BEARCATS... FROM HELL!!!
My high school's Satanism Club
San Mateo High School, at which I was a proud member of the class of 1999 (voted best musical talent, hehe), has made national news again. No, not for our prolific canned food drive, but for something even better! A couple of students have started a club entitled "The Satanic Thought Society", and according to an article in tuesday's San Mateo County Times, the mere existence of such a club has sparked outrage among a number of parents, including one Pam Cachay, who had this to say of the club:
"It's just a negative that doesn't belong in the school,"
Cachay's 15-year-old daughter, Larena Whattam also chimed in, saying:
"I was completely appalled. I'm a Christian and I love God,"
I'll address the mother first: A Satanism club doesn't belong in a public high school, huh? However, I'm sure you'd agree with me that civics and history DO belong in public school. Especially education about a certain 10-part document from 211 years ago, particularly the first of those ten parts. If Pam wants the Satanic Thought Society out of SMHS, then I can call for the banning of Christians With a Vision (C-WAV) from the school as well. To each his/her own, ma'am, you are not dealing with a Christian school. Repeat after me, ma'am: Congress shall make no law...
And to the daughter: You love god! Good point! Did it ever occur to you that not everyone is you? Or furthermore, that not every organization on Earth was meant to please you? Larena, I'll bet you have no interest in revved-up sportscars. You probably want a Jetta when you get your license. So by that logic, would you also want to get rid of sportscar appreciation club or something? If you don't like Satanic thought, don't join the club. It's that easy!
Oh! And just so there isn't any confusion about if this is a Marilyn Manson club or something, members of the club, including founder James Doolittle, have made it quite clear that Satanism isn't about worshipping a horned beast from Hell, or being violent and hateful (cough cough that's god's job cough cough). The club will apparently be focusing on the teachings of Anton LaVey, who started the Church of Satan in 1966.
UPDATE!!!
Number of students who attended last week's Satanic Thought Society meeting: 35
Number of parents who joined Pam Cachay in her Anti-STS protest at the school: 0
Yes, Pam's planned protest didn't exactly go as planned, according to the San Mateo County Times.
Score it:
First Amendment 1,
Narrow-minded Christians 0.
My high school's Satanism Club
San Mateo High School, at which I was a proud member of the class of 1999 (voted best musical talent, hehe), has made national news again. No, not for our prolific canned food drive, but for something even better! A couple of students have started a club entitled "The Satanic Thought Society", and according to an article in tuesday's San Mateo County Times, the mere existence of such a club has sparked outrage among a number of parents, including one Pam Cachay, who had this to say of the club:
Cachay's 15-year-old daughter, Larena Whattam also chimed in, saying:
I'll address the mother first: A Satanism club doesn't belong in a public high school, huh? However, I'm sure you'd agree with me that civics and history DO belong in public school. Especially education about a certain 10-part document from 211 years ago, particularly the first of those ten parts. If Pam wants the Satanic Thought Society out of SMHS, then I can call for the banning of Christians With a Vision (C-WAV) from the school as well. To each his/her own, ma'am, you are not dealing with a Christian school. Repeat after me, ma'am: Congress shall make no law...
And to the daughter: You love god! Good point! Did it ever occur to you that not everyone is you? Or furthermore, that not every organization on Earth was meant to please you? Larena, I'll bet you have no interest in revved-up sportscars. You probably want a Jetta when you get your license. So by that logic, would you also want to get rid of sportscar appreciation club or something? If you don't like Satanic thought, don't join the club. It's that easy!
Oh! And just so there isn't any confusion about if this is a Marilyn Manson club or something, members of the club, including founder James Doolittle, have made it quite clear that Satanism isn't about worshipping a horned beast from Hell, or being violent and hateful (cough cough that's god's job cough cough). The club will apparently be focusing on the teachings of Anton LaVey, who started the Church of Satan in 1966.
UPDATE!!!
Number of students who attended last week's Satanic Thought Society meeting: 35
Number of parents who joined Pam Cachay in her Anti-STS protest at the school: 0
Yes, Pam's planned protest didn't exactly go as planned, according to the San Mateo County Times.
Score it:
First Amendment 1,
Narrow-minded Christians 0.
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