University Club rejected over fears it could 'summon Satan' to an Australian university 
a student organization made by and for students who practice satanism, paganism, and witchcraft. Ashley Towner, AUOC president, told ABC that rejection came from one complaint that claimed that their club wanted to summon Satan to the university and that "occultists are always involved in criminal activity". "Even if we did want to summon Satan, it's not against university or union policy to do so, so it's still not really grounds to reject us,” Towner said. The club was formed in the latter half of 2020 and provisionally registered with the Adelaide University Union (AUU) in early 2021. Registration is vital as it allows for funding and access to space and equipment at the university. The club is now unaffiliated and not allowed on university grounds. AUU president, Oscar Ong, insisted the application had not been rejected but "tabled" for a later decision, which in his words, was "standard procedure." As of now, AUU has six Christian clubs, one Muslim club, and one secular club that are all registered.
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Flyingsaucesir
Level 8
July 1, 2022
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Fear can be another form of belief.
Belief is a powerful force and fear can be another form of belief. For example, if you have a fear of snakes then you must believe in the ability of a snake to harm you or you would not fear it.
The University may not fear Satan but they seem to fear those who fear Satan.
nogod4me
Level 8
July 1, 2022
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I think you may be giving them too much credit, after all these people think snakes can talk and live in magic apple trees.
I am hoping the accusation that the club is engaged in criminal activity is actually the reason for a second look.
More than likely it's not but I'm a cockeyed optimist.
Lorajay
Level 9
July 1, 2022
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The accusation was that ALL Satanists are engaged in criminal acts, because to these people not being a Christian IS a criminal activity
If this is the thinking of elite minds (we suppose, perhaps erroneously that those running higher education institutions are those with the best brains) - then there is definitely no hope for the future of education or society as a whole.
Marionville
Level 10
July 1, 2022
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There is often a clear distinction between mental abilities and emotional stability.
@JackPedigo I think lack of common sense, good judgement, and proportionality is a major problem…with even the most otherwise highly intelligent amongst us.
@Marionville So a form of mental and emotional? I guess if we can train dogs and monkeys to do certain tasks, training some humans is not much different. I do think some dogs and monkeys are smarter than some humans.
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