaigns to "generate attention and prompt people to reevaluate fears and perceptions",[10] and to "highlight religious hypocrisy and encroachment on religious freedom."[7][11][12][13]

The Satanic Temple
AbbreviationTST
TypeNew religious movement (Satanism)
OrientationActivism, protest, lobbying
SpokespersonLucien Greaves
RegionNorth America, Europe, Australia
HeadquartersSalem, Massachusetts, 42°31′53″N 70°53′29″W / 42.5313609°N 70.8913727°W / 42.5313609; -70.8913727Coordinates: 42°31′53″N 70°53′29″W / 42.5313609°N 70.8913727°W / 42.5313609; -70.8913727
Founder
Origin2012
Tax statusU.S. IRS 501(c)(3)
Official websitethesatanictemple.com

The Satanic Temple does not believe in a supernatural Satan; instead it employs the literary Satan as a metaphor to promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity.[8] Satan is thus used as a symbol representing "the eternal rebel" against arbitrary authority and social norms.[14][15] Adherents generally refer to their religion as "Satanism" or "Modern Satanism",[16] while others refer to TST's religion as Compassionate Satanism or Seven Tenet Satanism.[17][18]

The organization's participation in public affairs includes political actions as well as lobbying efforts,[19][20] with a focus on exposing Christian privilege when it interferes with personal religious freedom. It considers marriage a religious sacrament that should be governed under the First Amendment's protection of religious liberty which should prevail over state laws.[21] Because the group regards inviolability of the body as a key doctrine, it also views all restrictions on abortion, including mandatory waiting periods, as an infringement on the rights of Satanists to practice their religion.[22]

History

 
Lucien Greaves, spokesperson for The Satanic Temple, at SASHAcon, March 2016

Cofounders Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry met in 2012,[3][8] and The Satanic Temple was active by January 2013.[23] In an interview with The New York Times, Malcolm Jarry stated that the idea of starting a Satanic faith-based organization was first conceived to meet "all the Bush administration's criteria for receiving funds, but was repugnant to them". The idea was motivated by the former president George W. Bush's formation of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.[8]

Headquarters

The Satanic Temple opened its official headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, in 2016. The former Victorian funeral home is painted charcoal and doubles as the Salem Art Gallery.[24]

Tax-exempt status

On April 25, 2019, the Temple announced it had received tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service, being classified as a "church or a convention or association of churches."[25] The Satanic Temple had previously been reluctant to pursue tax-exempt status until the Johnson Amendment was weakened by an executive order "Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty" signed by President Trump in May 2017.[26]

Announcing the new tax status co-founder Lucien Greaves stated: "In light of theocratic assaults upon the Separation of Church and State in the legislative effort to establish a codified place of privilege for one religious viewpoint, we feel that accepting religious tax exemption — rather than renouncing in protest — can help us to better assert our claims to equal access and exemption while laying to rest any suspicion that we don’t meet the qualifications of a true religious organization. Satanism is here to stay."[27]

International stature

TST has had challenges acclimating to the diverse needs of international followers, chapters, and congregations. These difficulties largely stem from practical organization, as TST had already been struggling to meet demand for the establishment of new chapters across the United States and was structured based on the assumption of operating within the United States. To complement this, the organization was unwilling to assist members in establishing chapters where the risk of religiously motivated violence was considered too high (such as Peru and Uganda) out of concerns for their well-being.[28] The difficulties associated with incorporating international members into the organization has led to at least one religious schism, which gave birth to another religious Satanic organization called the Global Order of Satan.[29]

Mission and observances

According to the organization's website the mission of the Satanic Temple is to:

...encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits. The Satanic Temple has publicly confronted hate groups, fought for the abolition of corporal punishment in public schools, applied for equal representation when religious installations are placed on public property, provided religious exemption and legal protection against laws that unscientifically restrict women's reproductive autonomy, exposed harmful pseudo-scientific practitioners in mental health care, organized clubs alongside other religious after-school clubs in schools besieged by proselytizing organizations, and engaged in other advocacy in accordance with our tenets.[30]

Tenets

The Satanic Temple has seven fundamental tenets:[31]

  1. One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
  2. The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
  3. One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
  4. The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
  5. Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.
  6. People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
  7. Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

Holidays

The Satanic Temple promotes five holidays.[32]

Date Event
February 15 Lupercalia
April 30 Hexennacht
July 25 Unveiling Day
October 31 Halloween
December 25 Sol Invictus

Campaigns and initiatives

Sober Faction

The Satanic Temple Sober Faction is a peer support group that offers a Satanic approach to recovery from addiction. Sober Faction meetings assist those who are suffering from addiction in finding sobriety without including or invoking religion in the recovery process.

The Sober Faction’s method is guided by TST’s Seven Tenets and utilizes the Seven Rituals, which were crafted specifically for the Sober Faction's recovery program. The ritual process promotes self-empowerment while giving structure to each individual’s recovery journey.

The group recognizes and respects that there are multiple perspectives and multiple approaches to recovery. The group explicitly say that meetings are not a professional form of therapy, and that anyone struggling with addiction should also seek help from a medical professional.[33]

Grey Faction

The Grey Faction is a project of The Satanic Temple with the goal of exposing malpractice and pseudoscience associated with Satanic ritual abuse conspiracy theories. The Grey Faction protests medical conferences, initiates legal action, and petitions medical boards. The faction has protested conferences held by the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, which advocates for the discredited practice of recovered-memory therapy.[34][35][36] The group has also petitioned for investigation into the killing by Gigi Jordan of her child, which was connected to the discredited practice of facilitated communication.[37][38]

Prayer in schools

The organization first gained media attention in January 2013 after a group of Satanists assembled at the Florida State Capitol to show their approval over a bill Governor Rick Scott signed into law the prior year, Senate Bill 98, which allowed student-led prayer at school assemblies.[7] The group further stated that as the bill did not specify a religion, the prayers could be led by a student from any religion—including Satanism. The TST members announced they "were coming out to say how happy we were because now our Satanic children could pray to Satan in school."[23][8][3]

Pink Mass

In July 2013, The Satanic Temple held a "Pink Mass" over the grave of Catherine Johnston, the mother of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps.[39] The mass was held after the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intention to picket the funerals of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.[40] Queerty.com suggested they had based the idea of the mass on similar activities held by factions of the Latter Day Saint movement, where they would perform proxy baptisms.[39] The Pink Mass was officiated by Greaves and consisted of two gay men kissing over Johnston's grave while Greaves touched the tombstone with his genitals and chanted an incantation intended to change the deceased's sexual orientation.[41][42] A misdemeanor charge was issued against Greaves and he was told that if he returned to Lauderdale County, Mississippi (where Johnston's grave is located), he would be arrested.[42] Shortly before Phelps's death on March 19, 2014, The Satanic Temple expressed interest in holding a similar ceremony for the church founder.[43][44] The Blessing of same-sex marriages is allowed in The Satanic Temple.[45]

Black Mass

In May 2014, the Temple scheduled a Black Mass to be held on the Harvard University campus, sponsored by the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club; the event was forced to relocate off campus due to significant opposition by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and school administrators.[46][47][48]

Baphomet statue

Main article: Statue of Baphomet

A monumental bronze sculpture depicting Baphomet, the goat-headed, angel-winged occult idol, was crowdfunded in 2014 and unveiled the following year. The statue has figured prominently in challenges regarding the display of the Ten Commandments at the State Capitols of both Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Protect Children Project

Launched by The Satanic Temple in the spring of 2014, the Protect Children Project aims to offer "First Amendment protection to support children who may be at risk for being subjected to mental or physical abuse in school by teachers and administrators through the use of solitary confinement, restraints, and corporal punishment."[49] The Protect Children Project's website asked participants to print out pre-written letters to send to their respective school boards on a day designated as "Protect Children Day" as a form of protest.[50][51] In March 2017, The Satanic Temple launched an anti-spanking campaign against corporal punishment in schools, as part of the Protect Children Project. They unveiled billboards in Texas which read "Never be hit in school again. Exercise your religious rights."[52]

