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    1 year ago

    the fuck even is the satanic temple, a philosophy? a religion? what does it even identify as exactly and why pick satan as their mascot

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      1 year ago

      They're basically trolls who put pressure against blue laws. They're genuinely great and are a large reason why things haven't devolved into theocracy. Every time fundamentalists get a huge W passing an abusive law they come in to prove just how easy it is to turn it against them.

      "If you think it's OK to merge the state with Christianity, then it is by your definition ok for us to build a satanic temple in the white house"

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      It’s basically an atheistic philosophy. I’m not sure why they decided to theme around a rather controversial and unpopular semi-deity from a religion.