FAQ

Do you believe in Satan?
No.

Then how are you Satanists?
We are Non-Theistic Satanists. We view Satan in a literary sense of rebellion against arbitrary power and opposition.

Are there sacrifices and blood orgies?
That’s the guy upstairs’ department.

Are you the same as Alberta Satanic Ministry?
No, we are an affiliate congregation of The Satanic Temple.

Will you grant me Religious Exemption for my vaccine?
LOL, nope.

But Tenet III! I thought you guys were about bodily autonomy!
Please see Tenets I, II, and IV and V in particular. We don’t cherry pick which Tenets to abide by to twist our narrative.

TST will not grant religious exemptions for vaccinations, as this does not align with our Seven Fundamental Tenets. Specifically, Tenets III and IV state that one’s body is inviolable and the freedoms of others should be respected. While one may believe that these support one’s right to refuse vaccination, this is not the case, as vaccinations are an issue of public as opposed to individual health. One’s decision to decline vaccination directly affects others by putting them at risk and thus limiting their freedoms. Additionally, Tenet V states that beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world, and the scientific community clearly supports the benefit of vaccination. With regards to the COVID-19 vaccine in particular, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronav…/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has https://www.fda.gov/…/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for individuals age 16 and older. Major medical associations, including the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, among others, support https://www.aamc.org/…/major-health-care-professional…, and the https://www.cdc.gov/…/recommendations/pregnancy.html), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine all recommend COVID-19 vaccination for https://www.acog.org/…/acog-smfm-recommend-covid-19…. Because the decision to not be vaccinated adversely affects others, TST will not grant religious exemptions for any vaccination.

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