Boston, Massachusetts will host ‘SatanCon’ from April 28 – 30th, 2023.
The Satanic Temple dubbed the event ‘The Largest Satanic Gathering in History.’
The convention celebrates the Satanic Temple’s tenth anniversary and will feature presentations, Satanic rituals, discussion panels, a Satanic marketplace, and a Satanic wedding chapel.
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As stated on the event’s website:
Satancon attendees must be 18 or over and have proof of COVID vaccination. Attendees must wear an N-95, KN-95, or disposable surgical mask. Gaiters, bandanas, and cloth masks will not be allowed.
The Satanic Temple stated the event will be a “Weekend of Blasphemy and Remembrance in Boston.”
The 2022 conference included presentations such as:
- “Devil’s Food” with The Satanic Chef – Adam Dodge Ostrofsky
- Abortion as a (Religious) Right – Mari Davis
- Raising Children in a Satanic Household – Melissa Morley
- After School Satan Club – June Everett
Last year, the Satanic Temple “petitioned the state of Texas to allow Satanic Temple members the ability to continue receiving voluntary abortions as part of a religious ritual.”
Their website stated:
Texas’s trigger ban on abortions took effect after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, which prohibited all abortions for any reason, including instances of rape or incest. TST claims that this ban infringes upon its members’ right to practice their religion and requests Texas recognize its members’ religious rights.
On September 1, 2021, Texas passed S.B. 8, which prohibited anyone from getting an abortion after a detectable fetal tone. The law also allows citizens to sue people who obtained, performed, or helped to perform an abortion. TST filed a lawsuit against Texas, stating that this law prohibits TST members from performing a religious ritual to remove nonviable fetal tissue up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
This motion was made prior to the reversal of Roe v. Wade in late June 2022. After the Supreme Court ruling, Texas enforced its “trigger ban” on abortions, whereby abortion procedures became illegal within Texas state lines. TST is requesting an immediate injunction because the law inhibits TST members’ ability to practice their religion freely.
“TST holds that Texas’s abortion ban is inspired by a religious dogma that asserts that life begins at conception, which contravenes TST’s belief that non-viable fetal tissue is part of the pregnant person and is free to be voluntarily removed. TST claims that this law violates the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment in that it legislates a religious viewpoint that prohibits TST members’ ability to perform their religious practices freely,” the temple’s website stated.
Source: US City to Host SatanCon 2023: ‘The Largest Satanic Gathering in History’ – enVolve