People Are Cheering For The Satanic Temple For Stepping Up To Protect Abortion Rights In A Viral Letter To The FDA
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If you think of people with a lot of compassion and respect, the Satanists wouldn’t be exactly the ones that come to mind. But recently, The Satanic Temple, a non-theistic religious group, has gone viral for only good reasons.
The members of the temple announced online that it demanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grant the group access to drugs that induce abortion “without being subjected to the agency’s regulations.” The demand that requests access to abortion pills known as misprostol and mifepristone was made under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Moreover, the Temple’s letter to the FDA came the same day that the Supreme Court validated a Texas law that prohibits abortions after six weeks. If allowed to remain, the law would be the strictest against abortion rights in the US since the high court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.
“We still have Religious Liberty, and we believe in bodily autonomy,” The Satanic Temple announced on Twitter, amassing a lot of supportive reactions.
Recently The Satanic Temple has gone viral for demanding access to abortion pills under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and sending a letter to the FDA
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to obstruct a Texas law that amounts to a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The vote was 5-4, with three Trump-appointed justices joining two other conservative justices.
According to the Texas law that was signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity are prohibited. This happens as early as around six weeks and many women don’t even know they’re pregnant at that point.
Even though the Supreme Court’s decision left an option for abortion providers to challenge the Texas law in other ways, the future of the Texas law is yet unknown, leaving many women frustrated and miserable to say the least.
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Moreover, more states are moving towards curbing abortions. While Texas has passed the strictest abortion measure in the U.S., many conservative states are seeking to ban most abortions earlier in gestation. Today, most states restrict woman’s access to abortion in late pregnancy.
President Biden on Thursday slammed the Supreme Court ruling, saying it “unleashes unconstitutional chaos.” He promised the White House will be looking for ways the federal government could ensure Texans have access to safe and legal abortions and to protect people from enforcement of the Texas law, in an official statement.
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Meanwhile, The Satanic Temple, a non-theistic religious group whose beliefs are not centered around any deity, demanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grant the group access to drugs that induce abortion “without being subjected to the agency’s regulations.” In a pursuit of a religious exemption to access drugs that induce abortion, the Temple’s lawyers contacted the FDA.
But it’s not the first ongoing lawsuit the Temple has in Texas. “We were fighting against restrictions upon abortion access before yesterday’s almost all-out ban of abortion in Texas,” a co-founder of the temple, Lucien Greaves, told the press.
The Satanic Temple, which is known for progressive activism, has received a lot of support after their announcement
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It turns out that back in August 2020, the temple ritualized the process of getting an abortion for its members. It was made to cater to an emotional need of congregants and hold against the increasingly prohibitive abortion law-making around the country.
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The ritual involves counseling before and after the abortion procedure, as well as carrying out a careful medical examination to ensure that an abortion is safe to a member’s health. According to the co-founder of The Satanic Temple, the ritual counseling focuses on the member’s personal ethical values and the temple’s tenets, which emphasize the importance of science and personal freedom.
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When the "evil" Satanists are more loving and caring than the "good" Christians, then some things should be reconsidered I believe!
Yep, that god of the good christians murdered and has ordered the slaughter of waaay more people than Satan. According to their own books!
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I don't know, I think you are forgetting a few wars from the past centuries where people have slaughtered each other based on their own decisions.
I am talking about the murder commited by the gods of of the bibles. The whole world gone in a flood, remember?
Or Egypt's first born babies
The only people Satan has been documented to have killed is Job's kids and servants, and that was with God's permission, because God needed the ego boost. God, on the other hand, has killed countless people.
Ya! I don't believe in God or Satan, but If Satan is real, he's certainly less judgmental
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Satanists doesn't actually believe in Satan.
Rating...somewhat true.
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They're an atheist group.
It has always been this way. People are used to it and ignore this fact.
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Are you aware that Christianity is the most censored,prosecuted and has the most people killed every year?
Hahahahahaha. Christianity is censored and prosecuted? Ahahahahahahaha.
killing people because of their faith is hahahaha for you?go google it when you stop laughing at killed people you sicko
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hahahaha,read those numbers idiot... 245 Million: In the top 50 World Watch List countries alone, 245 million Christians in the world experience high levels of persecution for their choice to follow Christ. 1 in 9: Christians worldwide experience high levels of persecution 14%: The rise in the number of Christians in the top 50 countries on the 2019 World Watch List (WWL) who experience high levels of persecution. (from the 2018 reporting period to 2019’s) 4,136: Christians killed for faith-related reasons in the top 50 WWL countries.
Hahahah read the numbers ugly. 900 million. In the top 100 World Monitoring List countries alone, 750 million non Christians in the world experience high levels of persecution for their choice not to believe in nonsense Christ propaganda. 5 in 10: non Christians worldwide experience high levels of persecution. 26% - the rise in the number of non Christians in the top 100 countries on the 2021 World Monitoring List (WML) who experience high levels of persecution. From the 2020 reporting period to date. 79,273 non Christians killed for faith related reasons in the top 100 WML countries.
