Russia Bans The Satanic Temple, Calling It 'Undesirable' – JP
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The Russian government has added The Satanic Temple, an American religious group that uses Satanic imagery to advocate for personal freedoms and secular values, to its list of “undesirable” organisations, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Wednesday, reported Novaya Gazeta.
In a statement, the Prosecutor General’s Office accused members of The Satanic Temple of “promoting occult ideology” by using Satanic symbols to “discredit traditional spiritual and moral values” as well as “spreading destructive pseudo-theological ideas and justifying violence … with the support of US government agencies”.
“The Satanic Temple actively supports participants of extremist and terrorist movements, speaks negatively about the special military operation [and] calls for the overthrow of the constitutional order in Russia”, it continued, adding that the organisation’s website contained information on “fundraising for the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.