A reply to Ninurta..
I am surprised you of all people can’t see through this or see it for what it is. Under the guise of religion using satanic iconology and terminology that is 100% intended to be irritating and triggering, political activism and social commentary are at the core of the Satanic Temple’s shtick aimed at the religious right.
The Satanic Temple (TST) doesn’t believe in the supernatural i.e. gods, demons, magic, Satan etc. Don’t confuse the Satanic Temple with Levayan Satanism (the Church of Satan) or other factions. TST is more aligned with groups like the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF.org) and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (www.au.org)
From their website
When they call what they’re doing “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic”, one should get a clue what this about.
More from their website specifically on this issue:
As a pro-choice voter and rampant advocate for separation of church and state that abhors the religious influences in our government, I will again affirm my support for the things TST are doing. If that makes me a Marxist socialist communist atheist heathen liberal/progressive evil monster or whatever in some people’s eyes then so be it. I really couldn’t care less about what other people think. After all, this is Rogue Nation, not an echo chamber and as someone that is actually more “rogue” in many ways than most around here due to how I have lived and live my life, my voice, opinions and perspectives are as valid as anyone’s even if I pretty much feel like an outlier around here. Going against the grain all the time isn’t easy but isn’t that the definition of what a rogue is? I should get a medal! LOL
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I am surprised you of all people can’t see through this or see it for what it is. Under the guise of religion using satanic iconology and terminology that is 100% intended to be irritating and triggering, political activism and social commentary are at the core of the Satanic Temple’s shtick aimed at the religious right.
The Satanic Temple (TST) doesn’t believe in the supernatural i.e. gods, demons, magic, Satan etc. Don’t confuse the Satanic Temple with Levayan Satanism (the Church of Satan) or other factions. TST is more aligned with groups like the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF.org) and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (www.au.org)
From their website
Quote:We have publicly confronted hate groups, fought for the abolition of corporal punishment in public schools, applied for equal representation when religious installations are placed on public property, provided religious exemption and legal protection against laws that unscientifically restrict people's reproductive autonomy, exposed harmful pseudo-scientific practitioners in mental health care, organized clubs alongside other religious after-school clubs in schools besieged by proselytizing organizations, and engaged in other advocacy in accordance with our tenets.
Quote: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.
When they call what they’re doing “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic”, one should get a clue what this about.
More from their website specifically on this issue:
Quote:With recent political attacks on reproductive healthcare, abortion access has been restricted or eliminated in many states. The Satanic Temple, on behalf of its members, objects to government interference with abortion access and contests that laws that impede our faith in bodily autonomy and our ability to perform our Religious Abortion Ritual violate the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
TST Health’s first telehealth clinic will provide medication for safe abortions through the mail for members and for those who wish to perform TST's Abortion Ritual. The goal of this first clinic is to allow our members to have access to safe and legal abortions, no matter where they live or what their financial situation may be.
As a pro-choice voter and rampant advocate for separation of church and state that abhors the religious influences in our government, I will again affirm my support for the things TST are doing. If that makes me a Marxist socialist communist atheist heathen liberal/progressive evil monster or whatever in some people’s eyes then so be it. I really couldn’t care less about what other people think. After all, this is Rogue Nation, not an echo chamber and as someone that is actually more “rogue” in many ways than most around here due to how I have lived and live my life, my voice, opinions and perspectives are as valid as anyone’s even if I pretty much feel like an outlier around here. Going against the grain all the time isn’t easy but isn’t that the definition of what a rogue is? I should get a medal! LOL
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.