Satanic Temple Sues School for Refusing to Allow ‘Satan Club’ for Kids
Temple claims the school violated the First Amendment
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The Satanic Temple is suing an elementary school in Pennsylvania for refusing to host its after-hours ‘Satan Club’ for children as young as six.
The Satanic Temple has filed suit against Northern Elementary School in York, claiming the school violated the First Amendment and discriminated against the Satanists because it sanctions some after-school clubs but not the Temple.
KTUL reports that the general counsel for The Satanic Temple said “the Northern York County superintendent claimed to be concerned with public backlash due to the lack of interested parties."
It adds that “this is proof their club’s communicative activities popularity was improperly considered when determining their future with equal access to government property, the school.”
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Just days after being voted down from having an after-school "Satan Club," The Satanic Temple is filing a civil law suit against the elementary school.https://t.co/yng9SbkVSD
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The adds that the school suggested dropping the word ‘Satan’ from the club might improve the chances of it being sanctioned by officials.
Residents expressed concern about the attempts by the Temple to get the Satan Club up and running in local schools.
“They already took God out of schools now they’re going to let Satan in, it’s just crazy,” said one parent, while another added, “Anything that has to deal with worshipping Satan is bad news.”
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Lucien Greaves, Co-Founder of The Satanic Temple, said:
“We believe that Satan is a great metaphor for rebellion against tyranny and is the embodiment of all of the values we espouse.”
Is it surprising that parents are unwilling to trust the greasy-haired one-eyed Satanist guy with their six-year-olds?
The Temple’s website claims:
“Proselytization is not our goal, and we’re not interested in converting children to Satanism."
“After School Satan Clubs will focus on free inquiry and rationalism, the scientific basis for which we know what we know about the world around us," it adds.
"We prefer to give children an appreciation of the natural wonders surrounding them, not a fear of everlasting other-worldly horrors.”
The creepy one-eyed dude is asking people to believe that The Satanic Temple doesn’t really believe in and worship Satan.
May Satan be with you, and may you all have a safe and happy New Year. pic.twitter.com/O0pa8ksRMl
— The Satanic Temple (@satanic_temple_) December 31, 2021
When you call the left demonic you’re mocked as a conspiracy theorist. https://t.co/JXzMdT96rj
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