(01-13-2022, 06:13 PM)F2d5thCav Wrote: A Hell of a good time.

Cheers

(01-13-2022, 06:57 PM)Ninurta Wrote: What a concept! Sounds legit...

If you read the fine print, it sounds all hunky dory but I can't help but wonder how true any of that fine print is... you know, Satan, father of Lies, all that sort of thing - HELLO?

What will those wacky Left wing teachers think of next?

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Quote:Moline-Coal Valley School District releases statement in response to a circulating after school ‘Satan Club’ flyer

'MOLINE, Illinois (KWQC) - The Moline-Coal Valley School District Tuesday released a statement after a flyer surfaced
promoting an after-school club sponsored by the Satanic Temple.
It’s called the After School Satan Club and it is set to have its first meeting Thursday.

The flyer is advertised for 1st-5th graders regardless of religious background and asks for permission from parents or
guardians for students to attend. The flyer also shows the club will meet from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. once a month, with
dates provided up until May.

Here’s a look at the full statement from the school district:

The Moline-Coal Valley School District understands that there is concern and confusion over an
upcoming after-school club at Jane Addams elementary.

The District would like to provide information on the situation. The Moline-Coal Valley School District and
Board of Education have policies and administrative procedures in place which allow for community use
of its publicly funded facilities outside the school day.

The district does not discriminate against any groups who wish to rent our facilities, including religious
-affiliated groups. Religiously affiliated groups are among those allowed to rent our facilities for a fee.

The district has, in the past, approved these types of groups, one example being the Good News Club,
which is an after-school child evangelism fellowship group. Flyers and promotional materials for these
types of groups are approved for lobby posting or display only, and not for mass distribution.

Students or parents are then able to pick up the flyer from the lobby, if they so choose, which is aligned
to District policy. Please note that the district must provide equal access to all groups and that students
need parental permission to attend any after-school event. Our focus remains on student safety and student
achievement...'

(01-13-2022, 07:19 PM)BIAD Wrote: I genuinely thought of reaching for the calendar to see if was April 1st already!!

Quote:Moline-Coal Valley School District releases statement in response to a circulating after school ‘Satan Club’ flyer

'MOLINE, Illinois (KWQC) - The Moline-Coal Valley School District Tuesday released a statement after a flyer surfaced
promoting an after-school club sponsored by the Satanic Temple.
It’s called the After School Satan Club and it is set to have its first meeting Thursday.

The flyer is advertised for 1st-5th graders regardless of religious background and asks for permission from parents or
guardians for students to attend. The flyer also shows the club will meet from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. once a month, with
dates provided up until May.

Here’s a look at the full statement from the school district:

The Moline-Coal Valley School District understands that there is concern and confusion over an
upcoming after-school club at Jane Addams elementary.

The District would like to provide information on the situation. The Moline-Coal Valley School District and
Board of Education have policies and administrative procedures in place which allow for community use
of its publicly funded facilities outside the school day.

The district does not discriminate against any groups who wish to rent our facilities, including religious
-affiliated groups. Religiously affiliated groups are among those allowed to rent our facilities for a fee.

The district has, in the past, approved these types of groups, one example being the Good News Club,
which is an after-school child evangelism fellowship group. Flyers and promotional materials for these
types of groups are approved for lobby posting or display only, and not for mass distribution.

Students or parents are then able to pick up the flyer from the lobby, if they so choose, which is aligned
to District policy. Please note that the district must provide equal access to all groups and that students
need parental permission to attend any after-school event. Our focus remains on student safety and student
achievement...'

KWQC:

Let's just get this straight... if there's a camp-fire, it will be marshmallows being roasted, yeah?!

(01-13-2022, 07:30 PM)Kenzo Wrote: So it's publicly funded facility,  is that tax payers money used for giving them place for the club from hell.

The equality thinking from the school sound stubid to me

(01-13-2022, 07:30 PM)Kenzo Wrote: So it's publicly funded facility,  is that tax payers money used for giving them place for the club from hell.