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1. Satanists aren’t evil. 2. They’re also promoting abortion as a human sacrifice, they’ve released guidance as to what prayers to recite before and after.
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How is wanting unborn babies to be protected from being chopped up and pulled out of its mother piece by piece EVIL? You need to reconsider what you believe is good and evil! What an absolute moron!
You have such a keen grasp of medical procedures and scientific concepts that I can only assume you have an M.D. in obstetrics and gynecology.
That isn't how abortions are perform.
*performed
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What do you think happens during a suction extraction?
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But that is their lies, they are NOT more loving.
Sure they are. They aren't actively passing laws that can kill women in order to control female sexuality. They believe in bodily autonomy and freedom of choice.
@bumble bee - As a member of the English chapter of The Satanic Temple, may I ask what exactly do you think we're lying about? I'll answer any respectful questions you may have and will answer them to the best of my ability and with complete honesty.
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Texas is not making these laws with love. They are making these laws out of hatred for women and the fear that women will replace them.
First they're fighting against child abuse and now they're fighting the pro-choice battle...TST is on a roll today!
Why is Satan in the name? I'm asking genuinely because I wouldn't think anyone would want to be associated with something they definitely don't believe in. Just wonder why it's in the name?
I think it's like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - an FU to organised religion. And also metaphorical, since the Satan of the Bible is actually a far more reasonable figure than Yahweh.
Here's what I found on Wiki: "The Satanic Temple does not believe in a supernatural Satan; instead it employs the literary Satan as a metaphor to promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity. Satan is thus used as a symbol representing "the eternal rebel" against arbitrary authority and social norms."
I look at it this way: The Westboro Baptist Church has co-opted the words and imagery of christianity to spread hatred and anger. The Satanic Temple has co-opted the words and imagery of the 'opposite' of christianity to spread love and tolerance for all. It's why I joined.
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They support abortions because they perform them during their "masses" as a sacrifice. Come on people understand who you are agreeing with.
You can't really be this gullible
You are the gullible one. Satan has you fooled...
@bumble bee - I'd like to ask, who do you think we are "sacrificing"? A question that is asked all the the time is "Do You Worship Satan?" We're asked this so many times, we included it in the FAQ section of our website and I shall quote that to you now. " The Satanic Temple believes that religion can, and should, be divorced from superstition. As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things. Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world — never the reverse.never the reverse. I hope that helps!
The image of Satan is meant satirical mostly, right?
Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to arbitrary authority, forever defending personal sovereignty even in the face of insurmountable odds. Satan is an icon for the unbowed will of the unsilenced inquirer – the heretic who questions sacred laws and rejects all tyrannical impositions. Our metaphoric representation is the literary Satan best exemplified by Milton and the Romantic Satanists from Blake to Shelley to Anatole France.
Yes, the ultimate rebel that makes their own rules and answers to no-one. Hail satan!
I did it again! Good grief. Again. Who do you think we're sacrificing to?
Oops, I repeated myself at the end. Whoops! :-D
Bumble bee is against the rights of women but supports a religion that caters to pedophiles and allows priests "so called men of God" to molest young boys...now that is sad
Christianity does not cater to pedophiles! That is just the catholic church that has nothing to do with the bible. It's an old babylonian religion disguised as christianity. Their teachings are unbiblical. They don't worship Jesus, they worship Mary. They are not christians.
@noralin, Catholics do not worship Mary or the saints, but ask them to pray to God on their behalf. Catholics share with other Christians a belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, the son of God made man who came to earth to redeem humanity's sins through His death and resurrection, and therefore by definition are Christians. If you don't know anything about the Catholic religion, why don't you do a tiny bit of research before spouting such absurd nonsense? I doubt Jesus would approve of your dismissive negativity.
Don't you ever get tired of looking like a fool? I'm asking sincerely.
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Bumble and you have much in common.
And none of it good.
Buzz off bumble bee.
Well, that was stupid.
BAhahahahah
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Can we make a post-birth abortion to this guy?
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Facts
This is the most brilliant thing I've read all day.
When the "evil" Satanists are more loving and caring than the "good" Christians, then some things should be reconsidered I believe!
Yep, that god of the good christians murdered and has ordered the slaughter of waaay more people than Satan. According to their own books!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I don't know, I think you are forgetting a few wars from the past centuries where people have slaughtered each other based on their own decisions.
I am talking about the murder commited by the gods of of the bibles. The whole world gone in a flood, remember?
Or Egypt's first born babies
The only people Satan has been documented to have killed is Job's kids and servants, and that was with God's permission, because God needed the ego boost. God, on the other hand, has killed countless people.
Ya! I don't believe in God or Satan, but If Satan is real, he's certainly less judgmental
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
This comment has been deleted.
Satanists doesn't actually believe in Satan.
Rating...somewhat true.
This comment has been deleted.
They're an atheist group.
It has always been this way. People are used to it and ignore this fact.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Are you aware that Christianity is the most censored,prosecuted and has the most people killed every year?
