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Satanic Temple Launches School Release Program

Group says program during school hours is offered as an alternative to evangelical events

(Newser) - "I do think a lot of school districts don't realize when they open the door for one religion, they open it for all of them," says Julie Everett, campaign director for the After School Satan Club. The Satanic Temple's religious release program will begin this month...

Man Charged With Hate Crime Over Destroyed Satanic Display

Iowa authorities say he apparently 'destroyed the property because of the victim's religion'

(Newser) - A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa's state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime. The statue was brought to the Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the building during the holidays....

Well, This Satanic Display in State Capitol Didn't Last Long

Ex-House candidate vandalizes representation of pagan idol erected by local Satanic Temple in Iowa

(Newser) - A controversial display erected in the state Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa has been vandalized, after an earlier outcry about its presence in the government building, reports KCRG . "This morning, we were informed by authorities that the Baphomet statue in our holiday display was destroyed beyond repair,...

ACLU: 'After School Satan Club' Ruling a Free Speech 'Victory'

Judge decides against Pennsylvania school district's barring of group's meetings, calling it 1A violation

(Newser) - In Pennsylvania, the Saucon Valley School District backed down earlier this year from granting meeting space to the After School Satan Club after community outcry and even a shooting threat. Now, the club is celebrating what the ACLU is calling "a victory for free speech and religious freedom."...

Satanic Temple Is at It Again
Satanic Temple
Is at It Again
May 5, 2022 1:42 AM CDT

Satanic Temple Is at It Again

Asks Boston to fly its flag over City Hall after SCOTUS ruling

(Newser) - The Satanic Temple is requesting to fly a flag over Boston City Hall after the US Supreme Court ruled this week that the city violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist seeking to fly a Christian flag outside the downtown building. The Salem-based group tweeted a request filed...

Next to Statehouse Christmas Tree, a Statue of Satan

Needless to say, it's causing controversy

(Newser) - Here comes ... Satan Claus? Among the Christmas tree, Nativity scene, and menorah at the Illinois statehouse holiday display sits a Satanic statue. The statue depicts a woman's hand holding an apple, a snake wrapped around her arm; it's a reference to the biblical story of the Garden of...

Satanic Temple: Netflix Show Copied Our Statue

Says statue in 'Sabrina' show copied its specific design

(Newser) - In one of the day's oddest headlines, the Satanic Temple is taking on a Netflix show. The Temple, a group that opposes the erosion of the separation of church and state , says The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has copied its statue of Baphomet, the goat-headed idol it uses as...

Satanic Temple Sues to Lead City Council Prayers

Group is taking Scottsdale, Ariz., to court

(Newser) - A group that invokes the name Satan as a metaphor for opposing religious tyranny has sued the well-off Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, Ariz., accusing officials of discrimination after being denied an opportunity to give the opening prayer at a City Council meeting. Michelle Shortt of the Satanic Temple of Tucson...

Welcome to the After School Satan Club

An alternative to the Good News Club

(Newser) - Depending on where you live, you may have a new after-school option for your youngster this coming school year: the After School Satan Club. A group called the Satanic Temple has started a push to establish the clubs at public elementary schools as an alternative to Christian Good News Clubs...

Here's the Statue Satanists Want at the Okla. Capitol
Here's the Statue Satanists Want at Oklahoma Capitol
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Jan 11, 2014 7:00 PM CST

Here's the Statue Satanists Want at Oklahoma Capitol

They've raised more than $17K toward their $20K goal

(Newser) - A Ten Commandments monument has stood outside Oklahoma's Capitol building since 2012, and a New York-based group would like to see it joined by another statue, so that "people of all ages may sit on the lap of Satan." That's right: The Satanic Temple has formally...

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