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.

Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9594849

  • @KoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72•1 year ago

    It’s so funny seeing Cristians protest against these clubs that they don’t understand, and the best part is they can’t do shit.

  • @gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    56•1 year ago

    Sorry (not sorry), Christians - religious freedom means freedom to practice ALL religions. This is categorically a constitutional matter, and you do not have a legal recourse to halt this (nor should you).

      • 📛MavenEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        After School Satan is a program of The Satanic Temple, they’re a religion in name only. More like a civil rights group who uses the guise of a religion to prove a point. Satan as a symbol of freedom, not as a literal deific figure.

        After School Satan is an after-school club meant as a parody and foil to things like the “Good News Club”, but instead of teaching religion, they teach science and rationalism, play board games, and do arts n crafts, while religious proselytizing is forbidden at the club in any form, including of Satanism.

  • CALIGVLAEnglish
    50•1 year ago

    Better than an after-school christian club ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • athos77
      18•1 year ago

      Well, the reason for the after school Satan club was that they had a pre school Christian club.

      • r00ty
        8•1 year ago

        Breakfast with God, dinner with the Devil!

        • BlanketsWithSmallpoxEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          How most Christians naturally react through the day due to coping mechanisms that rely on a being that isn’t real and can do nothing for you lol.

      • CALIGVLAEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Yeah, and I’d wager it’s better than an after-school christian club.

  • RentlarEnglish
    24•1 year ago

    The whole idea behind it is pretty genius. Metaphorically speaking, the only people that think there’s a supernatural devil behind this club is because they want to shove their belief in their Gods into schools. If one must exist in schools then so must the other.

  • eighthourlunch
    18•1 year ago

    LOL! Good luck with that. You invited me in. I’m not going anywhere. 😈

  • BeakersBunsenEnglish
    14•1 year ago

    Totally read that as Santa and was confused why 1 they made a Santa club and 2 why people were so angry to ban it. Either way bunch of haters and need to be more tolerant like their Jesus was

    • Wolf Link 🐺English
      2•1 year ago

      To be fair, in both cases the situation would have been the same: An after-school club with a fictional mascot taken from Christian mythology, protested BY Christians who are ironically the only ones to actually believe that said mascot exists IRL.

  • @some_guy
    2•1 year ago

    Conservatives are the most fragile snowflakes. I’m here for it. Sign me up!

    • roastedDeflatorOP
      1•1 year ago

      I realised there was another article on the topic, a couple of hours I posted this one. Initially I thought of deleting it but since it was from another outlet, I didn’t after all. I just upvoted the first one.

      Will be more careful next time.