Headquarters for 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] 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] autocratic , hierarchical , and obsessed with authoritarianism .[ 9]
References
↑ "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 .
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