Satan doesn't exist, but that doesn't mean that a bunch of people who rally around that fictional character to undermine the foundations of Western civilisation and advance causes like grooming and abortion aren't a problem.
I disagree with you regarding Satan's existence, but otherwise you're absolutely right.
Let's suppose that Satan is merely the personification of that which Western civilization finds morally detestable. It is still alarming that growing numbers of people are rallying around that figure. This is different from an edgy teenager saying "Hail Satan," or a band searching for a gimic. The Satanic Temple is an influential group that is devoted to pushing social and political change against broad traditional Christian values.
Yawn. The Satanic Temple is just a bunch of atheist edgelords. Nobody should care what they do or why.
Satan doesn't exist, but that doesn't mean that a bunch of people who rally around that fictional character to undermine the foundations of Western civilisation and advance causes like grooming and abortion aren't a problem.
I disagree with you regarding Satan's existence, but otherwise you're absolutely right.
Let's suppose that Satan is merely the personification of that which Western civilization finds morally detestable. It is still alarming that growing numbers of people are rallying around that figure. This is different from an edgy teenager saying "Hail Satan," or a band searching for a gimic. The Satanic Temple is an influential group that is devoted to pushing social and political change against broad traditional Christian values.