Are there any Satanists / members or allies of The Satanic Temple present?
Yes there are - they even have a group here: "Satanic Agnosis"
Welcome!
This is a community for athiests and agnostics, so probably not many satanists around here.
Wrong.
"Satanic Agnosis" Actually we have quite a few members who are.
They aren't a religion. Though they do qualify as one now under the law. I know it's confusing.
They aren't what you think.
Yes I am a member of The Satanic Temple. No, we don't believe in Satan. The church of Satan is a different beast (see what I did there?) & there is no affiliation. I love what the TST does politically.
This us a direct copy/paste from The Satanic Temple website of the 7 fundamental tenents. Check out their page & do some digging if you have an interest in them.
THERE ARE SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL TENETS.
One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
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.
Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and remediate any harm that may have been caused.
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.
Not a member, but an ally . . . . The Satanic Temple, as you probably know, and for those who do not know, is there not to claim Satan exists, but to oppose religion(s) who are attempting, and quite successfully, sadly enough, to take over government and attempt to make the USA non-secular. I oppose the same thing, and therefore consider myself an ally. I often attack the assholes on Facebook who claim that Satanism is responsible for all the shit our government is doing, because it is NOT the Satanists, you would not likely be able to fill a whole football stadium with ALL of the Satanists in the USA, but somehow the idiots either believe or want to make others believe that Satan is responsible . . . . but it is not the Satanists in charge in Washington, it is the Christians, and they are fucking things up big time . . . . and who is it the votes them in? Fucking Christians.