By Justina Igwe
The Congregants from the Seattle-based Satanic Temple of Washington have continued to draw a crowd of prayerful onlookers as they hoisted their pentagram and conducted a satanic ritual at the state Capitol.
Christian groups and followers caught wind of the Satanist celebrants and showed up to sing and pray in the name of Jesus. Some younger Christians held a sign that read “Satan has no rights.”
Satanic Temple affiliates, such as Justin Harvey-John Ashby, said their event was about promoting religious plurality.
He said he believes satanic beliefs have been misunderstood and viewed as “grossly perverse,” and that their primary values are empathy, reason, bodily autonomy, and justice.
The satanist movement in Washington has been described as a sign of end-time by many Christians around the world.
