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I noticed there wasn't a TST Lemmy community. The Satanic Temple is a modern satanic religion that aims to promote human rights and compassion. Check out their about page on their official website at https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us. Note that this community is not an official affiliation. TST is also separate and not affiliated with the Church of Satan, who have a slightly different viewpoint of what satanism truly is. Dunno what to post in here, but maybe some will search for this and take part. Hello!
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TST is selective about how they protest. Remember, the federal courts made an example of the Pastafarians and stripped them of their rights. That's what DeSantis was threatening when he said that Satanism isn't a "real" religion.
Which shows the ridiculousness of mainstream religion.
but that’s a ”real“ religion
And that's a “real” religion too.
But the “Seven Fundamental Tenets”, despite being closer to “christian values” than any described in the bible, apparently don’t make up a “real” religion.
Just outlaw all this religious bullshit, make a conscious effort to “be excellent to each other”, and stop inventing stupid reasons to disagree and fight with people.
l missing the point. The separation of "real" and "not real" religions is arbitrary and capricious. The federal government can declare for any reason that the religious rights of any group are invalid, as long as they don't have a lot of power or money. Scientologists and Mormons have a lot of both, so those are "real" religions. In 2016, Cavanaugh v. Bartelt declared the freedom of religion dead and ushered in a new era of fascism.