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Are Liberals defending Satanism? Here's how the conspiracy theory started after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death

A woman's personal account of how she joined The Satanic Temple after the death of  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has created a lot of buzz on social media

A personal testimony of a woman on HuffPost has created quite a stir on social media. An attorney, Jamie Smith, has written a personal account of how she joined The Satanic Temple after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

In the personal piece, she wrote: "Like so many other women in the United States, when I learned of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, my first reaction was not grief but fear. I fear that American citizens are inching closer to living in a theocracy or dictatorship and that the checks meant to prevent this from happening are close to eroding beyond repair."

She further expressed that the death of Ginsburg – "one of the last guardians of common sense and decency in government" – right before the election "has put our civil and reproductive rights in danger like never before". And, this is the reason she turned to Satanism.

In the article, she clarifies that "members of the Satanic Temple do not believe in the supernatural or superstition". "They are not affiliated in any way with the Church of Satan. Instead, the Satanic Temple uses the devil as a symbol of rebellion." The Satanic Temple on their website describes their objective: "The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits."

Smith further pens down that the ‘Seven Fundamental Tenets’ of the Satanic Temple is something she identified with. She said, "These Seven Fundamental Tenets include that 'one should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason,' that 'the struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions,' and that 'one’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone'." These made her "realized, happily, that these were my people and that I had been a Satanist for several years without even knowing it." She wrote, "When Justice Ginsburg’s death suddenly made combating the threats to reproductive rights and a government free from religious interference more urgent, I knew it was time to join them and support their conceptual and legal battles."

She noted, "In the hours after Justice Ginsburg’s death, I sat wondering what the future would hold for my daughters. Their ability to live in a country where the religious beliefs of others would not play a role in their right to assert autonomy over their own bodies was suddenly, starkly, in danger." Smith says that’s when she "sought strength in the Satanic Temple’s efforts to turn religious arguments on their head by pushing for religious liberty for their members on an equal basis with believers in the dominant Christian faiths."

This testimony created a lot of buzz and had people weighing in on this subject. Music video director Robby Starbuck said, "Democrats are writing op-ed’s about becoming Satanists to fight pro-life Republicans now. If it wasn’t already explicitly clear to you that this is no longer about policy differences, this should really open your eyes. This is a battle of good versus evil."

Another said, "Real satanism is not a debunked conspiracy theory, but historic fact. It has nothing to do w/ being a cool rebel. It's not a coincidence human sacrifice was a mainstream practice by rulers for centuries. It never stopped, only hidden & rebranded. This is what Trump is fighting." One said, "If children MUST learn about 'god' in school let's teach them about all of the gods. Norse mythology, islam, catholicism, buddhism, satanism, paganism, ect. Let them make up thier own damn minds about what they believe." One alleged, "Most liberals lean toward and actively practice satanism - They just don’t know it. Most towns and cities also have at least one Luciferian lodge where they do there 'meetings' or 'eatings' or whatever ya want to call it.”

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