The Satanic Temple

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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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When did you officially consider yourself a member of TST? (media.kbin.social)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Curious as to how long after learning of TST did it take you to call yourself a Satanist. Immediate? Gradual? Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It seems like you could say that about any organization. Is there something special about a religion that makes it more likely to be corrupt? Even one like TST?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I'm not sure if they're more likely to become corrupt, but if they do they can be worse than other organizations. Religions have all sorts of special legal protection, and adherents to them usually find coming to the conclusion that they and their representatives have done wrong to be a much higher bar to clear.

So even if not more likely to become corrupt, they present a particularly large hazard if and when they do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Because it is a religion. If religions are like any other organization, why do you want them separated from the state specifically? There are many other types of organizations that interact or participate with the state, but somehow you want to separate religions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where did I say that I wanted them separate from the state? I only say that every religion should have equal rights. The state shouldn't favor one religion over another.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's one of the goals of the TST, to separate state from religion. Or at least that's what I've been told by some TST followers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wouldn't believe anything about TST based on hearsay, because a lot of people are misinformed.