Planned Parenthood counter-protests

On August 22, 2015 the Detroit chapter of The Satanic Temple held a counter-protest outside of a Ferndale Planned Parenthood location in response to anti-abortionist groups that were planning to protest Planned Parenthood on that same date.[53] As part of the protest the Temple held a guerrilla theatre performance that included two men dressed as clergy pouring milk on kneeling actresses.[54] This was not the first protest of this type that the Temple had held in support of the organization, as they had previously held a 2013 protest where they brought children to the Texas State Capitol who chanted "Fuck You" and "Hail Satan", while holding signs reading "Stay Out Of My Mommy's Vagina".[55]

On April 23, 2016, members of the Detroit chapter of the Temple counter protested the Citizens for a Pro-Life Society's protest of Planned Parenthood. Temple members dressed in bondage fetish clothing, wearing baby masks and diapers while engaging in flagellation. The Temple said that the reason for the protest was to "expose the anti-choice protest as an act of fetal idolatry, highlighting the fetishization and abstraction of the 'baby.'"[56]

Muslim refugee activism

In November 2015 the Temple received media attention for offering to take in Muslims or refugees that were afraid of experiencing backlash over the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.[57][3]

Demonization of Junipero Serra

The Temple's Los Angeles Chapter has also protested the canonization of Junípero Serra by Pope Francis and in October 2015 they held a ceremony where they "demonized" the Christian missionary,[58] stating that Serra helped enslave thousands of Native Americans and that he "also led The Spanish Inquisition in his territories, trying residents of the Missions for the crimes of sorcery, witchcraft and devil worship."[59]

Pentagram ritual

On June 6, 2016, the Temple performed a pentagram ritual[60] around the California city of Lancaster in Los Angeles County, to support California State Senate candidate Steve Hill, who hoped to be the first Satanic Temple member elected to public office.[61]

After School Satan

Main article: After School Satan

After School Satan is an after school program sponsored by The Satanic Temple. It was created in July 2016 as an alternative to the Christian-based after school group called the Good News Club.[62][63][64]

Los Angeles Satanic Mass

On January 14, 2017, a week before the Trump presidential inauguration, the Temple hosted what it billed as the largest Satanic gathering in history, hoping to double the attendance of the 2015 gathering in Detroit for the Baphomet unveiling. Film crews from VICE and NatGeo were on hand to document the event. The mass included three parts: Invocation Ritual, Destruction Ritual and a Bloodletting Ritual.[65] Local Los Angeles media was also on hand to cover the event, calling the event "a bloody good time".[66]

Holiday displays

Chapters throughout the United States have erected various displays to appear adjacent to Christian Nativity scenes on public grounds.[67] A display in the Florida State Capitol rotunda in 2014 featured an angel falling from the sky into a pit of flames,[68] which was vandalized and then modified as a result.[69] That same year a display at the Michigan State Capitol featured the message "The Greatest Gift is Knowledge" and a depiction of a snake wrapped around a black Leviathan cross.[70][71] Sponsored by the Detroit chapter, this "Snaketivity" display returned to Lansing capitol grounds in 2015,[72][73] and again in 2016.[74][75]

The Chicago chapter updated "Snaketivity" as a sculpture for display in the Illinois State Capitol rotunda in 2018: with a serpent coiled around a woman's hand presenting an apple, and the message "Knowledge is the Greatest Gift" inscribed on the supporting pedestal;[76][77] the same sculpture returned in 2019.[78][79] The West Michigan chapter installed a Yule goat outside their state's capitol on the 2019 winter solstice.[80][81]

Following a pandemic hiatus on holiday displays in their State Capitol, the Illinois congregation announced a new sculpture for the rotunda in celebration of Sol Invictus 2021: Baphomet as a newborn baby.[82] Local Catholic bishop Thomas Paprocki declined an invitation to attend the installation of the statue, which took place December 20.[83][84] Illinois congregants returned to the rotunda in 2022 with a crochet display of apples and the serpent of Genesis, paired with a book by Copernicus that had been banned by the Vatican for centuries.[85]

Scottsdale, Arizona invocation challenge

Scottsdale City Council denied a 2016 request from The Satanic Temple's Arizona chapter to give an invocation at the Council meeting; denial was based on the grounds that only groups with 'substantial connections to the community' are allowed (the pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Scottsdale was selected instead). The Satanic Temple maintains there was never any "local community" question during the application process.[86] The Arizona chapter's co-founder Michelle Shortt filed suit against the city, saying they had "no written policy regarding prayer and only reversed its decision after backlash from the community and city officials."[87] The City Council unanimously approved additional funds to litigate a January 2020 federal court trial in Phoenix.[88][89] The Satanic Temple has appealed the judge's ruling.[90]

Religious abortion ritual

Following a failed abortion lawsuit in June 2020,[91] the Satanic Temple announced a religious abortion ritual on August 5, 2020, exempting members in RFRA states from "enduring medically unnecessary and unscientific abortion regulations when seeking to terminate their pregnancy".[92] In September 2021, as part of its opposition to the Texas Heartbeat Act, the Satanic Temple wrote the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying that it had a faith-based right to access medical abortion drugs, including misoprostol and mifepristone.[93] Temple lawyers protest a specific Texas abortion law, recently sustained by the US Supreme Court, arguing that the Temple's status as a non-theistic religious organization should ensure access to abortion as a faith-based right.[94][95]

In 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, ending federal abortion rights and allowing individual states to regulate their own abortion laws.[96] Following this, the Satanic Temple commented on Twitter that the organization was "the leading beacon of light in the battle for abortion access", and that "a religious exemption [from the Satanic Temple] will be the only available challenge to many restrictions to access".[97]

In response, Jezebel magazine critiqued the organization's position that a religious exemption would guarantee its members freedom to seek abortions even in states where they were no longer legal, criticizing its position as overly-simplistic, unproven, and put pregnant people attempting to use the Satanic Temple's religious exemption to have an abortion in legal jeopardy.[98] Other organizations focused on reproductive rights, such as the Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund, also commented on the Satanic Temple's position,[98] with both the TEA Fund and the Yellowhammer Fund – an abortion fund serving the states of Alabama and Mississippi – having previously spoken out against the Satanic Temple's position.[99][100] Though the Satanic Temple offers a dedicated email address for members who encounter legal problems when seeking an abortion using its religious exemption form, former TST reproductive rights spokesperson, Jex Blackmore, stated that there was "no guarantee" that the Temple would cover a member's legal fees or provide legal support. In response, the Temple's lawyer, Matthew Kezhaya, stated that part of the abortion ritual outlined by the Satanic Temple as the reason for its members' religious exemption required "consulting with your local minister", a step Jezebel noted was not mentioned on the Temple's website or either of its abortion ritual guides, and that in the case of "foreseeable legal complications", the Temple refers its members to Kezhaya "for further evaluation and discussion."[98]

SatanCon

On February 12, 2022, the Satanic Temple held their first SatanCon convention inside Saguaro Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. Outside the hotel, hundreds of Christians protested the convention holding crucifixes, crosses, and signs denouncing Satan.[101] According to one report based on a tweet, at one point, police were forced to intervene at the protest after some Protestant and Catholic protesters started fighting against each other over their theological differences.[102]

The Satanic Temple announced the celebration of its 10th anniversary at SatanCon 2023 from April 28-30, 2023 in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.[103]

Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross Ceremony

After the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Bladensburg Cross does not conflict with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by honoring veterans of all faiths, The Satanic Temple interpreted the Bladensburg Peace Cross to represent Veterans who were members of The Satanic Temple as well.

