This week, on a very special episode of Satanic Love, Tiffany interviews Doug Mesner, a.k.a. Lucien Greaves, head honcho of The Satanic Temple.  We get into the latest news with TST’s continuing fight to remove religion from government, schools, and uteruses, as well as the plans for the Baphomet Statue Unveiling Party, and it wouldn’t be Satanic Love if we didn’t poke for a little peek into the personal space of the most prominent satanist of our time.  

Episode 9 Notes and Links 

The tablets we briefly mention in conjunction with the Ten Commandment monuments are the Code of Ur-Nammu and you can read that article here:

To learn more about the Secular Student Alliance:

Here are a couple of links to articles with more information about the Little Rock, Arkansas Ten Monuments situation.  Senator Jason Rapert's facebook post is the the first one and Lucien Greaves response letter is in the second one.  

If you're unsure about the details of RFRA and the use of the Hobby Lobby decision as leverage in The Satanic Temple's mission, this is a pretty good article:

And last but not least - Doug putting his nuts on the gravestone of the mother of Fred Phelps, Jr, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church.  

Satanic Love interviews PolyColumbus!!  Board members Karen Hill and Neil Wehneman join us in the studio to answer questions about the organization, give advice and let us probe them about their personal lives ;)

Links to make your clicking around easier...

And speaking of Neil's sweet shirt...

This episode was filmed at a bar on the fly with no preparation or planning, just the end of a long day and I found myself with a lot to say.   As a result, there is some background noise, some rambling before I get to my point and I say fuck a lot.  I mean, a lot.    This is the most emotional and raw show we've recorded and it was tough for me to listen to in editing, but it's got some good points.  I hope you like it.  I hope you laugh at least once.   

In this episode you get to hear about pushing boundaries, how Tiffany fucks up and Ralph's insight on communication. 

An evolving perspective is important to spiritual growth, even when it's a bitch to obtain.  And that sound really is the squeaky leather chair.  

Here are the links to some things I talk about in this episode.  If I missed any, please let me know.  

Excerpt from the Why Satanism page:

"Satanism as the Eclectic Philosophical Movement:

Satanic concepts have been embodied in a variety of works by famous authors, including Milton, Mencken, Maugham, Twain, Bentham, Hobbes, Nietzsche, Crowley, Rand, P.T. Barnum, Anatole France, Michelet, and Hearst, along with others. These Satanists tend to be a fairly small variety, and although many Satanists agree with the concept of this, there's a distinction. Eclectic Philosophical Satanists tend to not have any unifying thread, or that is to say that no Church of the Eclectic Philosophical Satanists exists. Most shun becoming affiliated with any one particular org or group."

Excerpt from the above article link:

"...many people try to live a monogamous lifestyle and find it just does not meet their needs. They come to believe that it is unrealistic to expect any one person to fulfill all their needs for intimacy, companionship, love, and sex, for the rest of their lives."  -  Kathy Labriola, Counselor/Nurse

The wikipedia page lists a lot of the terms for different forms of non-monogamy.

"The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people. In addition, we embrace practical common sense and justice.

As an organized religion, we feel it is our function to actively provide outreach, to lead by example, and to participate in public affairs wheresoever the issues might benefit from rational, Satanic insights. As Satanists, we all should be guided by our consciences to undertake noble pursuits guided by our individual wills. We believe that this is the hope of all mankind and the highest aspiration of humanity." - The Satanic Temple

this one was so long we had to split it up.  we realize you only have so much time to listen to this stuff.   and please forgive the choppy beginning, like i said, it's part 2.

The sound on this one is a little low, you may want to turn it up.   Or just sit with your face really close to your speaker.  don't worry, you won't look weird.

How to move away from jealousy by working on yourself.  

go easy.  it's my first time.