{"id":2065868,"date":"2023-10-13T04:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-after-school-satan-club-is-returning-to-california-in-october\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T04:33:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:33:37","slug":"the-after-school-satan-club-is-returning-to-california-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-after-school-satan-club-is-returning-to-california-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;After School Satan Club&#8217; returns to California in October."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-after-school-satan-club-is-returning-to-california-in-october%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065868&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The After School Satan Club Returns to California Elementary School<\/h2>\n<p>In an exciting \u200dannouncement on X, The Satanic Temple (TST) revealed that the After School Satan \u2064Club (ASSC) is making a comeback at Golden Hills Elementary\u200d School in Tehachapi, California, on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The ASSC previously operated its\u2062 after-school\u2064 program at the school during\u2062 the\u200b 2022\u20132023 school year, holding monthly meetings in\u200b the campus\u2064 cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p>According to June \u2064Everett, campaign director of the ASSC, the \u200dclub was launched last\u2062 winter after a \u2064parent who identified\u200b as a Satanist\u200c reached out to TST. The parent \u2062was dissatisfied with the offerings \u200cof the Christian-based\u200d after-school program, the Good News Club, and \u200cwanted\u200d an alternative club for her children.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/after-school-satan-club-provokes-parent-outrage-5065381?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>After\u2064 School Satan Club Provokes Parent Outrage<\/strong><\/a>  \u2063 &#8211; 2\/17\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/court-to-reconsider-if-california-school-district-should-recognize-christian-club-that-bans-lgbt-student-leaders-5008635?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Court to Reconsider If\u200b California School District Should\u200b Recognize Christian Club That Bans \u2064LGBT Student Leaders<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 1\/24\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The devil&#8217;s\u200d work is never\u2063 done,&#8221; exclaimed Ms. Everett to The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Dacus of the Pacific Justice\u200b Institute (PJI) expressed concerns \u2063that TST aims \u2064to silence and intimidate\u200b Christian clubs by advocating for the removal of all\u200c religious clubs from \u2063campuses. He warned that calling for the \u200cexpulsion of\u2062 Satan clubs could inadvertently lead to the removal of Christian clubs, ultimately supporting TST&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dacus emphasized that PJI supports \u2064the Equal Access \u200dAct, \u200bwhich seeks to protect First Amendment rights in public schools.\u200c He clarified that PJI&#8217;s purpose\u200c is not to stifle\u200b speech.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By law,\u2062 the\u200b District cannot discriminate against \u2064any groups who\u2062 wish to use our \u2063facilities,&#8221; stated\u200d Stacey Larson-Everson, superintendent of Tehachapi Unified School District. She added, &#8220;The Tehachapi Unified \u2063School District did not endorse\u2062 the \u2063activities \u2064or intent of the After\u2064 School Satan Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Larson-Everson, \u200dstudents must have a signed \u2063permission slip from their parents to attend any after-school clubs. Although the ASSC\u200d received approval to distribute permission slips at the school, teachers were refusing to hand them \u200cout \u2063to students.<\/p>\n<p>Sheila Knight, \u200ba concerned grandmother in\u200c Golden Hills, expressed her understanding of\u200c the school&#8217;s \u2063obligation to allow various after-school programs, including\u2062 the \u200bChristian-based Good News Club. However, she questioned the decision to allow a satanic group\u2063 and wondered why anyone would want their \u200dchild to participate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why would anyone not follow Jesus and want to follow Satan?&#8221; she pondered.<\/p>\n<p>The ASSC engages students in various projects, such as creating smiley faces on rocks to distribute\u2062 in the community, conducting science experiments with Da Vinci\u2063 bridges, making\u2064 pet accessories for animals at the Humane Society, \u200ccrafting friendship bracelets, and participating in \u2063community \u2063service.<\/p>\n<p>TST offers a coloring book\u2062 featuring the\u2064 ASSC, available for\u2062 purchase on their website. \u2062The book&#8217;s cover showcases a child wearing a \u200dt-shirt with an \u200dupside-down pentagram and another child with\u2062 a \u2063Baphomet, \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blac-chyna-posts-video-of-removing-demonic-baphomet-tattoo-after-conversion-to-christianity\/\" title=\"Blac Chyna Posts Video Of Removing \u2018Demonic\u2019 Baphomet Tattoo After Conversion To Christianity\">goat-headed demon<\/a>, on their shirt.