Reading Time: 7 minutes The Satanic Temple is now officially recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt church. It is as legitimate as a religion can get in the United States.
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Penn Jillette’s Sunday School talks Hail Satan? with Penny Lane
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hail Satan? director Penny Lane did an interview with Penn Jillette of the magician duo Penn & Teller on his podcast for a discussion on Satanism, secularism, and more. How does Penn’s Clown College experience resonate with Satanism?
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Arizona’s HatePlate Campaign Draws Cheers, Highlights Disparity
Reading Time: 4 minutes Arizona’s ‘In God We Trust’ license plate has raised $827,000 for the ADF since fiscal year 2014. That seems like a lot of money until you find out that in that same timeframe the group has brought in more than $250 million total.
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Jimmy Kimmel Snaketivity Sketch with Billy Crystal and Dave Grohl
Reading Time: < 1 minute Knowledge may be the greatest gift, but The Satanic Temple-Chicago chapter’s Snaketivity display at the Illinois state capitol is really the gift that keeps on giving this year.
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Satanists and Christians Erect Holiday Displays at Michigan State Capitol
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hot on the heels of the extraordinary reception that The Satanic Temple (TST)-Chicago received for their Snaketivity display in the Illinois capitol rotunda, a Satanic group in Michigan is claiming their right to join in Holiday festivities in public forums.
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Satanic Bay Area Holiday Display Tree Suffers Thefts
Reading Time: 3 minutes For the third consecutive year, damage and/or vandalism has befallen a Satanic organization’s attempt at community participation.
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Stop Moving Halloween to the Weekend
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s a subtle trend in lots of smaller towns throughout America to shift the date of Halloween festivities (parties, trick or treating, etc.) to the weekend. I don’t care for it.