Satanic Temple
Satanic Temple member fights Missouri abortion restrictions
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 23, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney James MacNaughton says the abortion restrictions conflict with his client's beliefs, which are to follow scientific understanding of the world.
Satanic Temple billboard protesting corporal punishment rankles Texas town
By Bobby Ross Jr. — November 2, 2017
(RNS) — Free speech or not, many in the tiny town of Three Rivers expressed outrage at the sign.
After School Satan? Church-state group plays devil’s advocate in public schools
By Sally Morrow — October 18, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) Lucien Greaves wants After School Satan to mirror the success of Christian after-school clubs. But atheists can be just as leery of his creed. So what is Satanism anyway?
Florida city council may halt opening prayers to stop Satanist’s invocation
By David Gibson — July 1, 2016
(RNS) Pensacola officials say they could opt for a moment of silence instead of the usual prayers by local clergy.
A satanic movement seeks political change
By guest — April 27, 2016
The Satanic Temple and the motion picture studio behind "The Witch" have collaborated on a multicity tour called The Sabbat Cycle, which consists of screenings of the film followed by politically driven satanic rituals.
Phoenix opts for silence over prayers at public meetings
By Kimberly Winston — February 4, 2016
(RNS) The move comes after a representative from the Satanic Temple was approved to say a prayer, or invocation, before a council meeting scheduled for Feb. 17.
Satanists to counter Nativity scene with ‘snaketivity’
By Justin A. Hinkley — December 3, 2015
LANSING, Mich. — To counter a live Nativity scene planned next weekend on the Michigan state Capitol lawn, a Satanic group plans to resurrect its own "snaketivity" display begun last year.
Oklahoma top court agrees Ten Commandments stone at Capitol must go
By Reuters — July 28, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) Earlier in July, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, had said she would keep the monument in place while lawmakers sought a way to block the decision.
Satanic group unveils controversial statue in Detroit
By Reuters — July 26, 2015
DETROIT -- The group, which opposes Bible-themed displays on government land, kept the location of its 9-foot-tall monument secret until the last moment,
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules Ten Commandments monument must go
By Greg Horton — June 30, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) Its installation three years ago sparked a religious feud.
Satanists’ challenge to Hobby Lobby ruling may face legal hurdles
By Kimberly Winston — July 31, 2014
(RNS) Satanists' attack on the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision with a letter protesting "informed consent" abortion laws as a burden to their religious beliefs may be a toothless challenge.
Satanists to stage ‘black Mass’ at Harvard
By Kimberly Winston — May 9, 2014
(RNS) “This activity separates people from God and the human community, it is contrary to charity and goodness, and it places participants dangerously close to destructive works of evil," the Archdiocese of Boston said.
Satanist dismisses claims of accused Craigslist killer
By John Bacon — February 19, 2014
(RNS) "There is a secular idea that 'the devil made me do it' that has turned into 'satanism made me do it,'" says Lucien Greaves, spokesman for The Satanic Temple, which has a few hundred members. Accused killer Miranda Barbour is not among them
COMMENTARY: If Christians can build statues, so can Satanists
By Kirsten Powers — January 15, 2014
(RNS) The Oklahoma government should not play favorites among different faiths.
Satanists release design for proposed Oklahoma State Capitol monument
By Greg Horton — January 7, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) The Satanic Temple wants to erect a 7-foot-tall statue of a seated Satan flanked by two children on the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol.
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