To honor these Satanic Veterans, The Satanic Temple refers to the Bladensburg Peace Cross as the Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross and held its first memorial ceremony there on 10 July, 2021. The Bladensburg Peace Cross is significant to Satanic veterans because it is the first Satanic Monument currently erected on public property to honor their sacrifice. The Satanic Temple hopes that Bladensburg will become known internationally as a Satanic tourist destination and encourages their members to take the pilgrimage to Bladensburg to pay tribute to their fallen veterans. [104]

Membership

Individuals dedicated to the tenets of The Satanic Temple can join on the organization's website.[105] Members can apply to join local congregations, though local requirements may differ: "If there's a local [congregation] where you are, to join you do have to be accepted, but there's no initiation or anything. You don't even have to be a Satanist, you can just be a strong ally who believes in the political and secular actions without being super stoked about all the aesthetic aspects."[106]

Membership is subject to termination for "failure to uphold the spirit of The Satanic Temple and its tenets."[105] A member who used a TST event to call for violence against (then-president) Donald Trump was expelled.[107]

Congregations

Local groups of organized TST members may form congregations. Some congregations are endorsed by TST to "participate in campaigns, social events, and other activities relevant to their local regions, as well as in concert with national TST campaigns".[108] TST encourages members to form congregations where none exist or join pre-established ones, but does not actively establish them itself.[109] Congregations are currently established across the continental United States, in the UK, Canada, and Australia.[110]

Congregations were initially known as chapters; the first chapter was established in 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. That chapter went on hiatus in 2018, the same year chapters in Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, California, and the UK seceded from the Satanic Temple over internal disputes with national leadership.[111]

Comparison to LaVeyan Satanism

Lucien Greaves has described the Temple as being a progressive and updated version of LaVey's Satanism.[112] The Temple views itself as separate and distinct from its forerunner, representing "a natural evolution in Satanic thought". Greaves has said that the elements of Social Darwinism and Nietzscheanism within LaVeyan Satanism are incongruent with game theory, reciprocal altruism, and cognitive science.[113] He has also criticized the LaVeyan Church of Satan for its lack of political lobbying and what he sees as their exclusivity, referring to them as autocratic and hierarchical, and saying that the Church fetishizes authoritarianism.[20][62] Conversely, the Church of Satan has made statements claiming that The Satanic Temple are only "masquerading as Satanists"[114][115] and do not represent Satanism.[116]

Reception

The Satanic Temple has received some criticism for their actions, most notably from religious organizations and figures.[117] Many critics state that they believe that the Temple is not a serious organization and is instead meant to be a prank, form of satire, or elaborate trolling attempt. Greaves and Blackmore have both dismissed these claims, as Greaves stated in a 2013 interview with Vice that the Temple could be both satanic and satirical.[20] Blackmore has also stated that people believe that they are only "trying to cause trouble for no reason except to just be shocking", but the Temple says they are "adding to the dialogue that's already there and asking for rights -- just like anyone else."[118]

Both Greaves and Blackmore have stated that they have received death threats in response to their activities with The Satanic Temple.[118][119]

TST has generated positive attention as well. Valerie Tarico of Salon wrote that the tenets were egalitarian and "truer to the words of Jesus than most Christians," referring to the tenets as expressing the primacy of compassion and empathy and conducive to a path to equanimity.[120] This sentiment was echoed by Progressive Secular Humanist blogger Michael Stone who compared the tenets as superior to the Ten Commandments, claiming the tenets offer "a more moral, and more optimistic stance, emphasizing positive, pro-social values."[121]

The organization argues that freedom of speech prevails regardless of political opinion when responding to such criticism.[122]

The 2020 book Speak of the Devil: How the Satanic Temple Is Changing the Way We Talk About Religion is the first academic monograph to focus on the organization.[123]

Schisms and similar groups

The Satanic Temple has inspired the development of other Satanic religious organizations: some developed amicably and others through religious schism.[124][125][126]

The Global Order of Satan was founded in 2018[127] following the departure of the TST-UK and London chapters, which had voted no confidence in TST. This schism was motivated by TST removing two consecutive UK chapter heads: the first for engaging in unapproved campaigns, and the second for "personality clashes".[29][128]

A group later known as HelLA formed in 2018, following a rift based on ethical concerns; the Los Angeles chapter objected to TST's acceptance of pro-bono legal work from the free speech lawyer Marc Randazza, as well as "the complete lack of racial diversity" among TST leadership.[129] The ex-chapter head also cited a disagreement with Lucien Greaves' "absolut[ist]" philosophy on free speech.[130]

In March 2020, several "approved administrators" of the TST-Washington chapter left the Temple and took control of the chapter's social media pages.[131]

See also

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External links

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  • "The Satanic Temple gets religion" on PRI's The World (6 May 2019)
  • Satanic Temple TV February 4, 2021, at the Wayback Machine media platform

