The Satanic Temple is at it again!
The Satanic Temple is at it again!
https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/new-fundraiser
The Satanic Temple is opening a second abortion clinic! Donors can vote on the name. My favorites: Beelzabort The Preemptive Stork’s Abortion Clinic, and Ejaculate Misconception Family Unplanning Clinic
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This is pithy on it's face. I'm not sure of the utility of opening a "Satanic Clinic" from the perspective of women in need of health care services.
A Satanic Clinic can argue for religious rights on the ritualistic sacrifice of the fetus.
Again, pithy. But not particularly helpful.
100% helpful. The satanic temple is a recognized organized religion in the US. It's why they are so effective at shutting down "we will just have preachers in schools" initiatives. The Satanists can then send their preachers in, and the school cannot stop them legally. The programs always fold instead.
Religious rights having outsided power in the US is 100% a goal of the conservative supreme court and the GOP. Any power they give to Christians can be claimed by Satanists too. By opening up a church which offers the sacred right of abortions, Satanists fight the weakening of the separation of church and state, or at a minimum, can undermine abortion bans
Its a win win.
It’s why they are so effective at shutting down “we will just have preachers in schools” initiatives.
That's heavily overstated. And it largely works by scaring local bureaucrats into thinking they do actually have to host their goofy statue.
In practice, they regularly lose in court. Most recently, the Temple lost a case in bright-blue Boston over their appeal to lead a prayer at the Boston City Council.
Last year, a federal court threw out a case by the Temple to overturn the Indiana abortion ban.
Religious rights having outsided power in the US
Because they have large constituencies and enormous fundraising power. Not because officially reflexively allow any religious organization to act outside the law. The Satanic Temple is great at getting in the news and embarrassing local officials, but middling to useless at affecting public policy.
That's just marketing. It's a regular clinic otherwise. XD
But even still... they should just make it a regular clinic. Don't give it a funny name, don't put their name on it, don't do anything that will give ANYONE an uneasy feeling about using it when they are in need.
If a woman needs/wants and abortion, she's most likely gone through hell (no pun intended) making that decision. The last thing she needs is to see that her closest option is the 'Hail Satan Abortionarium' or feel that her situation is being used to score political points for some organization.
I fully support TST and all that they do... but this just feels a bit sleazy.
They already have Samuel Alito's Mom's Satanic Abortion Clinic, so this is nothing new for them. It's a creative way to fundraise and helps send a message to those trying to curb women's rights 🤷♀️
I see what you are saying, and fair enough. I'd say we do name hospitals and clinics, so I don't see much of an issue on naming this one. If anything, I'm sure there are clinics with normal, pious names, that would outright refuse abortions. So...
I hope so. But up front it just looks like a publicity stunt