Getting in on -- and tossed out of -- the Satanist Temple joke

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Jex Blackmore is a Satanist, as she plainly admits to the camera in Director Penny Lane’s documentary “Hail Satan?,” a portrait of the 30-something Blackmore that opened earlier this year.
But she’s not a Satan worshipper. A self-proclaimed “Satanic feminist,” she was until recently a national spokesperson for the non-theistic, religious-cum-political-activist group called The Satanic Temple. She defines a Satanist as “an individual who embraces her pariah status and actively challenges arbitrary authority in defense of personal sovereignty.”...

The Satanic Temple insisted her appearance (and incendiary rhetoric) wasn’t formally sanctioned by TST, and it has since severed ties with Blackmore. Blackmore, for her part, criticized the organization’s lack of diversity, charging in a recent interview with Jezebel that “we’ve again seen an organization consolidate power into the hands of a group of men or people who support and act as a mouthpiece for those men.” She went on to point out that Satanism has long been vulnerable to being co-opted by white supremacists.

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https://religionnews.com/2019/05/24/getting-in-on-and-tossed-out-of-the-satanist-temple-joke/

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Getting in on -- and tossed out of -- the Satanist Temple joke (Original post)	guillaumeb	May 2019	OP
replace satan with jesus and you've got her describing the same thing	msongs	May 2019	#1
But the exact same behavior is being exhibited.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#5
What's your control group?	Act_of_Reparation	May 2019	#10
Logic can be confusing to a simple argument. eom	guillaumeb	May 2019	#11
Logic can be confusing to people who don't know how to use it.	Act_of_Reparation	May 2019	#14
As I said, it can be confusing.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#16
Why didn't you post what the "incendiary rhetoric" was?	trotsky	May 2019	#2
Was her speech meant literally?	guillaumeb	May 2019	#7
That's true there are some people who are	uriel1972	May 2019	#20
Well said.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#23
What "point" would one be trying to make if they are threatening to kill someone?	trotsky	May 2019	#25
Why Would Anyone Care?	MineralMan	May 2019	#3
Oh it's transparent as a pane of glass.	trotsky	May 2019	#4
It's all nonsense, anyhow. Even that group admits that it's a troll group.	MineralMan	May 2019	#6
D'accord.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#9
With which part of my reply are you in accord?	MineralMan	May 2019	#19
The ending.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#22
You should be aware that copyright rules,	guillaumeb	May 2019	#8
Four paragraphs is the rule.	MineralMan	May 2019	#18
Gil seems to consider all atheists to be identical and interchangeable.	Mariana	May 2019	#17
Who gives a fuck.	Act_of_Reparation	May 2019	#12
Every tree starts from a tiny seed. eom	guillaumeb	May 2019	#13
Every bumper sticker starts with a saccharine and ultimately useless anecdote.	Act_of_Reparation	May 2019	#15
or a nut?	uriel1972	May 2019	#21
Some trees do start from a nut.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#24
If we look at what she said, it was that some white supremacists have historically had a tendency	muriel_volestrangler	May 2019	#26
And some seem to like certain aspects of the Norse mythology.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#27

Response to guillaumeb (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 02:12 PM

msongs (59,402 posts)

1. replace satan with jesus and you've got her describing the same thing

"Blackmore, for her part, criticized the organization’s lack of diversity, charging in a recent interview with Jezebel that “we’ve again seen an organization consolidate power into the hands of a group of men or people who support and act as a mouthpiece for those men.” She went on to point out that Satanism has long been vulnerable to being co-opted by white supremacists."

that's what happens when you live your life around 2000 year old myths and fairy tales

Getting in on -- and tossed out of -- the Satanist Temple joke

1. replace satan with jesus and you've got her describing the same thing

5. But the exact same behavior is being exhibited.

10. What's your control group?

11. Logic can be confusing to a simple argument. eom

14. Logic can be confusing to people who don't know how to use it.

16. As I said, it can be confusing.

2. Why didn't you post what the "incendiary rhetoric" was?

7. Was her speech meant literally?

20. That's true there are some people who are

23. Well said.

25. What "point" would one be trying to make if they are threatening to kill someone?

3. Why Would Anyone Care?

4. Oh it's transparent as a pane of glass.

6. It's all nonsense, anyhow. Even that group admits that it's a troll group.

9. D'accord.

19. With which part of my reply are you in accord?

22. The ending.

8. You should be aware that copyright rules,

18. Four paragraphs is the rule.

17. Gil seems to consider all atheists to be identical and interchangeable.

12. Who gives a fuck.

13. Every tree starts from a tiny seed. eom

15. Every bumper sticker starts with a saccharine and ultimately useless anecdote.

21. or a nut?

24. Some trees do start from a nut.

26. If we look at what she said, it was that some white supremacists have historically had a tendency

27. And some seem to like certain aspects of the Norse mythology.