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satanic, temple, confused, with, church, satan, often, abbreviated, nontheistic, religious, organization, that, primarily, based, united, states, with, additional, congregations, canada, australia, finland, germany, united, kingdom, founded, lucien, greaves, o. Not to be confused with Church of Satan The Satanic Temple often abbreviated TST is a nontheistic religious organization that is primarily based in the United States 1 2 3 4 with additional congregations in Canada Australia Finland Germany and the United Kingdom 5 6 Co founded by Lucien Greaves the organization s spokesperson and Malcolm Jarry 7 8 the organization uses Satanic imagery to promote egalitarianism social justice and the separation of church and state supporting their mission to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people 9 The Satanic Temple has utilized satire theatrical ploys humor and legal action in their public campaigns to generate attention and prompt people to reevaluate fears and perceptions 10 and to highlight religious hypocrisy and encroachment on religious freedom 7 11 12 13 The Satanic TempleAbbreviationTSTTypeNew religious movement Satanism OrientationActivism protest lobbyingSpokespersonLucien GreavesRegionNorth America Europe AustraliaHeadquartersSalem Massachusetts 42 31 53 N 70 53 29 W 42 5313609 N 70 8913727 W 42 5313609 70 8913727 Coordinates 42 31 53 N 70 53 29 W 42 5313609 N 70 8913727 W 42 5313609 70 8913727FounderLucien GreavesMalcolm Jarry pseudonyms Origin2012Tax statusU S IRS 501 c 3 Official websitethesatanictemple wbr comThe Satanic Temple does not believe in a supernatural Satan instead it employs the literary Satan as a metaphor to promote pragmatic skepticism rational reciprocity personal autonomy and curiosity 8 Satan is thus used as a symbol representing the eternal rebel against arbitrary authority and social norms 14 15 Adherents generally refer to their religion as Satanism or Modern Satanism 16 while others refer to TST s religion as Compassionate Satanism or Seven Tenet Satanism 17 18 The organization s participation in public affairs includes political actions as well as lobbying efforts 19 20 with a focus on exposing Christian privilege when it interferes with personal religious freedom It considers marriage a religious sacrament that should be governed under the First Amendment s protection of religious liberty which should prevail over state laws 21 Because the group regards inviolability of the body as a key doctrine it also views all restrictions on abortion including mandatory waiting periods as an infringement on the rights of Satanists to practice their religion 22 Contents 1 History 1 1 Headquarters 1 2 Tax exempt status 1 3 International stature 2 Mission and observances 2 1 Tenets 2 2 Holidays 3 Campaigns and initiatives 3 1 Sober Faction 3 2 Grey Faction 3 3 Prayer in schools 3 4 Pink Mass 3 5 Black Mass 3 6 Baphomet statue 3 7 Protect Children Project 3 8 Planned Parenthood counter protests 3 9 Muslim refugee activism 3 10 Demonization of Junipero Serra 3 11 Pentagram ritual 3 12 After School Satan 3 13 Los Angeles Satanic Mass 3 14 Holiday displays 3 15 Scottsdale Arizona invocation challenge 3 16 Religious abortion ritual 3 17 SatanCon 3 18 Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross Ceremony 4 Membership 4 1 Congregations 5 Comparison to LaVeyan Satanism 6 Reception 6 1 Schisms and similar groups 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit Lucien Greaves spokesperson for The Satanic Temple at SASHAcon March 2016 Cofounders Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry met in 2012 3 8 and The Satanic Temple was active by January 2013 23 In an interview with The New York Times Malcolm Jarry stated that the idea of starting a Satanic faith based organization was first conceived to meet all the Bush administration s criteria for receiving funds but was repugnant to them The idea was motivated by the former president George W Bush s formation of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships 8 Headquarters Edit The Satanic Temple opened its official headquarters in Salem Massachusetts in 2016 The former Victorian funeral home is painted charcoal and doubles as the Salem Art Gallery 24 Tax exempt status Edit On April 25 2019 the Temple announced it had received tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service being classified as a church or a convention or association of churches 25 The Satanic Temple had previously been reluctant to pursue tax exempt status until the Johnson Amendment was weakened by an executive order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty signed by President Trump in May 2017 26 Announcing the new tax status co founder Lucien Greaves stated In light of theocratic assaults upon the Separation of Church and State in the legislative effort to establish a codified place of privilege for one religious viewpoint we feel that accepting religious tax exemption rather than renouncing in protest can help us to better assert our claims to equal access and exemption while laying to rest any suspicion that we don t meet the qualifications of a true religious organization Satanism is here to stay 27 International stature Edit TST has had challenges acclimating to the diverse needs of international followers chapters and congregations These difficulties largely stem from practical organization as TST had already been struggling to meet demand for the establishment of new chapters across the United States and was structured based on the assumption of operating within the United States To complement this the organization was unwilling to assist members in establishing chapters where the risk of religiously motivated violence was considered too high such as Peru and Uganda out of concerns for their well being 28 The difficulties associated with incorporating international members into the organization has led to at least one religious schism which gave birth to another religious Satanic organization called the Global Order of Satan 29 Mission and observances EditAccording to the organization s website the mission of the Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people reject tyrannical authority advocate practical common sense oppose injustice and undertake noble pursuits The Satanic Temple has publicly confronted hate groups fought for the abolition of corporal punishment in public schools applied for equal representation when religious installations are placed on public property provided religious exemption and legal protection against laws that unscientifically restrict women s reproductive autonomy exposed harmful pseudo scientific practitioners in mental health care organized clubs alongside other religious after school clubs in schools besieged by proselytizing organizations and engaged in other advocacy in accordance with our tenets 30 Tenets Edit The Satanic Temple has seven fundamental tenets 31 One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions One s body is inviolable subject to one s own will alone The freedoms of others should be respected including the freedom to offend To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one s own Beliefs should conform to one s best scientific understanding of the world One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one s beliefs People are fallible If one makes a mistake one should do one s best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought The spirit of compassion wisdom and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word Holidays Edit The Satanic Temple promotes five holidays 32 Date EventFebruary 15 LupercaliaApril 30 HexennachtJuly 25 Unveiling DayOctober 31 HalloweenDecember 25 Sol InvictusCampaigns and initiatives EditSober Faction Edit The Satanic Temple Sober Faction is a peer support group that offers a Satanic approach to recovery from addiction Sober Faction meetings assist those who are suffering from addiction in finding sobriety without including or invoking religion in the recovery process The Sober Faction s method is guided by TST s Seven Tenets and utilizes the Seven Rituals which were crafted specifically for the Sober Faction s recovery program The ritual process promotes self empowerment while giving structure to each individual s recovery journey The group recognizes and respects that there are multiple perspectives and multiple approaches to recovery The group explicitly say that meetings are not a professional form of therapy and that anyone struggling with addiction should also seek help from a medical professional 33 Grey Faction Edit The Grey Faction is a project of The Satanic Temple with the goal of exposing malpractice and pseudoscience associated with Satanic ritual abuse conspiracy theories The Grey Faction protests medical conferences initiates legal action and petitions medical boards The faction has protested conferences held by the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation which advocates for the discredited practice of recovered memory therapy 34 35 36 The group has also petitioned for investigation into the killing by Gigi Jordan of her child which was connected to the discredited practice of facilitated communication 37 38 Prayer in schools Edit The organization first gained media attention in January 2013 after a group of Satanists assembled at the Florida State Capitol to show their approval over a bill Governor Rick Scott signed into law the prior year Senate Bill 98 which allowed student led prayer at school assemblies 7 The group further stated that as the bill did not specify a religion the prayers could be led by a student from any religion including Satanism The TST members announced they were coming out to say how happy we were because now our Satanic children could pray to Satan in school 23 8 3 Pink Mass Edit In July 2013 The Satanic Temple held a Pink Mass over the grave of Catherine Johnston the mother of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps 39 The mass was held after the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intention to picket the funerals of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing 40 Queerty com suggested they had based the idea of the mass on similar activities held by factions of