Red-Caped Catholic Loons, Fascists Protest SatanCon

May 1, 2023 Christianists, Extremists

Courthouse News reports:

Massachusetts, famed for its Puritans, witch trials and scarlet letters, braced for the world’s largest-ever gathering of Satanists this weekend, but the feared pagan hordes turned out to be campy misfits seeking fun and community — far more “Rocky Horror” than “The Exorcist.”

Sponsored by the Satanic Temple, which boasts that it’s the only satanic organization officially recognized by the IRS, SatanCon drew some 800 practitioners to beat the turnout at last year’s inaugural meeting in Arizona.

The Temple was founded 10 years ago by two friends from Harvard and doesn’t believe in a literal Satan, instead seeing him as a literary figure representing rebellion and nonconformity. In practice, most of the attendees resembled 1990s goth teenagers who grew into middle age without changing their clothing or hairstyles. The clear majority belonged to the LGBTQ community.

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The linked report notes that Protestant groups sent about 100 protesters to mill around outside the venue and that local Catholic parishes were ordered to hold special masses to pray against the entirely imaginary Satan.

Not mentioned in the piece is that also on hand were contingents from the Red-Caped Catholic Loons and the fascist Patriot Front, the latter whom appeared in their usual khaki uniforms and face masks. As always, the Loons are unintentionally hilarious in their video below.



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