CHRISTIAN POST/ Ian M. Giatt-
The founder of the controversial “After School Satan Club” (ASSC) is comparing reactions to his program with that of parents who oppose Evangelical programs at schools.
Lucien Greaves, co-founder of the Satanic Temple, made the comment during an interview on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime,” in which he said ASSC isn’t about making converts to satanism.
Saying that the club is aimed at promoting freedom of speech and religious liberty, Greaves corrected Watters when he described Satan as evil and appeared to call Christianity a “mythology.”
“Obviously, we don’t view Satan as evil, and it really doesn’t matter to us what your mythology is surrounding Satan,” Greaves said. “You need to ask yourself if your distaste over us identifying as satanists is strong enough that you would abandon the principles of free speech and religious liberty.”
Greaves, who co-founded ASSC in 2012, told Watters the program is “self-directed education” designed to stir up students’ “intellectual and creative interests.”
The clubs were launched as a sort of counter-programming to the Christian Good News Clubs, which have been in schools since 2001 following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed the clubs to meet in public schools after school hours, similar to other community groups. Continue reading…