the Latter Day Saint movement where they would perform proxy baptisms 39 The Pink Mass was officiated by Greaves and consisted of two gay men kissing over Johnston s grave while Greaves touched the tombstone with his genitals and chanted an incantation intended to change the deceased s sexual orientation 41 42 A misdemeanor charge was issued against Greaves and he was told that if he returned to Lauderdale County Mississippi where Johnston s grave is located he would be arrested 42 Shortly before Phelps s death on March 19 2014 The Satanic Temple expressed interest in holding a similar ceremony for the church founder 43 44 The Blessing of same sex marriages is allowed in The Satanic Temple 45 Black Mass Edit In May 2014 the Temple scheduled a Black Mass to be held on the Harvard University campus sponsored by the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club the event was forced to relocate off campus due to significant opposition by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and school administrators 46 47 48 Baphomet statue Edit Main article Statue of Baphomet A monumental bronze sculpture depicting Baphomet the goat headed angel winged occult idol was crowdfunded in 2014 and unveiled the following year The statue has figured prominently in challenges regarding the display of the Ten Commandments at the State Capitols of both Oklahoma and Arkansas Protect Children Project Edit Launched by The Satanic Temple in the spring of 2014 the Protect Children Project aims to offer First Amendment protection to support children who may be at risk for being subjected to mental or physical abuse in school by teachers and administrators through the use of solitary confinement restraints and corporal punishment 49 The Protect Children Project s website asked participants to print out pre written letters to send to their respective school boards on a day designated as Protect Children Day as a form of protest 50 51 In March 2017 The Satanic Temple launched an anti spanking campaign against corporal punishment in schools as part of the Protect Children Project They unveiled billboards in Texas which read Never be hit in school again Exercise your religious rights 52 Planned Parenthood counter protests Edit On August 22 2015 the Detroit chapter of The Satanic Temple held a counter protest outside of a Ferndale Planned Parenthood location in response to anti abortionist groups that were planning to protest Planned Parenthood on that same date 53 As part of the protest the Temple held a guerrilla theatre performance that included two men dressed as clergy pouring milk on kneeling actresses 54 This was not the first protest of this type that the Temple had held in support of the organization as they had previously held a 2013 protest where they brought children to the Texas State Capitol who chanted Fuck You and Hail Satan while holding signs reading Stay Out Of My Mommy s Vagina 55 On April 23 2016 members of the Detroit chapter of the Temple counter protested the Citizens for a Pro Life Society s protest of Planned Parenthood Temple members dressed in bondage fetish clothing wearing baby masks and diapers while engaging in flagellation The Temple said that the reason for the protest was to expose the anti choice protest as an act of fetal idolatry highlighting the fetishization and abstraction of the baby 56 Muslim refugee activism Edit In November 2015 the Temple received media attention for offering to take in Muslims or refugees that were afraid of experiencing backlash over the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris 57 3 Demonization of Junipero Serra Edit The Temple s Los Angeles Chapter has also protested the canonization of Junipero Serra by Pope Francis and in October 2015 they held a ceremony where they demonized the Christian missionary 58 stating that Serra helped enslave thousands of Native Americans and that he also led The Spanish Inquisition in his territories trying residents of the Missions for the crimes of sorcery witchcraft and devil worship 59 Pentagram ritual Edit On June 6 2016 the Temple performed a pentagram ritual 60 around the California city of Lancaster in Los Angeles County to support California State Senate candidate Steve Hill who hoped to be the first Satanic Temple member elected to public office 61 After School Satan Edit Main article After School Satan After School Satan is an after school program sponsored by The Satanic Temple It was created in July 2016 as an alternative to the Christian based after school group called the Good News Club 62 63 64 Los Angeles Satanic Mass Edit On January 14 2017 a week before the Trump presidential inauguration the Temple hosted what it billed as the largest Satanic gathering in history hoping to double the attendance of the 2015 gathering in Detroit for the Baphomet unveiling Film crews from VICE and NatGeo were on hand to document the event The mass included three parts Invocation Ritual Destruction Ritual and a Bloodletting Ritual 65 Local Los Angeles media was also on hand to cover the event calling the event a bloody good time 66 Holiday displays Edit Chapters throughout the United States have erected various displays to appear adjacent to Christian Nativity scenes on public grounds 67 A display in the Florida State Capitol rotunda in 2014 featured an angel falling from the sky into a pit of flames 68 which was vandalized and then modified as a result 69 That same year a display at the Michigan State Capitol featured the message The Greatest Gift is Knowledge and a depiction of a snake wrapped around a black Leviathan cross 70 71 Sponsored by the Detroit chapter this Snaketivity display returned to Lansing capitol grounds in 2015 72 73 and again in 2016 74 75 The Chicago chapter updated Snaketivity as a sculpture for display in the Illinois State Capitol rotunda in 2018 with a serpent coiled around a woman s hand presenting an apple and the message Knowledge is the Greatest Gift inscribed on the supporting pedestal 76 77 the same sculpture returned in 2019 78 79 The West Michigan chapter installed a Yule goat outside their state s capitol on the 2019 winter solstice 80 81 Following a pandemic hiatus on holiday displays in their State Capitol the Illinois congregation announced a new sculpture for the rotunda in celebration of Sol Invictus 2021 Baphomet as a newborn baby 82 Local Catholic bishop Thomas Paprocki declined an invitation to attend the installation of the statue which took place December 20 83 84 Illinois congregants returned to the rotunda in 2022 with a crochet display of apples and the serpent of Genesis paired with a book by Copernicus that had been banned by the Vatican for centuries 85 Scottsdale Arizona invocation challenge Edit Scottsdale City Council denied a 2016 request from The Satanic Temple s Arizona chapter to give an invocation at the Council meeting denial was based on the grounds that only groups with substantial connections to the community are allowed the pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Scottsdale was selected instead The Satanic Temple maintains there was never any local community question during the application process 86 The Arizona chapter s co founder Michelle Shortt filed suit against the city saying they had no written policy regarding prayer and only reversed its decision after backlash from the community and city officials 87 The City Council unanimously approved additional funds to litigate a January 2020 federal court trial in Phoenix 88 89 The Satanic Temple has appealed the judge s ruling 90 Religious abortion ritual Edit Following a failed abortion lawsuit in June 2020 91 the Satanic Temple announced a religious abortion ritual on August 5 2020 exempting members in RFRA states from enduring medically unnecessary and unscientific abortion regulations when seeking to terminate their pregnancy 92 In September 2021 as part of its opposition to the Texas Heartbeat Act the Satanic Temple wrote the U S Food and Drug Administration saying that it had a faith based right to access medical abortion drugs including misoprostol and mifepristone 93 Temple lawyers protest a specific Texas abortion law recently sustained by the US Supreme Court arguing that the Temple s status as a non theistic religious organization should ensure access to abortion as a faith based right 94 95 In 2022 Roe v Wade was overturned in Dobbs v Jackson Women s Health Organization ending federal abortion rights and allowing individual states to regulate their own abortion laws 96 Following this the Satanic Temple commented on Twitter that the organization was the leading beacon of light in the battle for abortion access and that a religious exemption from the Satanic Temple will be the only available challenge to many restrictions to access 97 In response Jezebel magazine critiqued the organization s position that a religious exemption would guarantee its members freedom to seek abortions even in states where they were no longer legal criticizing its position as overly simplistic unproven and put pregnant people attempting to use the Satanic Temple s religious exemption to have an abortion in legal jeopardy 98 Other organizations focused on reproductive rights such as the Texas Equal Access TEA Fund also commented on the Satanic Temple s position 98 with both the TEA Fund and the Yellowhammer Fund an abortion fund serving the states of Alabama and Mississippi having previously spoken out against the Satanic Temple s position 99 100 Though the Satanic Temple offers a dedicated email address for members who encounter legal problems when seeking an abortion using its religious exemption form former TST reproductive rights spokesperson Jex Blackmore stated that there was no guarantee that the Temple would cover a member s legal fees or provide legal support In response the Temple s lawyer Matthew Kezhaya stated that part of the abortion ritual outlined by the Satanic Temple as the reason for its members religious exemption required consulting with your local minister a step Jezebel noted was not mentioned on the Temple s website or either of its abortion ritual guides and that in the case of foreseeable legal complications the Temple refers its members to Kezhaya for further evaluation and discussion 98 SatanCon Edit On February 12 2022 the Satanic