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Uproar as after-school Satan club forms at Tennessee elementary school

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Satanic clubs, whose members do not worship the devil, usually formed in response to presence of religious groups in schools

Uproar as after-school Satan club forms at Tennessee elementary school

Community members in a Tennessee school district want to banish Satan from their children’s halls after the formation of a new club was announced.

The After School Satan Club (ASSC) wants to establish a branch in Chimneyrock elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby county schools (MSCS) district.

The ASSC is a federally recognized nonprofit organization and national after-school program with local chapters across the US. The club is associated with the Satanic Temple, though it claims it is secular and “promotes self-directed education by supporting the intellectual and creative interests of students”.

The Satanic Temple makes it clear its members do not actually worship the devil or believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. Instead Satan is used as a symbol of free will, humanism and anti-authoritarianism.

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  • If it wasn't registered, "After School Satan Club" would be a great name for a punk band.

    • ASS Club does have a certain ring to it.

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