Article: Miscellaneous

The Satanic Temple is the group that is perhaps most often cited in news stories for its activities urging the separation of church and state and championing abortion rights, among other issues. On the surface, readers might assume that these individuals are somehow theologically aligned with the devil, seeking to worship the dark side in some overt and flagrant way. That said, the organization has taken issue with being described as an “atheist activist group,” as the Detroit Metro Times reported.

“We consider ourselves non-theistic Satanists. And a religious organization — that’s a really important distinction that we make,” Jex Blackmore told the outlet, pushing back against the atheist label it has sometimes been slapped with. “For example, Hindus are sometimes called non-theists. And you wouldn’t call political Hindus activists, or atheist activists.”