Satanists Infiltrate a Ritual Abuse Conference in Oakland: Your Guide to What Happened and Why
In April, a group of Satanists infiltrated a conference for people who believe they’re the…
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Satanic Temple Protests Pseudoscientific Therapies for Satanic Abuse and Witchcraft
If you happened to walk past San Francisco’s Parc 55 hotel this past weekend, you…
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Ten Religion Stories That Went (Mostly) Missing in 2015
Once again, RD’s editors have asked me to think about stories at the intersection of religion and…
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Is Monsanto Satan? The Pleasure and Problem of Conspiracy Theory
In this contribution to It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society, Alan Levinovitz explores…
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My Childhood Hobby Was Satanic, Or So They Told Me
The moral panic around Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games—and what it tells us about religion.
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God is a Terrifying Monster, and Other Takeaways from the Study of Vampires in Pop Culture
A Q&A with Jess Peacock, author of Such a Dark Thing.
Read MoreThis Year in Satanism
2014 was the year of the Satanist. In December 2013, The Satanic Temple announced plans…
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End-Times Watcher Sees Satan in an Energy Drink
Looking for Satan in all the wrong places.
Read MoreIs the State a Religious Actor in Deeming Teen’s Crotch-Rubbing of Jesus Statue Illegal?
This week, controversies emerged involving both a statue of Satan and a statue of Jesus,…
Read MoreSatanic FOIA Reveals Deep Confusion About 1st Amendment
The Satanic Temple, best known for its offer to build a monument to Satan in an attempt…
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