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Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Friday that he’s annexing 15% of Ukraine, and he claimed the illegal act must be done—among several seemingly odd justifications—as part of a wider fight against “neocolonialism” and “outright Satanism.” The Satanic Temple is now considered a church by the Internal Revenue Service and can apply for faith-based grants.The lRS code classifies it as a "church or a convention or association of churches," and under the "cause area" on the website, it is listed as "Christian." The group says the designation will help in religious discrimination legal cases.The Satanic Temple started “After School Satan” clubs in reaction to Christian after-school programs like the Good News club. Last year, it placed a statue of the goat-headed creature Baphomet at the Arkansas State Capitol to call for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument.Jun 11, 2022 — A fire was set at the Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, late Friday night, and a man from Chelsea was arrested on charges including ...Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple, said on Twitter over the weekend that the fire damaged the front porch and that the organization was grateful for the outpouring of support from the community.Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll released a statement Saturday denouncing the fire as a “hateful attack.”The people who believe that Satanists might eat your babyBy Damian Thompson22 March 2002 • 12:01amRITUAL satanic abuse is back. Yesterday, a private meeting at Westminster, chaired by Lord Alton, discussed assaults on children by hooded, chanting Satanists. "You may be aware," the organisers said, "that, for several years, there have been reports of the ritual abuse of children and in some cases ritual murder. The rituals reportedly often involve the Black Mass and the wearing of robes. Adult survivors of ritual abuse are divulging important evidence regarding the large scale of this problem in the UK."...Documents about church of Satan investigations-During the investigation, the children made allegations regarding the manufacturing of child pornography, ritualistic animal sacrifice, coprophagia, urophagia and infanticide, at which point the Federal Bureau of Investigation was alerted.[76] No criminal charges resulted from the FBI investigation, and in his review of the case, the Attorney General noted that the initial investigation by the local police and county attorney was so poor that it had destroyed the opportunity to fully investigate the children's allegations.[77]ten·et/ˈtenət/Learn to pronouncenouna principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.Coprophagia (/ˌkɒprəˈfeɪdʒiə/)[1] or coprophagy (/kəˈprɒfədʒi/) is the consumption of fecesInfanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children,Pizzagate feeds into a web of intertwined series of conspiracy theories tied together by QAnon, whose followers believe that President Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of child-sex predators that includes prominent Democrats, Hollywood elites and “deep state” allies (here).