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u20642022\u20132023 school year, \u2063there\u200c were seven active ASSC clubs in the United States. TST also introduced a\u2064 new \u2062club called \u2064the HAIL Club (Hellion Academy of Independent Learning), which meets at\u2064 libraries.<\/p>\n<p>This school\u2062 year, \u200cASSCs \u200bwill be present \u2062in 12 \u200bschools across \u2062the\u2063 United\u200b States. The \u2063club primarily targets students in kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade, with\u200c an average attendance of 5\u200b to \u206410\u200d children.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin McGary, an ordained \u200bminister and president of \u200dthe Frederick Douglass Foundation of California, \u200bexpressed concern about the club&#8217;s focus on elementary school children. He emphasized that \u200dyoung minds are vulnerable and may not fully comprehend the consequences \u200bof their actions. McGary encouraged parents to hold schools\u2062 accountable and\u200b consider transferring their children\u2062 to schools without a \u200bSatan club.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2064surprising turn of events,\u2062 a teacher from Golden Hills Elementary, who is also \u200ca Satanist, organized a back-to-school\u200c night in Lancaster,\u2062 California, in\u2062 response to the school \u2063promoting a four-day Bible Club. The \u200bteacher\u2062 collaborated with the \u2064ASSC to\u2064 provide an alternative event for her \u200bchildren \u200dto attend.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Hopson \u2063of Decision Point revealed that during the 2022\u20132023 school year, students at\u200d Pioneer High School in San Jose, California, started a Satanic Temple Club. The \u2064students distributed flyers outlining TST&#8217;s core tenets and invited fellow students to join.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062club \u2062joined forces with \u200da teacher to protest the\u200d Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), a Christian club\u200d on campus, due to the FCA&#8217;s adherence to biblical teachings on gender,\u2062 sexuality, \u2063and marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Mimnaugh, \u2064an attorney for Pacific Justice Institute, warned \u2063that TST \u200dis fundamentally \u2063opposed \u2063to Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>She\u200d cautioned, &#8220;One thing I would warn in particular&#8230; \u2063One\u2064 of the messages from the promoters of these clubs is\u2064 that &#8216;we are not \u2063actually promoting Satanism, we are here to\u200d encourage religious liberty, freedom of thought.&#8217; And you \u200cknow, in my \u200bopinion, that&#8217;s like Chairman \u200bMao saying he&#8217;s founding a communist club \u2062not to promote communism but to explore different theories of economics. \u200dRight. It&#8217;s absolute\u200b nonsense, \u200band \u200dyou need to be aware of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the ASSC&#8217;s \u200bmain \u200cgoals is to foster critical thinking\u2062 skills in children. Ms. Everett clarified\u200c that \u200bTST is\u2062 non-theistic and does not believe in supernatural beings.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dacus argued,\u200b &#8220;If they really wanted to just&#8230; promote open-mindedness, then \u200dthey should\u200c call\u2064 it the open-minded club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He contended that the use of the name &#8220;Satan Club&#8221; specifically targets Christians\u200c and\u2063 accused TST of pushing radical leftist agendas.<\/p>\n<p>Greg\u2064 Young, a pastor\u200c and \u2062radio host, suggested that TST should \u200cchange the name of their club to reflect their true intentions if they are not truly satanic.<\/p>\n<p>TST has stated that it is not\u2063 affiliated with The\u200c Church of\u2063 Satan,\u2062 although some members \u2062belong to\u2062 both TST and The\u200d Church of Satan.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. \u2062Everett\u2062 clarified, &#8220;They are a recognized\u2064 church under the eyes of the United States IRS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lucien Greaves, founder of TST, revealed that the organization\u200b primarily consists \u2063of LGBTQ+ individuals who feel marginalized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-worships-mother-nature-welcome-to-pagan-america\/\" title=\"Apple embraces the power of nature. Welcome to a nature-inspired America.\">traditional religious \u200cinstitutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Greaves emphasized \u200btheir commitment \u200bto\u2063 fighting for equal rights\u2062 for the gay community, stating, &#8220;We&#8217;re all\u200b satanists and it&#8217;s not \u200blike we have &#8216;tolerance&#8217; for\u2062 trans people or gay people or sex workers, we \u200bjust don&#8217;t \u2064 [expletive] care, \u2062and a lot of\u2062 people in those communities appreciate that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To challenge the views of \u2062the Westboro Baptist Church and Pastor \u200bFred Phelps \u2064regarding the \u200dLGBT community, Mr. \u200dGreaves performed\u200c a ritual called Pink Mass at Mr. Phelps&#8217;s mother&#8217;s grave. The ritual involved wearing black horns and\u200c requesting supernatural beings to \u2064make Mr.