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.

  • @voracitude
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    510 months ago

    Just remember what the SCOTUS looks like now.

    • @Maggoty
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      710 months ago

      If SCOTUS did that then I’m sure there would be (checks notes) no consequences whatsoever.

    • @[email protected]
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      510 months ago

      Yeah, I’m not convinced they aren’t itching for the right case to come along to strip seperation of church and state to declare an official state religion.

      • @Maggoty
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        410 months ago

        Please tell me that’s sarcasm? The GOP literally just refused to confirm anyone he nominated.

          • @Maggoty
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            210 months ago

            How? What political calculus results in McConnell releasing the hold?

              • @Maggoty
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                110 months ago

                Ok? What magical combination of incentives results in McConnell letting Obama nominate a judge?

                  • @Maggoty
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                    210 months ago

                    What are you going to do? Shoot him? What does Kentucky do then? Do you think the next leader of the Senate is going to roll over? Or is Congress going to impeach that president?

                    We could speed run a civil war, sure. That’s certainly one idea.