The Satanic Temple co-founder, Lucien Greaves, challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a debate on religious freedoms after being singled out for not being a religion.
The Satanic Temple’s co-founder challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a debate on religious freedom after the governor singled out satanists by saying they were not allowed to participate in a new chaplain program signed into law last week. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that allows school districts to adopt volunteer school chaplain services.
co-founder, Lucien Greaves told Fox News Digital the governor has made multiple comments about the organization without any knowledge of who they are or what they believe. 'This should be of significant concern to anybody, regardless of their own religious views,' Greaves said.
After making the comments, Greaves posted on X that the IRS recognizes TST as a tax-exempt church. 'If FL’s Republican administration deliberately excludes the group from the state’s new school chaplain program, that would constitute the kind of discrimination that would likely fail in court,' he posted.
Still, Greaves called the governor’s actions 'erroneous.' 'If I am correct, and DeSantis is merely engaging in empty grandstanding with a complete disregard for the intelligence of the people of Florida, he will surely ignore this challenge,' Greaves added.
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