School Satan Club to Launch Activities: An After School Satan Club is set to initiate activities for children at a Tennessee elementary school after Christmas break, officials announced.
The Satanic Temple plans to host the club at Chimneyrock Elementary School in Cordova, with meetings starting on January 10 in the schools library and continuing through the spring semester, according to a social media announcement on Tuesday.
A flyer about the club states that the Satanic Temple is a non-theistic religion, viewing Satan “as a literary figure who represents a metaphorical construct of rejecting tyranny and championing the human mind and spirit.”
It emphasizes that the club does not aim to convert children to any religious ideology but offers activities that “emphasize a scientific, rationalistic, non-superstitious worldview.”
Memphis-Shelby County Schools stated that the district would rent out the space to the organization according to its policy.
“As a public school district, were committed to upholding the principles of the First Amendment, which guarantees equal access to all non-profit organizations seeking to use our facilities after school hours,” the statement said. “This means we cannot approve or deny an organizations request based solely on its viewpoints or beliefs.”
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