The Satanic Temple is demanding to have satanic priests serve as chaplains in schools and threatens legal action if their request is denied. This is coming as the Florida Legislature introduced two bills recently, that would allow volunteer chaplains to provide counseling services in public schools.
Senate Bill 1044 and its companion House Bill 931, which already passed the Florida House of Representatives last month, will allow parents to choose from the list of chaplains and allow their children to receive counseling with written permission.
The bill also mandates that principals in schools with volunteer chaplains tell parents about it and offer them a list of the volunteers, all of whom will be subject to a background check, and representatives from the Satanic Temple have expressed a desire for their chaplains to be included in such offerings.
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“Any opportunity that exists for ministers or chaplains in the public sector must not discriminate based on religious affiliation,” The Satanic Temple’s director of ministry, Penemue Grigori, told The Tallahassee Democrat.
“Our ministers look forward to participating in opportunities to do good in the community, including the opportunities created by this bill, right alongside the clergy of other religions.”
“In an effort to dismiss concerns about bringing religious viewpoints into schools, advocates for chaplain bills have a scripted response that insists their interest is in merely providing additional ’emotional support’ for potentially troubled youth,” Satanic temple spokesman and co-founder, Lucian Greaves told Fox News Digital.
“If that were true, they could simply be calling upon volunteers who hold licensure as counselors to offer their services in the schools in their communities.”
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Greaves also said that school districts can expect legal action if satanic priests are prohibited from participating in the chaplain program, which would go into effect on July 1 and largely be left for individual districts to govern, Believers Portal reports.
Last modified: March 9, 2024
