"We are going to put Satanic chaplains in Florida schools, nothing in the bill places limits on who can become a chaplain, and Ron DeSantis can not simply amend the Constitution limiting the religious liberty of some by proclamation from the podium. "
excellent, yes. exactly. @thesatanictemple
The campaign slogan writes itself.
Ron DeSantis: Putting Satanic chaplains in our schools since 2024
I’m sure his base will love that.
You assume republicans are capable of holding themselves accountable.
Nah, they modern day republican base operates on dog whistles. Near the next election, the Satanic Temple just needs to come out and thank DeSantis for his support with their effort on child outreach and how it wouldn’t have been possible without DeSantis fighting for and passing the new laws.
Fuck, I think you’re right. Progressives and libs seem to try to fight “conservatism” (fascism) using the same processes progressives themselves tend to value and support: communication, compromise, empathy, rationality, etc. They/we aren’t perfect, but we as a group at least have some who tend to try.
Why the fuck aren’t we also engaging like a bunch of degenerate apes when battling against christofascism? It’s all “strong man right and good, weak man wrong and cuck” with them. Why don’t we “out strong man” them? Trump has already shown us you don’t actually have to be strong for them to perceive you as such, you just have to brag and bluster, like a yappy little dog.
Because it doesn’t work on liberals. They actively hate that shit. See: Air America
Please donate to the Satanic Temple if you are able. They fight these important cases on our behalf. Christofascists need to be reminded that this isn’t a christian nation and that all religions are equal(y bad).
I’m Christian and have donated to the Satanic Temple. Separation of Church and State is good for both institutions. I want the church out of politics and I want politics out of the church.
If there are politics in your church, it’s not really a church… and the IRS would very much like to know
Churches can have stances on political issues. They can’t have a stance on how to vote.
A example would be gay marriage (to be clear, I’m 100% supportive of LGBT+). Many churches have been opposed to homosexuality for millenia. However, in the second half of of the 20th century it became a relevant political issue. That didn’t mean the churches had to stop talking about it. I fact, that would be an example of the state inserting itself into religious teaching.
It’s a fine line to walk. Churches don’t pay some taxes, but they do pay others (my old church had a building it rented to a for-profit business, and that rent was taxable), and the employees all pay income tax. They also have some very-specific equal-employment exceptions. They can require that employees who serve a religious function be a practicing member of the faith and follow the rules of the church.
That is: the pastor and other religious-leadership employees of a Southern Baptist church can be fired if they’re not Christian, are gay, or have an extra-martial affair. But the sound guy, finance director, and janitor cannot, because their job duties don’t include religious leadership.
Even the TST?
Yes, it should even have to exist. But crazy judges think you have to be in a religion to be protected from other religions.
So, there’s a lot of confusion about what TST is and what it does.
TST exists as a church for Satanism. Its activism is (primarily) based around fighting for the rights of Satanists.
If TST didn’t need to fight for the rights of Satanists, it would still need to exist for every other reason that a church exists.
We’re talking about the satanic temple here right? It’s just a cooler version of pastafarism. That does community outreach mainly to battle the Christian bullshit.
This is a common misconception. TST is not a joke or parody religion.
What makes you say that? Read their faq it spells it out clearly https://thesatanictemple.com/ the goal is to combat psuedo science Christian bullshit.
They don’t believe in a supernatural power, but they see themselves as a serious religion with serious beliefs. From your link:
‘[Satanism is] a narrative structure by which we contextualize our lives and works. …[it is] a body of symbolism and religious practice — a sense of identity, culture, community, and shared values.’
They have seven Tenets, none of which are directly about other religions - although one does mention being opposed to ‘distorting scientific facts’. Most are about compassion and individuality.
‘Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought.’
Agree with them or not, but they see themselves as much more than some kind of shell religion to undermine Religious Exemption statutes
I think maybe you are confused. From their FAQ
DO YOU WORSHIP SATAN? No, nor do we believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. The Satanic Temple believes that religion can, and should, be divorced from superstition. As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things. Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world — never the reverse.
There is a church of Satan, how they compare is here
Also from their FAQ
IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE SUPERNATURAL, HOW IS TST A RELIGION?
The idea that religion belongs to supernaturalists is ignorant, backward, and offensive. The metaphorical Satanic construct is no more arbitrary to us than are the deeply held beliefs that we actively advocate. Are we supposed to believe that those who pledge submission to an ethereal supernatural deity hold to their values more deeply than we? Are we supposed to concede that only the superstitious are rightful recipients of religious exemption and privilege? Satanism provides all that a religion should be without a compulsory attachment to untenable items of faith-based belief. It provides a narrative structure by which we contextualize our lives and works. It also provides a body of symbolism and religious practice — a sense of identity, culture, community, and shared values.
If you want to compare and contrast TST and the Church of Satan, there’s an excellent in-depth article here.
Neither one worships Satan. They are both religions. However, their values are very different.
So it’s the fact that it is needed that is bad, not the thing itself. If it’s helping the problem I’d call that a good thing. Like medical care, or firefighting.
Purely technically speaking, isn’t the Satanic Temple free to choose who is an official Priest of the Satanic Temple…? Could they make someone a Priest even if they don’t volunteer for the role? It would make some fun headlines, I’m just sayin 👉👈
That would be funny, but it violates the fourth tenet: “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.”
I mean the tenets really are more like suggestions otherwise more of us Satanic Temple Enjoyers would be vegan according to the first tenet lol
“One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.”
It’s the “in accordance with reason” part, it is fair to interpret the consumption of meat as a natural and reasonable thing. I don’t eat meat, but I also don’t begrudge those that do so without causing undue suffering (such as kosher butchering or sustainably farmed fish)
“Consumption of meat is natural” is a logical fallacy and therefore not reasonable.
I don’t think you can be made a priest non consensually from a legal perspective, and from just a PR angle, I think it would undermine a lot of what they’re trying to do. It would be funny as fuck though.
You could proclaim that a random person is Beelzebub reincarnate and worship them in a non-harassing manner, but honestly some edgelord would take it too far and cause a legal fuss.
It’d be like when the Mormons were posthumously baptizing Jewish Holocaust victims, except maybe only 1/100 as awful and actually funny.
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Be careful what you ask for, Ronny D.
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I combine Blender WITH the politics you see. And then there’s cheese.
I would worry about the safety of these chaplains.
@dannotdaniel @thesatanictemple DeSatanist’s best friend!
Yo, can we get a radical socialist patriotic organization to sign up for this too. I want to see an IWW vs American Legion brawl in a high school. It’ll be good for the history students.
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