And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5
"In July, the Satanic Temple released Hail Satan?, a documentary about the secularist group that portrays itself as a religious entity. In the documentary, co-founder Lucien Greaves says the Satanic Temple is more than half made up of LGBT people who feel
disowned and disenfranchised by "traditional religious institutions," and he pledges that the Temple will fight "to the death" for the gay community. He also reveals the religious freedom argument the Temple plotted to use to make gay marriage legal.
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:5
"In July, the Satanic Temple released Hail Satan?, a documentary about the secularist group that portrays itself as a religious entity. In the documentary, co-founder Lucien Greaves says the Satanic Temple is more than half made up of LGBT people who feel
"The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense and justice, and be directed by the human conscience to undertake noble pursuits guided by the individual will," the Temple's "About us" page reads.
Satanism does not represent a pro-LGBT religion but a pro-LGBT interest group masquerading as a religion. That said, Satanists do enjoy the same conscience rights and religious freedom as other Americans. These rights do not override the rights of others, however.
The group did gain steam by championing LGBT issues, featuring a Satanic "Pink Mass." In the documentary, Greaves frames the issue not as one of tolerance but as one of not caring about how people live their lives.
"We will fight them to the death to ensure that there are equal rights for the gay community," Greaves adds.
Yes, it seems the Satanic Temple values LGBT activism more than religious freedom, and is willing to use religious freedom as a tool to advance that activism. After all, the Temple's religiosity is itself a tool to push its secularist agenda."
PJMedia