The Satanic Temple
The Satanic Temple (TST) is a non-theistic religious organization and new religious movement. The Satanic Temple was created in January 2013 by Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry.[1]
They can be found in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[2]
The Temple is known for their activism and have been involved in many different cause such as LGBTQ+ rights by allowing same-sex marriages to be held in the temple, launching the Protect Children Project to help children from mental or physical abuse in schools, and counter-protesting members of Planned Parenthood and other anti-abortionists.[3][4][5]
In 2016, they opened their official headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts.[6] The temple has tax-exemption status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).[7]
Greaves says that TST is an updated version of LaVeyan Satanism and is different from the Church of Satan.[8] Greaves disagrees with views and philosophies of the Church of Satan, calling them autocratic, hierarchical, and obsessed with authoritarianism.[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The Social-Justice Rebellion at the Satanic Temple". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a Chapter". The Satanic Temple. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Satanic Temple Says It Will 'Fight to the Death' for LGBTQ+ Rights". Out. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "The Satanic Temple Takes on Corporal Punishment in Schools". WGCU South Florida. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "How the Satanic Temple is using 'abortion rituals' to claim religious liberty against the Texas' 'heartbeat bill'". The Conversation. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Salem, meet your new neighbor: The Satanic Temple". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Satanic Temple: IRS has designated it a tax-exempt church". Associated Press. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Church of Satan vs. Satanic Temple". The Satanic Temple. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Unmasking Lucien Greaves, Leader of the Satanic Temple". Vice. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
