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.

    • Ultraviolet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      11 months ago

      It’s a bit frustrating that it doesn’t make any of them actually reflect on their hypocrisy though. They just double down on the hypocrisy with no questions asked.

      • Facebones@reddthat.com
        3·
        11 months ago

        I’ve been saying it for years, through even the most liberal of us attacking me for it -

        It’s because this is and always has been the point and the end goal.

      • petrol_sniff_king
        1·
        11 months ago

        You’ll almost never reach the truly devoted. But, you can get them to say insane things in front of an audience.

        • uranibaba@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 months ago

          From the full article (had to click the link):

          Jenny Kincaid, a grandparent of a student at Chimneyrock, told the local Memphis news station Action News 5: “I’m about to come unglued right now. I cannot believe … this is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school and they’re letting a satanic club come in here?”

          The MSCS interim superintendent, Toni Williams, reportedly said there were no plans to prevent the club from operating in the district.

          “I do not support the beliefs of this organization at the center of recent headlines,” Williams said. “I do, however, support the law.”