Temple held their first SatanCon convention inside Saguaro Hotel in Scottsdale Arizona Outside the hotel hundreds of Christians protested the convention holding crucifixes crosses and signs denouncing Satan 101 According to one report based on a tweet at one point police were forced to intervene at the protest after some Protestant and Catholic protesters started fighting against each other over their theological differences 102 The Satanic Temple announced the celebration of its 10th anniversary at SatanCon 2023 from April 28 30 2023 in downtown Boston Massachusetts 103 Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross Ceremony Edit After the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Bladensburg Cross does not conflict with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by honoring veterans of all faiths The Satanic Temple interpreted the Bladensburg Peace Cross to represent Veterans who were members of The Satanic Temple as well To honor these Satanic Veterans The Satanic Temple refers to the Bladensburg Peace Cross as the Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross and held its first memorial ceremony there on 10 July 2021 The Bladensburg Peace Cross is significant to Satanic veterans because it is the first Satanic Monument currently erected on public property to honor their sacrifice The Satanic Temple hopes that Bladensburg will become known internationally as a Satanic tourist destination and encourages their members to take the pilgrimage to Bladensburg to pay tribute to their fallen veterans 104 Membership EditIndividuals dedicated to the tenets of The Satanic Temple can join on the organization s website 105 Members can apply to join local congregations though local requirements may differ If there s a local congregation where you are to join you do have to be accepted but there s no initiation or anything You don t even have to be a Satanist you can just be a strong ally who believes in the political and secular actions without being super stoked about all the aesthetic aspects 106 Membership is subject to termination for failure to uphold the spirit of The Satanic Temple and its tenets 105 A member who used a TST event to call for violence against then president Donald Trump was expelled 107 Congregations Edit Local groups of organized TST members may form congregations Some congregations are endorsed by TST to participate in campaigns social events and other activities relevant to their local regions as well as in concert with national TST campaigns 108 TST encourages members to form congregations where none exist or join pre established ones but does not actively establish them itself 109 Congregations are currently established across the continental United States in the UK Canada and Australia 110 Congregations were initially known as chapters the first chapter was established in 2014 in Detroit Michigan That chapter went on hiatus in 2018 the same year chapters in Portland Oregon Los Angeles California and the UK seceded from the Satanic Temple over internal disputes with national leadership 111 Comparison to LaVeyan Satanism EditLucien Greaves has described the Temple as being a progressive and updated version of LaVey s Satanism 112 The Temple views itself as separate and distinct from its forerunner representing a natural evolution in Satanic thought Greaves has said that the elements of Social Darwinism and Nietzscheanism within LaVeyan Satanism are incongruent with game theory reciprocal altruism and cognitive science 113 He has also criticized the LaVeyan Church of Satan for its lack of political lobbying and what he sees as their exclusivity referring to them as autocratic and hierarchical and saying that the Church fetishizes authoritarianism 20 62 Conversely the Church of Satan has made statements claiming that The Satanic Temple are only masquerading as Satanists 114 115 and do not represent Satanism 116 Reception EditThe Satanic Temple has received some criticism for their actions most notably from religious organizations and figures 117 Many critics state that they believe that the Temple is not a serious organization and is instead meant to be a prank form of satire or elaborate trolling attempt Greaves and Blackmore have both dismissed these claims as Greaves stated in a 2013 interview with Vice that the Temple could be both satanic and satirical 20 Blackmore has also stated that people believe that they are only trying to cause trouble for no reason except to just be shocking but the Temple says they are adding to the dialogue that s already there and asking for rights just like anyone else 118 Both Greaves and Blackmore have stated that they have received death threats in response to their activities with The Satanic Temple 118 119 TST has generated positive attention as well Valerie Tarico of Salon wrote that the tenets were egalitarian and truer to the words of Jesus than most Christians referring to the tenets as expressing the primacy of compassion and empathy and conducive to a path to equanimity 120 This sentiment was echoed by Progressive Secular Humanist blogger Michael Stone who compared the tenets as superior to the Ten Commandments claiming the tenets offer a more moral and more optimistic stance emphasizing positive pro social values 121 The organization argues that freedom of speech prevails regardless of political opinion when responding to such criticism 122 The 2020 book Speak of the Devil How the Satanic Temple Is Changing the Way We Talk About Religion is the first academic monograph to focus on the organization 123 Schisms and similar groups Edit The Satanic Temple has inspired the development of other Satanic religious organizations some developed amicably and others through religious schism 124 125 126 The Global Order of Satan was founded in 2018 127 following the departure of the TST UK and London chapters which had voted no confidence in TST This schism was motivated by TST removing two consecutive UK chapter heads the first for engaging in unapproved campaigns and the second for personality clashes 29 128 A group later known as HelLA formed in 2018 following a rift based on ethical concerns the Los Angeles chapter objected to TST s acceptance of pro bono legal work from the free speech lawyer Marc Randazza as well as the complete lack of racial diversity among TST leadership 129 The ex chapter head also cited a disagreement with Lucien Greaves absolut ist philosophy on free speech 130 In March 2020 several approved administrators of the TST Washington chapter left the Temple and took control of the chapter s social media pages 131 See also EditChurch of Satan Campaigns against corporal punishment Creation and evolution in public education Culture jamming Freedom From Religion Foundation Flying Spaghetti MonsterReferences Edit Gutierrez Lisa September 13 2017 Satanists emerge as advocate as Planned Parenthood restores Missouri abortion services The Kansas City Star Archived from the original on May 22 2021 Retrieved November 29 2018 Lewis James R Tollefsen Inga B 2016 The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements Volume 2 Oxford University Press pp 441 453 a b c d Miller Matt November 21 2015 Why the Satanic Temple Is Opening Its Doors to American Muslims Esquire Retrieved November 29 2018 co founded the Temple in 2012 The Satanic Temple is an openly atheistic religion that Mesner says does not advocate for any supernatural belief Really the Satanic term is only there because they have the right to use it as does any other religion Satanic Temple to open first headquarters in Salem host art gallery lectures possibly weddings MassLive September 14 2016 Retrieved November 29 2018 TST Find a Chapter Satanic Temple December 12 2018 Retrieved June 3 2021 Felperin Leslie February 5 2019 Hail Satan Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved September 16 2021 a b c Merlan Anna July 22 2014 Trolling Hell Is the Satanic Temple a Prank the Start of a New Religious Movement or Both Village Voice Retrieved November 29 2018 a b c d e Oppenheimer Mark July 10 2015 A Mischievous Thorn in the Side of Conservative Christianity The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved November 29 2018 about us thesatanictemple com ABOUT US Archived from the original on April 11 2022 Retrieved April 11 2022 The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy reject tyrannical authority advocate practical common sense oppose injustice and undertake noble pursuits FirstHand The Satanic Temple FirstHand September 4 2018 Archived from the original on January 21 2021 Retrieved April 18 2022 Ohlheiser Abby July 1 2015 The Satanic Temple s giant statue of a goat headed god is looking for a home The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved November 29 2018 Asher Shapiro Avi June 24 2015 The Satanic Temple Is Suing Missouri Over Its Abortion Law Vice com Retrieved November 29 2018 Laycock Joseph P 2020 Speak of the Devil How the Satanic Temple Is Changing the Way We Talk About Religion New York Oxford University Press ISBN 9780190948498 FAQ The Satanic Temple Retrieved November 29 2018 What does Satan mean to the Satanic Temple CNN November 30 2015 Retrieved November 29 2018 About us thesatanictemple Retrieved April 11 2022 The Satanic Temple has become the primary religious Satanic organization in the world The Seven Fundamental Tenets of The Satanic Temple while inspired by 18th Century enlightenment values were designed for current times to assist the modern Satanist in noble undertakings r SatanicTemple Reddit FAQ Retrieved April 11 2022 The Satanic Temple holds the seven tenets as the prime descriptor of our sincerely held religious beliefs They represent the common beliefs of those who consider themselves Compassionate Seven Tenet TST Satanists MIROSLAV VRZAL and IVONA VRZALOVA January 1 2021 Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion Religio doi 10 5817 Rel2021 1 9 ISSN 1210 3640 S2CID 238910029 From today s perspective Laycock understands TST s Satanism in terms of its main focus a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link Hayoun Massoud December 8 2013 Group aims to put Satanist monument near Oklahoma capitol Al Jazeera America Retrieved November 29 2018 a b c Bugbee Shane July 30 2013 Unmasking Lucien Greaves