(Daily Mail) – A Temple of Satan has promised to use the Religious Discrimination Bill to access ‘all the privileges it guarantees’ to preach about ‘the dark lord’ in schools. The proposed law would make it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their religion if passed in the federal government. In a submission on the second exposure drafts of the bill, the Noosa Temple of Satan on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast said they would ‘aggressively’ take advantage of the law if it was passed.
The Temple of Satan vowed to use street evangelism, school programs, government grant programs access to public facilities, claiming the list was endless’. ‘We shall use our local Federal Member, Commissioners and courts to defend our newfound rights under this proposed legislation,’ their submission said.
‘Satan has great plans for the future of Noosa and Australia and we intend to use every avenue available to us to reach our goals.’ ‘Hail Satan!’ The open letter received mixed feedback online after it was shared to Reddit. ‘Well, the Noosa Temple of Satan has definitely sent in the most honest submission on the Religious Discrimination Bill so far!’ LGBTI Rights Australia wrote. Others questioned whether the Noosa Temple of Satan was a legitimate religious organization. READ MORE
