• PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    Meanwhile, another protester, Samantha Harmon, said, “There is no reason that Memphis should have ever allowed an after-school Satan club to come in. It’s time to revise policy and it’s time for parents to get on their post and pray and protect their kids.”

    Speaking to WMC, ASSC’s national campaign director pushed back against criticisms, saying: “We don’t go to a school unless there is another religious club operating.”

    Oof. Nice rebuttal. I wonder how many kids attended; being in elementary school, I would imagine a lot of parents told their kids they couldn’t go. I’m glad it was successful but I’m honestly surprised they had any kids attend, given Tennessee and all.

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      being in elementary school

      Consider, too, how tragic it is that this has to be in an elementary school.

      Nobody was willing to step in and protect these kids from indoctrination and abuse until the Satanic Temple came along. It’s depressing to even think about how commonplace this is across the country.

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      Meanwhile, another protester, Samantha Harmon, said, “There is no reason that Memphis should have ever allowed an after-school Satan club to come in. told on herself about her seditious, anti-American attitudes and ignorance of the First Amendment.

      FTFY, article writer.

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      It’s after school, which is a smart move - there are probably some working single parents who are delighted to have a couple of hours of free child care.

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      It’s Memphis, right? There a probably tens of thousands of atheists in Memphis, and basically any big city. Not every person in Tennessee is a Maga christofacist.