Leader of the Satanic Temple Vice com Retrieved November 29 2018 Mehta Hemant January 13 2016 When It Comes to The Satanic Temple Christians Seem to Love Bearing False Witness Patheos Retrieved November 29 2018 Kutner Jenny May 1 2015 Satanist challenges Missouri s 72 hour abortion wait It s a burden on my sincerely held religious beliefs Salon Retrieved November 29 2018 a b Bashir Satanists hail Florida Gov Rick Scott MSNBC January 14 2013 Retrieved November 29 2018 Carmina La January 22 2021 Salem s Satanic Temple hosts macabre art and movie nights in a former funeral home Roadtrippers Retrieved January 24 2021 Satanic Temple IRS has designated it a tax exempt church Associated Press April 25 2019 Retrieved April 27 2019 Bustamonte Star May 21 2019 Interview with Lucien Greaves The Wild Hunt Retrieved May 22 2019 Matirko Jack April 24 2019 The Satanic Temple is Now a Registered Tax Exempt Church Patheos Retrieved April 27 2019 Joseph P Laycock February 17 2020 Satanic Schisms Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion p 9 23 doi 10 1093 oso 9780190948498 001 0001 ISBN 978 0190948498 There are communities all over the world that have expressed interest in TST and many have formed unofficial chapters However there have been numerous difficulties in incorporating these groups into the US based structure Greaves explained the NC was already overwhelmed by the demand for new chapters in the United States He also had concerns about extending the TST brand into nations troubled by conflict He had been contacted by a woman in Peru who wanted to create a chapter but was worried they might be subjected to violence by Catholic militants Greaves advised the woman to be safe and not start a chapter Greaves explained he could never endorse say TST Uganda asking How are we gonna feel if they all get fucking gunned down over it a b Joseph P Laycock February 17 2020 Satanic Schisms Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion p 9 19 9 23 doi 10 1093 oso 9780190948498 001 0001 ISBN 978 0190948498 TST UK collaborated with artist Darren Culleb to subvert a new law in Bavaria requiring all public buildings to be adorned with a cross When TST leadership learned of this they asked TST UK s leader to step down as chapter head TST UK s leader was briefly replaced as chapter head by Cain Abaddon there were personality clashes and TST decided to remove Abaddon as well At this point TST UK had a universal vote of no confidence and elected to become independent TST UK and London created its own leadership rituals and tenets the six pillars and began networking with TST members in such countries as France Italy Belgium and Switzerland in February 2019 the group changed its name to the rather ominous sounding Global Order of Satan About Us The Satanic Temple Retrieved May 16 2020 THERE ARE SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL TENETS TST thesatanictemple com The Satanic Temple Retrieved October 23 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Holidays The Satanic Temple Retrieved September 16 2020 Sober Faction Harris Malcolm October 25 2016 Satan Has No Interest in Molesting Your Kids Pacific Standard Retrieved November 29 2018 Nguyen Gary March 27 2018 How Science Created A Panic About Satanic Cults World Religion News Retrieved November 29 2018 Laycock Joseph April 6 2016 Satanic Temple Protests Pseudoscientific Therapies for Satanic Abuse and Witchcraft Religion Dispatches Retrieved November 29 2018 Saint Thomas Sophie February 17 2016 Satanists Call for Investigation into Satanic Panic Killing of 8 Year Old Boy Broadly Retrieved November 29 2018 Shewan Dan September 8 2015 Conviction of Things Not Seen The Uniquely American Myth of Satanic Cults Pacific Standard Retrieved November 29 2018 a b Tharrett Matthew July 20 2013 Satanic Temple Makes Deceased Westboro Baptists Gay Forever In Pink Mass Ceremony Queerty Retrieved November 29 2018 Mintz Zoe July 18 2013 Satanic Temple Turns Westboro Baptist Church Founder s Mom Gay Pink Mass Performed On Catherine Idalette Johnston PHOTO International Business Times Retrieved November 29 2018 More Photos of Fred Phelps Moms Gravesite The Gauntlet Retrieved November 29 2018 a b Arrest Warrants Issued For Satanists That Performed Ritual At Westboro Gravesite Queerty July 25 2013 Retrieved November 29 2018 Feldman Josh March 18 2014 NY Satanic Temple Wants to Posthumously Make Fred Phelps Gay Mediaite Retrieved November 29 2018 Gryboski Michael March 19 2014 Satanic Group Plans to Turn Westboro Baptist Church Founder Gay in the Afterlife Christian Post Retrieved November 29 2018 Pinknews The Satanic Temple is in favour of equal rights for LGBT people A Response from the Organizers of the Black Mass Harvard Political Review May 11 2014 Retrieved November 29 2018 Andersen Travis Anderson Derek J May 13 2014 Amid outcry black mass at Harvard is called off Boston Globe Retrieved November 29 2018 Delwiche Theodore R Patel Alexander H May 12 2014 Even after Harvard Group Drops Sponsorship Black Mass Takes Place at Hong Kong The Harvard Crimson Retrieved November 29 2018 Protect Children Project Retrieved November 29 2018 Levy Emily May 6 2014 The Satanic Temple Now Wooing Kids and Moms Vocativ Retrieved November 29 2018 Marie Brownie April 11 2014 Satanic Temple launches school campaign to protect children and permit them to pray to Satan Christian Today Retrieved November 29 2018 Satanic Temple Billboard Targets North Texas School District s Use of Corporal Punishment NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth Retrieved February 28 2021 DeVito Lee August 24 2015 The Satanic Temple countered Planned Parenthood protests with some guerrilla theatre Detroit Metro Times Retrieved November 29 2018 Boland Barbara August 23 2015 Satanists drench women with milk for Planned Parenthood counter protest Washington Examiner Retrieved November 29 2018 Planned Parenthood Supporters Satanists Drench Women in Breast Milk To Stand Against Forced Motherhood VIDEO Headlines amp Global News August 26 2015 Retrieved November 29 2018 Zavala Offman Alysa April 23 2016 The Satanic Temple will interrupt Planned Parenthood protests in classic Satanic Temple fashion Detroit Metro Times Retrieved November 29 2018 Blake Andrew November 19 2015 Satanic Temple offers help to Muslims amid post Paris backlash The Washington Times Retrieved November 29 2018 Vargo Samuel November 4 2015 Nice try Pope Francis but to many Junipero Serra is no saint Daily Kos Retrieved November 29 2018 Rylah Juliet Bennett October 6 2015 The Satanic Temple Is Demonizing St Junipero Serra Next Week LAist Retrieved November 29 2018 Romero Dennis May 26 2016 Satanists Plan to Celebrate 6 6 16 in L A L A Weekly Retrieved November 29 2018 Sanburn Josh May 12 2016 He s an Atheist A Satanist And He Wants Your Vote TIME com Retrieved November 29 2018 a b FAQ After School Satan Retrieved November 29 2018 Anderson Rick September 28 2016 Yes an after school Satan Club could be coming to your kid s grade school LA Times Retrieved November 29 2018 Portland OKs After School Satan for elementary kids CBS News September 28 2016 Retrieved November 29 2018 Satanic Mass ft 3teeth Author amp Punisher Coven of Ashes Facebook January 14 2017 Retrieved November 29 2018 Verbueren Hannah January 13 2017 The Satanic Black Mass was a Bloody Good Time LA Weekly Retrieved November 29 2018 The Satanic Temple Chicago Displays Holiday Monument In Illinois For Infernal Use Only December 3 2018 Retrieved April 28 2019 The Florida capitol s holiday display will include a festive message from the Satanic Temple Washington Post December 4 2014 Retrieved April 28 2019 Here s how the Satanic Temple fixed its vandalized holiday display in the Florida capitol Washington Post December 24 2014 Retrieved April 28 2019 Michigan s state capitol will host a Satanic Temple display but no nativity scene for now Washington Post December 16 2014 Retrieved April 28 2019 Satanist And Christian Holiday Displays To Go Up At Michigan Capitol NPR org December 17 2014 Retrieved April 28 2019 Hinkley Justin A December 2 2015 Satanic Temple to counter Ted Cruz nativity in Lansing Detroit Free Press Retrieved April 28 2019 Behnan Christopher December 14 2015 Satanic ceremony set for Capitol lawn Lansing State Journal Retrieved April 28 2019 Hinkley Justin A December 7 2016 Snaketivity Nativity returning to Capitol Lansing State Journal Retrieved April 28 2019 Snaketivity 2016 Press Release The Satanic Temple Arizona December 8 2016 Retrieved April 28 2019 Satan Is in the Illinois Capitol Because It s the Holidays The New York Times December 6 2018 Retrieved April 28 2019 Satanic Sculpture Installed at Illinois Statehouse Just in Time for the Holidays NPR org December 4 2018 Retrieved April 28 2019 Once Again Satanic Temple Snaketivity Goes Up in Illinois State Capitol Friendly Atheist December 2 2019 Retrieved December 3 2019 Finke Doug November 30 2020 From Christmas trees to the Satanic Temple no holiday displays at state Capitol in 2020 JournalStar Retrieved December 3 2020 Mehta Hemant December 23 2019 A Satanic Yule Goat Has Been Put Up Outside the Michigan State Capitol Friendly Atheist Retrieved December 24 2019 Ware Alexis December 21 2019 Satanic display returns to Capitol building Home Retrieved December 24 2019 Adams Andrew December 18 2021 Satanic Temple to install Sol Invictus holiday display at state Capitol rotunda State Journal Register Retrieved December 19 2021 Emerson Jakob December 20 2021 Satanic holiday display installed at Illinois Capitol WICS Retrieved December 20 2021 Greene Heather December 21 2021 Catholic bishop criticizes Satanic Temple holiday display at Illinois Statehouse Religion News Service Retrieved December 22 2021 Connolly Danny Henke Cole December 7 2022 Satanic Temple adds Serpent of Genesis to Capitol Rotunda holiday display WCIA com Retrieved December 8 2022 Mendoza Angel Satanists sue Scottsdale allege religious discrimination AZ Central Retrieved July 17 2019 Longhi Lorraine Scottsdale faces off against Satanists in court over right to give invocation at public meetings AZ Central Retrieved July 17 2019 Scottsdale AZ Officials Want 130 000 More to Fight Satanists Over Invocations Friendly Atheist December 1 2019 Retrieved December 3 2019 Webb Brian December 4 2019 