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In short, The Satanic Temple is:
- ineffective at what it promises to do
- opaque in regards to its finances
- structured to be internally authoritarian with unaccountable leadership; and
- its two owners have troubling interests that show up in TST's work repeatedly
- ineffective at what it promises to do
- opaque in regards to its finances
- structured to be internally authoritarian with unaccountable leadership; and
- its two owners have troubling interests that show up in TST's work repeatedly
But when it comes to The Satanic Temple, there's always more and it's always worse.
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Usually—and this is not a joke—when people learn more about The Satanic Temple's owners Doug Misicko ("Lucien Greaves") and Cevin Soling ("Malcolm Jarry"), and their business practices, the unprompted comparison folks make is "Scientology"
this is a lie
> Thanks to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First Amendment, TST members *can* access their bodily autonomy rights.
no, not "can"; The Satanic Temple has no victories
these shameless fucking grifter ghouls
cc @sueonthetown
> Thanks to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First Amendment, TST members *can* access their bodily autonomy rights.
no, not "can"; The Satanic Temple has no victories
these shameless fucking grifter ghouls
cc @sueonthetown
The Satanic Temple cannot help you get an abortion, and it does not deserve your support.
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The Satanic Temple is very bad at court cases.
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@satanic_Temple_ has made First Amendment claims; #TheSatanicTemple has made Religious Freedom Restoration Act (#RFRA) claims
TST has lost those arguments embarrassingly, repeatedly
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@satanic_Temple_ has made First Amendment claims; #TheSatanicTemple has made Religious Freedom Restoration Act (#RFRA) claims
TST has lost those arguments embarrassingly, repeatedly
The Satanic Temple is dipping back into the well by doing abortion fundraising off of Texas again.
But TST's latest cash-grab email points to two big problems: the Temple's continued legal incompetence and their lack of financial transparency
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But TST's latest cash-grab email points to two big problems: the Temple's continued legal incompetence and their lack of financial transparency
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First of all, wow, The Satanic Temple has a lot of active legal cases, and it is very difficult to keep track of the ones they don't announce and don't do in federal court.
This was the *third* case TST filed in just February 2022, making 8.5 going on currently.
Which is a lot.
This was the *third* case TST filed in just February 2022, making 8.5 going on currently.
Which is a lot.
To review, on Feb. 16, 2022, The Satanic Temple filed their bonkers lawsuit against @Newsweek and reporter @JuliaDuin claiming—for once—not to be famous but rather a "private figure" (also that stating our legal costs defamed TST)
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Missed this one; h/t to @cwdefllc
The Satanic Temple (Inc) recently filed an amicus brief in support of St. Michaels Media Inc, otherwise known as "Church Militant"
wonder who that might be
@boboradoan, then with @freep, please tell us
freep.com/story/news/loc…
oh neat
The Satanic Temple (Inc) recently filed an amicus brief in support of St. Michaels Media Inc, otherwise known as "Church Militant"
wonder who that might be
@boboradoan, then with @freep, please tell us
freep.com/story/news/loc…
oh neat
Now, given all the things there are to do in the world, why would The Satanic Temple give one of its limited number of fucks on something like this?
Wouldn't you know it, Church Militant is represented by none other than lil ol' "free speech* lover" Marc Randazza
Wouldn't you know it, Church Militant is represented by none other than lil ol' "free speech* lover" Marc Randazza
Have we written about Marc Randazza before? We have.
The most famous example of The Satanic Temple's collaboration with him was 2018, leading to the Great Schism that saw TST's most prominent local groups walk away then
The most famous example of The Satanic Temple's collaboration with him was 2018, leading to the Great Schism that saw TST's most prominent local groups walk away then
We're still being sued by #TheSatanicTemple in federal court.
This is something a lot of people don't know b/c TST has not considered it worth including on their website or newsletter roundups yet
This is something a lot of people don't know b/c TST has not considered it worth including on their website or newsletter roundups yet
But some members have found out or know about other history of at least one of the founders.
Still, they've decided not to care.
This is a meme seen in the wild after it was shared by an apologist of The Satanic Temple. Let's take a look at it in more detail.
Still, they've decided not to care.
This is a meme seen in the wild after it was shared by an apologist of The Satanic Temple. Let's take a look at it in more detail.
We have an image of scale. On the left side, heavier, decades reactionary Christianity: sexually abusive preachers & priests, the Catholic Church & its history with Nazism, "The Base", and a reference to reactionary Christians' awful legislative work at home & abroad
#TheSatanicTemple, an allegedly progressive religion that claims to fight religious overreach, is secretly spending tens of thousands in litigation to target former members after TST's owners were criticized on FB for a pattern of failing to live up to their own professed tenets
It’s not clear how much money TST has spent on the suit so far, where that money has come from, or what membership—if any—was consulted in deciding to devote so many resources to this SLAPP action, but it's lasted more than a year, including re-filing after a judge's dismissal
Tomorrow (June 8), the defendants will submit another, hopefully final, motion to dismiss the case for good.
I’m one of those defendants. Let’s talk about it. This is an extremely long thread, but I have receipts for everything.
I’m one of those defendants. Let’s talk about it. This is an extremely long thread, but I have receipts for everything.
