A group called The Satanic Temple has launched a nationwide after school club to counter Christian student organizations in public schools.
Known as the “After School Satan Club,” the group’s creation comes in response to the Christian Good News Club that meets at public schools throughout the nation.
Douglas Mesner, spokesperson and co-founder of The Satanic Temple who goes by the name Lucien Greaves, told The Christian Post that the Christian clubs being at public schools “created the need for a counter-balance in the extracurricular options.”
Moises Esteves, vice president of USA Ministries for Child Evangelism Fellowship, said that he believed the Satan club was “yet another atheist PR stunt” that “has no staying power.”