The Temple of Satan, an organization seeking to become Latin America’s first Satanic group with legal religious status, is allegedly growing popular in Chile amidst a decline in faith in traditional religions, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
The Associated Press stated in its report that the Temple of Satan, founded in 2021, has 100 members, but has received membership request applications from “more than 400 people” in the past weeks, according to statements issued by a group spokesperson identified as “Haborym,” who spoke to the Associated Press under a pseudonym citing “growing threats” against its members, some of whom allegedly hold public-facing jobs.
“You are the owner of your present and future, there is no God that makes decisions for you,” said “Haborym,” who claimed that the figure of Satan is purely symbolic and the group’s rituals are performed “to bring out the emotions and leave the intellect aside.”
“We don’t want people killing in the name of Satan,” the spokesperson added.
According to the report, the Temple of Satan was founded by an individual identified with the name “Azazel,” who claimed to have quit Judaism four years ago. […]
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