City of Scottsdale approves additional funds for legal defense in lawsuit against Satanic Temple FOX 10 Phoenix Retrieved December 5 2019 Satanists Appeal Ruling Against Right to Give Invocation Arizona News U S News amp World Report February 29 2020 Retrieved March 20 2020 Federal appeals court axes Satanic Temple abortion lawsuit Associated Press Columbia MO June 9 2020 Retrieved September 7 2021 Satanic Abortions Are Protected by Religious Liberty Laws The Satanic Temple Monthly Newsletter August 5 2020 Kaufman Amanda Salem based Satanic Temple challenges Texas abortion law arguing religious freedom The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved May 3 2022 Nowlin Sanford September 4 2021 The Satanic Temple begins legal maneuver to skirt Texas new abortion ban San Antonio Current Retrieved September 5 2021 Satanic Temple takes legal action against Texas abortion law and says members exempt The Independent September 4 2021 Archived from the original on June 18 2022 Retrieved September 5 2021 Mangan Dan Breuninger Kevin June 24 2022 Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade ending 50 years of federal abortion rights CNBC Archived from the original on June 25 2022 Retrieved June 24 2022 The Satanic Temple satanic temple June 24 2022 The Satanic Temple is the leading beacon of light in the battle for abortion access With Roe v Wade overturned a religious exemption will be the only available challenge to many restrictions to access Tweet Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved June 26 2022 via Twitter a b c Rinkunas Susan June 25 2022 Don t Count on the Satanic Temple for a Legal Abortion jezebel com Jezebel Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved June 26 2022 Yellowhammer Fund September 13 2021 The Satanic Temple is not the last hope for abortion access instagram com Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved June 26 2022 Texas Equal Access Fund TEAFund September 7 2021 PS The Satanic Temple ritual doesn t work to exempt you from abortion restrictions Stop spreading that misinformation Tweet Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved June 26 2022 via Twitter Pitts William February 12 2022 Satanic Temple holds inaugural convention in Scottsdale KPNX Retrieved February 16 2022 SatanCon 0 The truth laid bare OnlySky Media February 15 2022 Retrieved February 16 2022 TST SatanCon Home TST Retrieved August 25 2022 Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross Ceremony The Satanic Temple Retrieved December 29 2022 a b Join Us The Satanic Temple Retrieved November 29 2018 The Satanic Temple of NYC is Fighting For Your Liberty and Your Uterus Broke Ass Stuart November 22 2016 Retrieved November 29 2018 2019 documentary film Hail Satan Participate in the TST Community thesatanictemple Retrieved April 11 2022 There are many opportunities to be active within The Satanic Temple locally and online If there is a congregation near you you may wish to engage with them and become a part of that community Endorsed congregations participate in campaigns social events and other activities relevant to their local regions as well as in concert with national TST campaigns If there isn t a congregation near you you may wish to seek out a community on the internet We gather online and keep close ties with one another through social media and other digital means Many of the local congregations host their presence online which can also be found within the Find A Congregation section of our website Frequently asked questions Retrieved April 11 2022 Congregations are formed by members with the guidance and support of the Recognition and Onboarding Committee a leadership body elected and managed by our Society of Congregations TST does not independently create its congregations Congregations are built by local members working under the supervision of the Recognition and Onboarding Committee RoC Starting a new congregation of The Satanic Temple can be very rewarding It also requires substantial time and effort as well as a thorough understanding of the mission values and history of The Satanic Temple Familiarize yourself with TST s tenets mission statement and frequently asked questions all of which are on our website prior to contacting the RoC FIND A CONGREGATION thesatanictemple Retrieved April 10 2022 The Satanic Temple is divided over its leader s decision to hire Alex Jones s lawyer August 9 2018 The Invention of Satanism amp Dyrendal Lewis Petersen 2016 p 220 sfn error no target CITEREFThe Invention of SatanismDyrendal Lewis Petersen2016 help Satanic Temple Founder Talks Atheistic Religion The David Pakman Show October 9 2014 Retrieved November 29 2018 Third Side Intelligence Missouri Abortions Church of Satan October 10 2017 Retrieved November 29 2018 Larson Erik March 22 2021 Satanists Go to Court Seeking Right to Pray at City Meetings Bloomberg Law Retrieved March 28 2021 Ethan Reverend Joel The Satanic Temple Fact Sheet Church of Satan Retrieved November 29 2018 Zaimov Stoyan July 30 2015 Satanic Temple Group Raising Money for On Demand Abortions Echos Satanist History of Child Sacrifice Says Theologian Christian Post Retrieved November 29 2018 a b Q amp A Satanic Temple of Detroit s Jex Blackmore explains group s purpose growth potential MLive com February 19 2015 Retrieved November 29 2018 Lucien Greaves of the Satanic Temple Detroit Metro Times May 27 2014 Retrieved November 29 2018 Tarico Valerie November 28 2015 The greatest trick the satanists ever pulled They may be truer to the words of Jesus than most Christians Salon Retrieved November 29 2018 Stone Michael January 22 2016 Satanic Temple s Seven Tenets Are Morally Superior to Ten Commandments Progressive Secular Humanist Retrieved May 22 2019 Only For Infernal Use June 19 2018 Lucien Greaves on The Satanic Temple and Free Speech For Infernal Use Only Retrieved February 3 2020 Simpson Will 2022 Review of Speak of the Devil How the Satanic Temple Is Changing the Way We Talk About Religion by Joseph P Laycock Journal of Religion and Popular Culture Project MUSE doi 10 3138 jrpc 2021 0020 S2CID 246949717 Joseph P Laycock February 17 2020 The Day Satan Came to Oaklahoma Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion p 7 66 doi 10 1093 oso 9780190948498 001 0001 ISBN 978 0190948498 In the summer of 2018 TST underwent a major shift with numerous chapters breaking away to form their own Satanic groups Such schisms are common in the history of new religious movements but it is significant that these groups remained interested in Satanism as a progressive religious and political movement Joseph P Laycock February 17 2020 Religion or Trolls Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion p 11 45 doi 10 1093 oso 9780190948498 001 0001 ISBN 978 0190948498 Daniel Walker of Satanic Bay Area a group allied with TST explained We have this assumption that religion and theism are synonyms If you can just get the public to understand that distinction that s sort of the Rosetta stone About Satanic Bay Area Retrieved April 14 2022 We believe in the Seven Tenets of the Satanic Temple but we are not a TST chapter and have no direct affiliation with them We have no relationship with SF based Satanist groups like the Temple of Set or old Church of Satan Satanists and non Satanists of all stripes are free to join us as long as they support our ideals Global Order of Satan History and background of the Global Order of Satan Retrieved April 15 2022 Officially formed on June 24th 2018 The Global Order of Satan was formed to be a worldwide collective of Satanists united under a shared set of life values amp moral pillars Our aim is to make the world we live in a better place through our actions and in doing so eliminate prejudice injustice and religious oppression Joseph P Laycock February 17 2020 Satanic Schisms Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion p 9 24 doi 10 1093 oso 9780190948498 001 0001 ISBN 978 0190948498 On August 4 the day after TST UK departed TST Los Angeles announced that they were also leaving to form a new group that eventually became known as HelLa In a statement they specifically cited the Twitter lawsuit which they viewed as a waste of resources and the decision to work with Randazza The statement read We believe Randazza is opportunistically using The Satanic Temple as both a shield and a lever as he continues to work on behalf of the alt right and we in the Los Angeles chapter want no part of this It also cited the complete lack of racial diversity within leadership Joseph P Laycock February 17 2020 Satanic Schisms Speak of the Devil How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion p 9 25 doi 10 1093 oso 9780190948498 001 0001 ISBN 978 0190948498 Bel Citoyen a former chapter head for TST Los Angeles also took issue with the position of free speech absolutism advocated by Greaves arguing The right to free speech doesn t mean the right to a platform Social media and Satan pitfalls of losing control of brand social media accounts April 16 2021 Retrieved May 11 2022 The Satanic Temple s Washington Chapter has three social media accounts all of which were maintained and controlled by members of the Temple who were approved administrators and whose actions were subject to a written Code of Conduct from the Temple In March 2020 the defendant administrators left the Temple and took control of its social media pages They removed all other administrators approved by the Temple effectively locking the Temple out of the accounts and posted manifestos claiming that Temple leadership are alt right white supremacists who supported ableism and misogyny The name of one secondary social media page was changed to Evergreen Memes for Queer Satanic Friends On another social media page they followed a number of extremist groups in what the Temple characterized as an attempt to create a false impression of affiliation between the Temple and extremism External links EditOfficial website The Satanic Temple gets religion on PRI s The World 6 May 2019 Satanic Temple TV Archived February 4 2021 at the Wayback Machine media platform Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Satanic Temple amp oldid 1131570034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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