Satanictemple

New Religious Movements: The Satanic Temple

By crocornish

  • Founders Meet and Share Interest in Religion

    Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry meet at Harvard.

  • Creation of The Satanic Temple

    Founded by Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry.

  • Copyrighted Statue of Baphomet is Created

    (WAS COMMISSIONED IN 2014, UNVEILED IN 2015) A Custom designed statue of Baphomet, which is known to symbol occultism, is made for The Satanic Temple and copyrighted for the group's use alone.

  • The Satanic Temple vs Colorado Baker

    One of the first notable protests The Satanic Temple took part in was in 2017, with a Colorado Baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple and won in the supreme court. The Satanic Temple urged the public to send requests of "Satan Cakes" which couldn't be denied on basis of religion.

  • Baphomet in Arkansas

    Another Notable protest by The Satanic Temple where they sent their Baphomet Statue to Arkansas in order to protest a 10 Commandments statue put out front of of the Arkansas State Capitol Building.

  • The Satan Temple gets recognized as a Religion in the US

    In late May of 2019, The Satanic Temple gets recognized as an organized religious group by the US Government and receives the same rights as other religious groups such as non-discrimination and using the same spaces.