PORTLAND, Ore. — After some controversy, the After School Satan Club held its first meeting Monday night at a middle school in Oregon.
Club organizers said the club is about promoting the separation between church and state, and is not trying to encourage devil worship, according to KPTV.
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Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple, told KPTV that a Christian-based after-school program has been able to hold meetings at schools within the district without resistance, which gives the impression that the district is endorsing a particular religion. A group called Satanic Portland is leading a similar campaign in the area, according to KPTV.
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Organizers were initially met with resistance from school district officials and concerned parents, but ultimately, the satanic group was approved to hold meetings at schools within the Parkrose School District.