and yes I just had to! 
Posted on 04/13/2014 3:25:06 PM PDT by NYer
Satanists want in on the right to pray in school - as long as they can pray to the devil.
The Satanic Temple states that they are fighting for the rights of public school students to learn in a cruelty-free classroom.
In a press release, the NYC organisation declares May 15 as "Protect Children Day," and describes a goal of ending physical and mental abuse in public schools.
After students register on Satanic Temple's ProtectChildrenProject.com, "the Temple will then notify their respective school boards that their deeply held beliefs oppose physical and psychological abuses, including the use of corporal punishment, physical restraints, and isolation rooms as forms of punishment," a press release states.
The Protect Children Project's website encourages children to submit their name, email address, and the name of their school in order to receive help from the Temple. The organization maintains that submission does not make one a Temple member, and is open to all denominations.
"One of the fundamental tenets of The Satanic Temple is personal sovereignty and the inviolability of one's body and mind," Temple spokesperson Lucien Greaves said. "Hitting a child or placing them in solitary confinement goes entirely against our beliefs."
According to an Education Week article, there are no federal laws regarding corporal punishment, and the practice is legal in 19 states. The article and The Satanic Temple's press release both cite a U.S. Department of Education statistic stating that in one year, over 200,000 students were physically punished in school.
ProtectChildrenProject.com provides fact sheets on physical and psychological abuse in schools, an FAQ for students, and a Satanic activity book.
"We want children to know that they are permitted to pray to Satan in school and that they can even share their religious beliefs with others in accordance with certain guidelines," Greaves said.
You know, sometimes I read stuff, here and elsewhere, about how this country is going to the devil, evil is taking over, etc. etc. And oftentimes I dismiss that as hyperbole.
Then there’s a story like this!
But of course, if religion were not already being treated as a joke, something like this would never happen.
I hope they ask the Muslim parents for their input.
Boy, won't they be surprised - on the other side.
Is this a joke? Satan hates children. I think this group is having fun with the media.
The liberals already have that base covered. Except they don't call the devil by his real name Satan.
Might as well call it a mosque....
As a Christian, I worship a God that supports free will. Your choice is against free will. In the final days "Every knee shall bow". Let everyone pray according to their own beliefs and let God sort it out later.
WARNING: SNEAK(SNAKE)ATTACK.
You’re right, of course, but a great many here will cry that you’re wrong.
Let everyone pray according to their own beliefs and let God sort it out later.You really want them bowing to Mecca at your kid's school?
You’re right, of course, but a great many here will cry that you’re wrong.I've been seeing that lately.
That's actually not very precise. We have to let them participate based on their representation in the population. If they are .0001% of the population, then they would have their name drawn to pray .0001% of the prayers.
The US military has used this proportionate system for years in determining representation of chaplains from the different denominations and religions.
Yeah, pretty darned lately, considering you're abour four weeks old.
Why should I care?
There is no official state religious denomination like The Church of England, and Congress cannot creat one.
Does not mean we were not originally envisioned as having a Judeo-Chrsitian culture, but it does mean we don't discriminate AGAINST any religion.
They are not mutually exclusive.
Public schools were given to Satan a long time ago. They are just more open about it now.
Satan is not God, and even Satanists will admit that. Therefore Satanism is not a religion and receives no 1A protection.
Islam denies free association without punishment for non- believers. Therefore Islam is not a religion and should be denied 1A protection.
I think people simply have to get over their constitutional phobias about this. There is nothing wrong with favoring Christianity over satanism, islam, or atheism. In fact, it is the right thing to do.
If I have a choice between ALL or NONE, I choose NONE, because I don’t want to see Muslims praying to Mecca in schools, or worshiping Satan.
If you choose "none", YOU will be left with "none" while muslims, satanists and atheists will be running the country. Want america to be ground down under the heels of islam and atheism? Choose "none".
Okay if I opened the dictionary and looked up oxymoron I am almost positive that the words “satan” and “protect children” would be in the same sentence!!
and yes I just had to!
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