{"id":6546,"date":"2023-05-02T10:36:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=6546"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:10:09","slug":"woman-tears-bible-apart-at-satancon-2023-as-hail-satan-chants-erupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2023\/05\/woman-tears-bible-apart-at-satancon-2023-as-hail-satan-chants-erupt.html","title":{"rendered":"Woman Tears Bible Apart at &#8216;SatanCon 2023&#8217; as &#8216;Hail Satan&#8217; Chants Erupt"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6609\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6609\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2023\/05\/Satancon-v01-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube | Inset: Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Satanists descended upon Boston, Massachusetts, for their \u201cSatanCon 2023\u201d event, also known as the \u201clargest Satanic gathering in history,\u201d one moment quickly spread throughout social media. Fox News reported that two leaders opened the event by ripping apart a Bible and tearing up a \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag commemorating police officers.<\/p>\n<p>One participant said the acts were done to push back against oppression. She reportedly told a cheering crowd, \u201cWe stand here today in defiance of their siege and destroy their symbols of oppression.\u201d Some shouted \u201cHail Satan\u201d as she tore the Bible apart. The woman later confirmed the effort was aimed at \u201ctrying to destroy the symbols of the things that cause harm, that oppress\u201d and decried attempts at \u201ctheocratic rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also spoke about the \u201cSupreme Court using [its] powers to decimate rights.\u201d \u201cSatanCon 2023\u201d celebrated the 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of The Satanic Temple, a Satanist group that is essentially atheistic, rejecting Luci\u2019er\u2019s existence. Some faith leaders called for peaceful prayer over boisterous pushback, but the event attracted protestors. The Archdiocese of Boston was among those calling for protestors not to show up in opposition, warning that doing so would bring more attention to the event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MxVZ8wxTydQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, hundreds of protestors still showed up to the event with signs, hoping to make proclamations about SatanCon 2023. Placards carried messages like \u201cSatan has NO rights!\u201d and \u201cHellfire awaits.\u201d The Patriot Front, a group described by the <em>Boston Herald <\/em>as a \u201cwhite nationalist group,\u201d reportedly protested with others.<\/p>\n<p>CBN\u2019s Faithwire previously reported that Satanists continue to make headlines, yet their beliefs can sometimes puzzle the public. The Satanic Temple\u2019s website has images that one might associate with Satanism, but upon researching the group\u2019s core tenets, it\u2019s apparent that supporters are typically atheists.<\/p>\n<p>The question \u201cDo you worship Satan?\u201d is presented in the organization\u2019s FAQ section. The organization responded, saying, \u201cNo, nor do we believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. The Satanic Temple believes religion can and should, be divorced from superstition. As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things. Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world \u2014 never the reverse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Satanic Temple doesn\u2019t believe in Satan as a real-life being, but the Bible confirms his role and existence in our world. The organization goes on to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesatanictemple.com\/pages\/faq\">say<\/a> it considers \u201cundue suffering is bad\u201d and sees \u201cblasphemy\u201d as a \u201clegitimate expression of personal independence from counter-productive traditional norms,\u201d among other core views.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Satanists descended upon Boston, Massachusetts, for their \u201cSatanCon 2023\u201d event, also known as the \u201clargest Satanic gathering in history,\u201d one moment quickly spread throughout social media. Fox News reported that two leaders opened the event by ripping apart a Bible and tearing up a \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag commemorating police officers. 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