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.

  • @madcaesar
    44•1 year ago

    God is the dickhead that puts a dangerous tree in the garden despite knowing exactly what’s going to happen. God is the asshole that wipes out everyone (even the animals) except one drunkard and his family because God apparently fucked up again. God is the one who creates a place of infinite punishment for finite crimes.

    God is the real villain of the Bible.

    • Flying Squid
      33•1 year ago

      And Satan is the hero that fought an omnipotent being knowing he would lose because he wanted freedom more than he wanted victory.

      • @CaptainSpaceman
        12•1 year ago

        something about better to die on your feet than live on your knees?

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          If you have access to BBC content (the broadcaster not the big people) then I would surely recommend viewing the whole series there!

    • @pinkdrunkenelephants
      -15•1 year ago

      Satan’s the one who tempted Eve to eat the apple, though. Without him, that tree would have been left alone.

      • @madcaesar
        24•1 year ago

        Wrong. It’s not satan but the serpent. BUT even so the serpent is the one that tells the truth in the story.

        God lies, saying Adam will die if he eats from the tree. The serpent says he’ll gain knowledge of right and wrong. Again, God is always the asshole in the stories.

        Nevermind the fact that he punishes his children for eating a fruit from the fucking tree he put in the middle of the garden and said DON’T TOUCH!

        The whole story is just so stupid.

      • OctopusKurwa
        12•1 year ago

        Genesis never says that the serpent is Satan, just that it’s a serpent.