\u200d Phelps&#8217;s mother gay \u200bin the afterlife.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Everett described\u200c the ceremony as a form of\u2062 &#8220;trolling&#8221; aimed \u2063at Mr. \u2063Phelps and his beliefs. She emphasized that TST does not believe in the\u2062 supernatural.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, TST has launched a tele-health abortion clinic in New Mexico, staffed by trained physician&#8217;s assistants who\u2062 can\u2063 legally prescribe abortion medication. \u200cThe organization plans to establish\u2063 more clinics across the nation, taking \u200dadvantage of New Mexico&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-after-school-satan-club-is-returning-to-california-in-october\/\" title=\"'After School Satan Club' returns to California in October.\">laws allowing late-term abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Young criticized TST for having hidden agendas, accusing them of aligning themselves with the LGBTQ agenda, drag queen\u200d culture,\u200c and Planned Parenthood. He argued that\u200d these agendas are anti-Christian and \u200ddetrimental to children&#8217;s well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Everett revealed that TST also conducts Black Mass ceremonies, which involve acts of blasphemy. She\u200c clarified that these ceremonies\u2062 should not be confused with TST&#8217;s\u200c baptism \u200critual, where individuals\u200c become &#8220;unbaptized.&#8221; Black Mass ceremonies are typically the opposite \u2063of Catholic masses and involve destructive acts, such as\u2063 pouring\u200c wine over\u2062 a \u200ccommunion cake \u200dand sitting on it.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. McGary dismissed\u2064 TST&#8217;s\u2063 claims of promoting open-mindedness and \u200cargued that they \u2063are \u200cteaching children to reject the \u200bidea of God. He warned that TST&#8217;s \u2063true intentions \u2064align with the father of lies, Satan.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the presence\u2063 of\u200b various religious clubs, including \u200dthe After \u200cSchool Satan Club, contribute to creating a diverse and inclusive society<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Local shelter,\u2064 and promoting critical thinking skills. The club aims to provide an alternative religious perspective and foster an environment of\u2063 inclusivity and free thought.<\/p>\n<p>While some \u200bcommunity members have expressed \u2063concerns about the presence of the ASSC, it is important to remember that the United States\u2063 Constitution \u200dprotects the freedom of religion and freedom \u2063of speech. Just as Christian clubs have the right to exist and operate in public schools, so do clubs representing other religious or non-religious \u2064beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b After School Satan Club \u2064at\u2063 Golden Hills Elementary \u2064School \u2063is not about worshiping the devil or \u2063promoting evil. It \u200dis about offering\u200b a different perspective and promoting \u2064critical thinking skills among students. It is\u200d a \u200dclub that provides an opportunity\u2063 for \u200dstudents to explore different beliefs\u2064 and\u2063 learn about different world views.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d is crucial\u200b for parents and community members to approach the topic with an open mind and engage \u200bin respectful conversations with their children about different religious beliefs. These discussions \u200bcan help foster\u200b understanding, tolerance, and \u2063acceptance in\u200c a diverse society.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2064 also\u200c worth noting that the\u200b After School Satan \u2062Club \u200dis not \u200bthe only club\u200c available to students at Golden Hills Elementary School. Students have a\u200b wide range of options when it comes to after-school activities, including sports, arts, STEM, and other academic clubs. The ASSC is simply \u2063one of \u200cthe many choices available \u200cto students who may \u200bbe interested in exploring different religious or non-religious perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2062the \u200breturn of the After School Satan Club to \u200cGolden Hills Elementary School in California has sparked conversations and debates among community members. It is \u2063important to remember that the freedom of religion and\u200d freedom of speech are protected rights\u2062 in the United States. The presence of different religious clubs,\u200c including the ASSC, provides an opportunity for\u2062 students to\u200c learn\u200c about and explore \u200cdifferent beliefs and perspectives. Engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-has-the-maturity-of-a-15-year-old-girl\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift is as mature as a 15-year-old girl.\">open-minded discussions<\/a> and promoting\u2063 understanding \u2064and acceptance are key to creating a diverse \u2063and inclusive society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct. 27, the After School Satan Club (ASSC) will be returning to Golden Hills Elementary School in Tehachapi, California, according to a post by The Satanic Temple (TST) on X. 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