It has been really exhausting trying to explain to people--even TST members--that the Iowa display was not placed for the sole purpose OR EVEN THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of agitating whoever we perceive as the opposition. I don't think it's reductive to say that we as Satanists also get to have nice things and that Satanic joy is real and important. If TST existed with the sole purpose of pissing off Christians, we wouldn't have members who stayed around for years on end. Such a narrow emotional range isn't healthy or sustainable.
Also, I AM a far-leftist, but it's not the entirety of who I am, and I am capable of compartmentalization when it comes to my work in The Satanic Temple. TST can never and will never be the entirety of my existence, and I don't want it to be, as that would be unhealthy and, frankly, exhausting. There will never be a single group that will 100% align with everything I am, and that's fine with me. TST happens to fulfill a very big and real need for community for me in a way that nothing else ever has, and I cherish it for that.
I still get pushback for supporting TST in the summer of 2018. Living in the Bible Belt it is IMPOSSIBLE to do everything that needs to be done without the help of people you disagree with. Just buying groceries often involves compromising my values (plastic, bleh). Does getting a key made by a guy with an "In God We Trust. All Others Pay Cash." sign mean I'm less of a Satanist - nope. That key works perfectly. I believe in being flexible so long as no harm is being done.
Most people are all talk. So it's really great when orgs like TST follow through with the walk using existing laws and services instead of trying to change the laws. Pluralism, indeed. Hell yeah.
So good! Thank you Mr Greaves. I've been in terrible shape over the fact that pulled my story " the house of mr greaves" on twitter and then added it back on. I did it out of fear of blow back and I feel spineless. I feel more confident this week though.
As a woman who participated in the RU486 (mifepristone) trials at UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) in the late 90s, I want to thank you for your commitment to supporting women's right to choose and advocating for access to safe abortions.
It has been really exhausting trying to explain to people--even TST members--that the Iowa display was not placed for the sole purpose OR EVEN THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of agitating whoever we perceive as the opposition. I don't think it's reductive to say that we as Satanists also get to have nice things and that Satanic joy is real and important. If TST existed with the sole purpose of pissing off Christians, we wouldn't have members who stayed around for years on end. Such a narrow emotional range isn't healthy or sustainable.
Also, I AM a far-leftist, but it's not the entirety of who I am, and I am capable of compartmentalization when it comes to my work in The Satanic Temple. TST can never and will never be the entirety of my existence, and I don't want it to be, as that would be unhealthy and, frankly, exhausting. There will never be a single group that will 100% align with everything I am, and that's fine with me. TST happens to fulfill a very big and real need for community for me in a way that nothing else ever has, and I cherish it for that.
I still get pushback for supporting TST in the summer of 2018. Living in the Bible Belt it is IMPOSSIBLE to do everything that needs to be done without the help of people you disagree with. Just buying groceries often involves compromising my values (plastic, bleh). Does getting a key made by a guy with an "In God We Trust. All Others Pay Cash." sign mean I'm less of a Satanist - nope. That key works perfectly. I believe in being flexible so long as no harm is being done.
Most people are all talk. So it's really great when orgs like TST follow through with the walk using existing laws and services instead of trying to change the laws. Pluralism, indeed. Hell yeah.
Hail Satan!!.
Freedom of speech only when you like the words and language is not free speech at all.
So good! Thank you Mr Greaves. I've been in terrible shape over the fact that pulled my story " the house of mr greaves" on twitter and then added it back on. I did it out of fear of blow back and I feel spineless. I feel more confident this week though.
As a woman who participated in the RU486 (mifepristone) trials at UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) in the late 90s, I want to thank you for your commitment to supporting women's right to choose and advocating for access to safe abortions.