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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Could you elaborate on the Satanist part? It's the first time I encounter that specific term.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I met a member. And he explained to me that they are pretty much atheists but from the point of the law they enjoy religious protections.

Basically if you call yourself atheist, you won't get any religious protections, because you don't have any religion. Everyone knows that FSM is a joke, so that wouldn't fly either. So they created a religion. They chose Satan, to get expected reaction from devoted Christians, they don't believe in Satan though (unlike wackos from the Church of Satan). You can read their 7 tenets, which sound quite reasonable: https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/the-satanic-temple-tenets/there-are-seven-fundamental-tenets

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is actually really reasonable. What are the “religious protections” you speak of?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Things that you normally don't think about. For example if you tried to get a job and the owner refused to hire you, because you don't believe in his religion, you can sue that they are discriminating. If you are atheist, that won't work, because you don't have a religion.

If a certain group claims to be offended by something, because it affects their religion, atheists have no say, because they have no religion.

There's no tax exemptions, money that might be directed to religious institutions won't go to atheist organizations, because again that's not a religion and so on.

As for the other commenter's, about putting Capitol displays and after school programs is meant to emphasize separation of church and state and religion in schools. The "abortion rituals" are for fighting recent SCOTUS ruling, that it apparently infringes their religious freedoms and prevents practicing their religion (kind of contra to Christians imposing their beliefs on others). Though, with current SCOTUS and states that are banning abortion, I don't know if it does much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

called fighting fire with fire ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This is wonderful how had I not heard of this before

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They put cool shit up in state capitols (see: snaketivity), have "after school satan" clubs, abortion rituals. All sorts of shit to use the cover of religion to assert freedoms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a pretty legit movement. I have met some more 'witchy' types that take it too seriously, but meh. Not hurting anyone so who cares.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I care, but in a that’s great and I wish I had thought of that way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well, I mean that I like the TST, but the witchy nonsense feels kinda ick.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Ummm... doesn't that contradict what satanism is all about?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

That's because they don't believe Satan or dark magic exists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

All religion is as meaningless as the meaning we attach to any word.

U.S. Christian Nationalists are engaged in a campaign of legal and political efforts to change U.S. law and public policy in such a way that it removes divisions between public policy and religious doctrine, or uses public money for Christian causes. The Temple of Satan was (at least partially) founded to combat those efforts and to set people free by spreading knowledge. They do this by subverting the laws that privilege Christians (religious holiday displays, religious after school clubs, etc); by working to shine a light on what Christian’s are doing while offering a community and guidelines for moral living without fear of gods concocted by prehistoric man. In many of their materials, they allude to being the snake in the garden of Eden, whose only crime was sharing information with Eve. In the one bit of research I did for this comment, I also learned that satan is just the Hebrew word for “accuser” - and originally they just pointed out how dumb some things were.

Contextually, the Temple of Satan name is honestly probably more relevant to them than Christian is to U.S. Jesus worshippers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What do you think Satanism is about? I model my behavior on a rational, scientific, and humanistic worldview and I fight against superstition. One of the predominant superstitious organisations in my country have a mythical being that espouses all of these same traits and they call it Satan. It's convenient for us to refer to ourselves using their own language, so they instantly know we are against anti-humanism and superstitious oppression.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My point was, maybe they should call it Paganism or something like that. Satanism doesn't really bring much to the table (as a term) IMO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That's fair. If you decide you want to identify your religion as Pagan, you are free to do so. It is much less fitting for our beliefs, tenets, and morals than Satanism, but may be a better fit for your beliefs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Bro. You don't think that having to label a "rational, scientific, humanistic worldview that fights against superstition and ignorance" as SATANIC makes a point?

You gotta remember the Satanic church started in like the 50s or 60s in the USA when the tone of the country was even more overtly religulous than it is now. It's an aggressive reaction to craven stupidity. Murica, don't tread on me, that sort of thing.