We Ate the Necco Wafers: Bennie Crabtree: This has to be a false flag written by an Evangelical who thinks they can frame Antifa.

I refuse to believe this is real. Not gonna click to find out.

That's what I think this is too. It plays right into the hands of the religious right so perfectly that only an idiot would write such an article now.

RTFA or even TFThread, you warriors of image and good taste. TST is a political organization fighting for the separation of church and state. Anyone who was going to scream OMG, SATAN!! and change their freaking political alignmentdue to this news was already beyond help and people who would use it as ammo are preaching to their choir.

The only reason I haven't put in for my Satanist card is I suspect they would pressure me to frame my lack of belief in a god as Atheism and homie don't play caving to authority like that.

Republicans have a clear path to stealing the election no matter who the hell wins. Spend your concern on something other than people mentioning they've joined a political organization with a scary name.

We Ate the Necco Wafers: DoBeDoBeLurk: We Ate the Necco Wafers: Bennie Crabtree: This has to be a false flag written by an Evangelical who thinks they can frame Antifa.

I refuse to believe this is real. Not gonna click to find out.

That's what I think this is too. It plays right into the hands of the religious right so perfectly that only an idiot would write such an article now.

RTFA or even TFThread, you warriors of image and good taste. TST is a political organization fighting for the separation of church and state. Anyone who was going to scream OMG, SATAN!! and change their freaking political alignmentdue to this news was already beyond help and people who would use it as ammo are preaching to their choir.

The only reason I haven't put in for my Satanist card is I suspect they would pressure me to frame my lack of belief in a god as Atheism and homie don't play caving to authority like that.

Republicans have a clear path to stealing the election no matter who the hell wins. Spend your concern on something other than people mentioning they've joined a political organization with a scary name.

You seem to think that actions don't have consequences, yet as was shown above, this story has legs and is already trending on social media. The timing could not have been worse to write this stupid article.

No one in this thread is saying that the Satanic Temple is about worshipping Satan, but you can bet your ass that it's a useful tool to beat the sheep over the head about how the Left is aligned with Satan and all good God fearing people should vote for Trump because that's a vote for God.

So my comment only goes to the stupidity or malice in writing and publishing this story. It does nothing to help the progressive cause and only lights a fire under the Religious Right. We don't need more fires this year.

And if you think we're going to squeak by somehow by being inoffensiveyou're fooling yourself. Anything worth doing right now is going to piss off Republicans and/or Fundegelicals. They're not going to back off if we roll over or quiet down.

Shh, you can be an activist, but please don't mention it right now, when activism is one of the only paths we have available. What else did you want us to quiet down about, with the Supreme Court and the election under siege? Roe v. Wade? Gay rights? School vouchers?

You're scared because something is trending on social media? You're grasping at straws! We have less than a week until the goddamn debates. We're in the middle of a pandemic. One new Satanist isn't going to get the spotlight for more than a cycle, unless there's some actual child sacrifice involved.

Take a step back and orient yourself to the immediate threat, if you can handle it. Then maybe take some action without letting the threat of retaliation freeze you.