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Satanic Temple objects to governor’s push for more religion in schools and says members could act as student chaplains

Dark messengers of satanism could soon be walking the hallways of Florida’s public schools, and it’s a consequence of hard-right governor Ron DeSantis’s push for more religion in education.

Members of the Satanic Temple say they are poised to act as volunteer chaplains under a state law that took effect this week opening campuses to “additional counseling and support to students” from outside organizations.

Although HB 931 leaves the implementation of chaplain programs to individual school districts, and only requires schools to list a volunteer’s religion “if any”, DeSantis has made clear its intent is to restore the tenets of Christianity to public education.

Without the bill, DeSantis said at its signing in April: “You’re basically saying that God has no place [on campus]. That’s wrong.”

The satanists see the law, which comes amid a vigorous theocratic drive into education by the religious right nationally, as an equal opportunity: if Christian chaplains are permitted access to students, often at the most vulnerable and impressionable stages of their lives, then so are they.

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[–] [email protected] 161 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I think that was meant to be tongue in cheek. The article also says:

There are, however, no plans to introduce studies of the dark arts or satanic rituals to any classroom. The Satanic Temple champions Satan not as a literal, omnipresent demon, but as a symbol of rebellion and resistance to authoritarianism. It says its strategy here is to highlight flagrant violations of the constitutionally protected separation of church and state.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

definitely not a very good article opener then

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well this just proves that I’m right when I say their name is a double edged sword. On one hand, it’s inflammatory and mocking which creates a unique angle to engage politics with. Stirs up evangelicals while also being entirely harmless, making them look foolish.

But on the other hand, seen here and elsewhere, it creates confusion that limits the organization to just antagonism at times. I wish there were more non-antagonistic humanist groups for this exact reason.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

There's the church of the flying spaghetti monster

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was, but it was a poor time to joke when it's such a common misconception.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a good thing it's a common misconception. The misconception is the point.

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

It is for fundamentalists, but sane people should know that the Satanic Temple is a secular organization.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How dare you? They're religious, and enjoy every freedom given to religions by conservative politicians.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It's religion detached from spirituality, just like some claim to be spiritual without religion.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

If that was the intent, they shouldn't have intended it that way. Because people won't take it that way.