Satanic Temple to offer religious education program... in Ohio

Jessica_Rose · December 06, 2024, 05:32:35 AM

The Satanic Temple to offer religious education program at Edgewood Elementary School in Ohio

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Story by Jonathan Limehouse (5 Dec 2024)

An elementary school in Ohio will allow its students to participate in a religious education program offered by The Satanic Temple, a "non-theistic" organization that promotes secularism and is recognized as a tax-exempt church by the IRS.

The Hellions Academy of Independent Learning (HAIL) program was created by The Satanic Temple in response to the growing number of similarly implemented Christian Release Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) programs...

RTRI programs originated in 1952 and allow students to learn about religious beliefs for a short period in the middle of the school day.

Due to the rise of RTRI programs, The Satanic Temple, whose website explains "does not believe in an actual Satan," argues that Christian groups are being used to exclude non-Christian students and promote Christianity, according to the release. Field trips and other activities offered exclusively to Christian students are being used as leverage to encourage religious conversation amongst children, the organization said.

"It is sad these programs feel the need to use the peer pressure to gain adherents to their religion," Erin Helian, the Satanic Temple's director of campaign operations, said in the release. "However one measures a religion, it is not a good look to prey upon children by bribing them with field trips and snacks."

Gina P · December 07, 2024, 11:15:06 AM

Its ok, as long as everyone uses the correct bathroom!

What is the world coming to?

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Satanic Temple to offer religious education program... in Ohio

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