Hahahahahaha. Christianity is censored and prosecuted? Ahahahahahahaha.
killing people because of their faith is hahahaha for you?go google it when you stop laughing at killed people you sicko
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
hahahaha,read those numbers idiot... 245 Million: In the top 50 World Watch List countries alone, 245 million Christians in the world experience high levels of persecution for their choice to follow Christ. 1 in 9: Christians worldwide experience high levels of persecution 14%: The rise in the number of Christians in the top 50 countries on the 2019 World Watch List (WWL) who experience high levels of persecution. (from the 2018 reporting period to 2019’s) 4,136: Christians killed for faith-related reasons in the top 50 WWL countries.
Hahahah read the numbers ugly. 900 million. In the top 100 World Monitoring List countries alone, 750 million non Christians in the world experience high levels of persecution for their choice not to believe in nonsense Christ propaganda. 5 in 10: non Christians worldwide experience high levels of persecution. 26% - the rise in the number of non Christians in the top 100 countries on the 2021 World Monitoring List (WML) who experience high levels of persecution. From the 2020 reporting period to date. 79,273 non Christians killed for faith related reasons in the top 100 WML countries.
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1. Satanists aren’t evil. 2. They’re also promoting abortion as a human sacrifice, they’ve released guidance as to what prayers to recite before and after.
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How is wanting unborn babies to be protected from being chopped up and pulled out of its mother piece by piece EVIL? You need to reconsider what you believe is good and evil! What an absolute moron!
You have such a keen grasp of medical procedures and scientific concepts that I can only assume you have an M.D. in obstetrics and gynecology.
That isn't how abortions are perform.
*performed
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
What do you think happens during a suction extraction?
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
But that is their lies, they are NOT more loving.
Sure they are. They aren't actively passing laws that can kill women in order to control female sexuality. They believe in bodily autonomy and freedom of choice.
@bumble bee - As a member of the English chapter of The Satanic Temple, may I ask what exactly do you think we're lying about? I'll answer any respectful questions you may have and will answer them to the best of my ability and with complete honesty.
This comment has been deleted.
Texas is not making these laws with love. They are making these laws out of hatred for women and the fear that women will replace them.
First they're fighting against child abuse and now they're fighting the pro-choice battle...TST is on a roll today!
Why is Satan in the name? I'm asking genuinely because I wouldn't think anyone would want to be associated with something they definitely don't believe in. Just wonder why it's in the name?
I think it's like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - an FU to organised religion. And also metaphorical, since the Satan of the Bible is actually a far more reasonable figure than Yahweh.
Here's what I found on Wiki: "The Satanic Temple does not believe in a supernatural Satan; instead it employs the literary Satan as a metaphor to promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity. Satan is thus used as a symbol representing "the eternal rebel" against arbitrary authority and social norms."
I look at it this way: The Westboro Baptist Church has co-opted the words and imagery of christianity to spread hatred and anger. The Satanic Temple has co-opted the words and imagery of the 'opposite' of christianity to spread love and tolerance for all. It's why I joined.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
They support abortions because they perform them during their "masses" as a sacrifice. Come on people understand who you are agreeing with.
You can't really be this gullible
You are the gullible one. Satan has you fooled...
@bumble bee - I'd like to ask, who do you think we are "sacrificing"? A question that is asked all the the time is "Do You Worship Satan?" We're asked this so many times, we included it in the FAQ section of our website and I shall quote that to you now. " The Satanic Temple believes that religion can, and should, be divorced from superstition. As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things. Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world — never the reverse.never the reverse. I hope that helps!
The image of Satan is meant satirical mostly, right?
Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to arbitrary authority, forever defending personal sovereignty even in the face of insurmountable odds. Satan is an icon for the unbowed will of the unsilenced inquirer – the heretic who questions sacred laws and rejects all tyrannical impositions. Our metaphoric representation is the literary Satan best exemplified by Milton and the Romantic Satanists from Blake to Shelley to Anatole France.
Yes, the ultimate rebel that makes their own rules and answers to no-one. Hail satan!
I did it again! Good grief. Again. Who do you think we're sacrificing to?
Oops, I repeated myself at the end. Whoops! :-D
Bumble bee is against the rights of women but supports a religion that caters to pedophiles and allows priests "so called men of God" to molest young boys...now that is sad
Christianity does not cater to pedophiles! That is just the catholic church that has nothing to do with the bible. It's an old babylonian religion disguised as christianity. Their teachings are unbiblical. They don't worship Jesus, they worship Mary. They are not christians.
@noralin, Catholics do not worship Mary or the saints, but ask them to pray to God on their behalf. Catholics share with other Christians a belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, the son of God made man who came to earth to redeem humanity's sins through His death and resurrection, and therefore by definition are Christians. If you don't know anything about the Catholic religion, why don't you do a tiny bit of research before spouting such absurd nonsense? I doubt Jesus would approve of your dismissive negativity.
Don't you ever get tired of looking like a fool? I'm asking sincerely.
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Bumble and you have much in common.
And none of it good.
Buzz off bumble bee.
Well, that was stupid.
BAhahahahah
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Can we make a post-birth abortion to this guy?
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Facts
This is the most brilliant thing I've read all day.