The equality thinking from the school sound stubid to me

Quote:The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits.

1. One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
   
   
2. The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
   
   
3. One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
   
   
4. The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
   
   
5. Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs
   
   
6. People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
   
   
7. Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
   

(01-14-2022, 01:24 AM)Freija Wrote: Don’t jump to conclusions and confuse The Satanic Temple (TST) with the Church of Satan. TST does not worship Satan or sacrifice babies and these two groups are at odds with one another..

Quote:The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits.

I get a kick out of the actions of this group and wish them the best in their future endeavors. Their use of Satanic/demonic imagery is to evoke outrage and it looks like it is working. LOL!

Their “religion” is based on their seven fundamental tenets:

1. One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
   
   
2. The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
   
   
3. One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
   
   
4. The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
   
   
5. Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs
   
   
6. People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
   
   
7. Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
   

The Satanic Temple's website

The Satanic Temple on Wikiepedia

(01-14-2022, 01:24 AM)Freija Wrote: Don’t jump to conclusions and confuse The Satanic Temple (TST) with the Church of Satan. TST does not worship Satan or sacrifice babies and these two groups are at odds with one another..

Quote:The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits.

I get a kick out of the actions of this group and wish them the best in their future endeavors. Their use of Satanic/demonic imagery is to evoke outrage and it looks like it is working. LOL!

Their “religion” is based on their seven fundamental tenets:

1. One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
   
   
2. The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
   
   
3. One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
   
   
4. The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
   
   
5. Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs
   
   
6. People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
   
   
7. Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
   

The Satanic Temple's website

The Satanic Temple on Wikiepedia

(01-14-2022, 09:21 AM)Freija Wrote: @"Kenzo" I think you're totally missing the point and were as triggered as they want you to be. This is a political advocacy group and I would say the majority of their members are actually atheists fighting for their "religious freedom" or in other words, freedom from religion particularly as it pertains to religious influence on laws and government which is something I can totally get behind. Think separation of church and state.

I think the sarcasm and irony in their intentionally triggering imagery and cloaking their activism under the guise of religion is brilliant.

(01-14-2022, 09:21 AM)Freija Wrote: @"Kenzo" I think you're totally missing the point and were as triggered as they want you to be. This is a political advocacy group and I would say the majority of their members are actually atheists fighting for their "religious freedom" or in other words, freedom from religion particularly as it pertains to religious influence on laws and government which is something I can totally get behind. Think separation of church and state.

I think the sarcasm and irony in their intentionally triggering imagery and cloaking their activism under the guise of religion is brilliant.

(01-14-2022, 07:25 PM)Kenzo Wrote: This is from their twitter


The satanic temple twitter


"Hail satan and may satan be with you " 

Thats just bad thing to say .


Parents Horrified As School Hosts ‘SATAN Club’ For Children

(01-14-2022, 07:39 PM)Ninurta Wrote:

(01-14-2022, 07:25 PM)Kenzo Wrote: This is from their twitter


The satanic temple twitter


"Hail satan and may satan be with you " 

Thats just bad thing to say .


Parents Horrified As School Hosts ‘SATAN Club’ For Children

There is really no point in the parents being angered or outraged. It's just the law - if the school provides space for one religious club to meet, then they have to provide space for any others that want to met there. Furthermore, it returns power to the hands of the parents - they have the final say whether Little Johnnie attends Satanist meetings or not, and that is as it should be. The only people I can think of that would be "outraged" are folks who don't want to be bothered with parenting or raising Little Johnny in the way they think he ought to grow.

I do not agree with the Satanists beliefs at all, but will defend their right to believe as they will to the death. Defending THEIR rights is also defending my own rights, for they are the same - we all have the same rights, and one of those is to believe as we wish. If I vote to remove their rights, I am also voting to remove my own.

Gods do not dabble in politics - they leave that to us to sort out.


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