The Satanic Temple plans to launch its first after-school program in Tennessee at an elementary school just outside of Memphis come January‚ a development that sparked widespread controversy within the community. Chimneyrock Elementary School in Cordova‚ part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS)‚ will play host to the After School Satan Club. The Satanic Temple announced the club on Tuesday. The organization claimed that it offers a “non-theistic religion” with Satan present as a metaphorical literary figure‚ and that its after-school clubs don’t attempt to convert children to any religious ideology. “The Satanic Temple supports children to think for themselves‚” read a flyer. “All After School Satan Clubs are based on activities centered around the Seven Fundamental Tenets and emphasize a scientific‚ rationalist‚ non-superstitious worldview.” After School Satan Club is coming to Tennessee! The state's first ASSC will launch on on January 10th at Chimneyrock Elementary. If you'd like to help provide needed supplies for TN's first ASSC‚ please visit our Amazon Wish List: https://t.co/3pSkBZLepx pic.twitter.com/cbAEyrfkK7 — The Satanic Temple (@satanic_temple_) December 12‚ 2023 MSCS issued a statement on Tuesday defending the club’s access to the campus as a First Amendment right and deserving equal treatment granted to the Good News Club‚ a Christian organization‚ further noting that the IRS recognizes the Satanic Temple as a public nonprofit charity. MSCS directed community members to read about the Satanic Temple in The Washington Post and LA Times. “[W]e cannot approve or deny a request based solely on the organization’s viewpoints or beliefs‚” said MSCS. Please see this statement from Memphis-Shelby County Schools regarding the recent approval of a facility rental at Chimneyrock Elementary pic.twitter.com/WK5rHh2yya — Memphis-Shelby Co. Schools (@MSCSK12) December 12‚ 2023 MSCS also addressed the controversy over the Satanic Temple club during a meeting on Wednesday. District leaders told the community that any anger directed at the elementary school leaders and staff was misdirected. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP We just announced that the After School Satan Club is coming to Tennessee at Chimneyrock Elementary School! Today‚ The Memphis-Shelby County School District's will be holding a Q&;A Session with their Legal and Facilities Team. https://t.co/Zow68BtDcJ — The Satanic Temple (@satanic_temple_) December 13‚ 2023 One mother pledged to remove her son from the school following the news. WTH!!!! This is appalling! My son goes to Chimneyrock and I will be taking him out of this school immediately. Shame on you and this satanic organization! Where’s the after school Jesus club? Disgusting‚ shameful — Herrmann Jennifer (@HerrmannJe17061) December 13‚ 2023 Activist and father Robby Starbuck said the new club represented further proof of an ongoing spiritual war between good and evil. This is a fight of good versus evil so it shouldn’t be a surprise that satanists are joining with the woke to invade public schools in Tennessee. I hope y’all let these people know what you think of them coming here to gain access to kids in our state. Absolutely unacceptable. https://t.co/sC2ySMYGUp — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) December 12‚ 2023 The Satanic Temple focuses on the Good News Club as its primary competitor‚ an organization it describes as “insidious.” The Satanic Temple says it only opens clubs in public schools where other religious groups operate on campus‚ namely the Good News Club‚ for the purpose of providing “a safe and inclusive alternative” to those clubs that “use threats of eternal damnation” to convert children. “The Satanic Temple is not interested in operating After School Satan Clubs in school districts that are not already hosting the Good News Club‚” says the Satanic Temple on their website. “However‚ The Satanic Temple ultimately intends to have After School Satan Clubs operating in every school district where the Good News Club is represented.” Those districts who reject After School Satan Club open themselves up to lawsuits. The ACLU sued a Pennsylvania school district earlier this year for rejecting the satanic club‚ ultimately resulting in a federal court order requiring the district to allow the club and a $200‚000 settlement last month. In a press conference on Wednesday‚ Toni Williams‚ MSCS interim superintendent‚ said that she doesn’t endorse or support the Satanic Temple‚ but does support the Constitution‚ state law‚ and board policies. “Let’s not be fooled. What we’ve seen in the past 24 hours is an agenda initiated to ensure that we cancel all faith-based organizations that partner with our school district. Because the law says what you do for one organization‚ you must do for all‚” said Williams. I will always champion our students! We must remember our city's rich tradition of goodwill from our faith-based communities. I challenge officials‚ charity &; business leaders‚ faith-based orgs.‚ not to push away in fear but rather to push in with support. https://t.co/RgVPsEoYIn pic.twitter.com/8jYxZtGTIP — Toni Williams (@SuptCFOToni) December 14‚ 2023 The Satanic Temple’s co-sponsor for the after-school clubs‚ the Reason Alliance‚ is an offshoot of the nonprofit. The Satanic Temple lists 45 member congregations‚ with one located in Tennessee initiated and led by two women: Kayla Sparks and Kayli Ann Miller. “This is the religion in school that you wanted‚” said Sparks. “You probably never even considered the possibility of a satanic organization coming in‚ did you?” ASSC ony goes to schools that have Good News Clubs‚ or the like. Open the door for one religious club‚ you open the door to them all. This is the religion in school that you wanted. You probably never even considered the possibility of a satanic organization coming in‚ did you? — Fauna Vee (@FaunaVee) December 13‚ 2023

Seven people‚ including at least four suspected Hamas terrorists‚ were arrested in three European countries this week for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks against Jews. The arrests come as Israel continues to hunt down the Hamas terrorists responsible for murdering 1‚200 Israelis during the October 7 terror attacks in which men‚ women‚ and children were subjected to barbaric acts of sadistic violence‚ including gang rape‚ being burned alive‚ beheaded‚ and more. The arrests took place in Germany‚ Denmark‚ and the Netherlands‚ the three countries said on Thursday. German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said in a statement that German law enforcement “in cooperation with Dutch authorities‚ today arrested four members of Hamas who were planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe.” “Abdelhamid Al A.‚ Mohamed B.‚ Ibrahim El-R. and Nazih R. have been longstanding members of HAMAS and have participated in HAMAS operations abroad‚” prosecutors said in a statement. “They are closely linked to the military branch’s leadership.” Three of the suspects were arrested in Germany while another was arrested in the Netherlands. Three additional suspects were arrested in Denmark on terrorism-related charges‚ but it was not clear if they were connected to the other four suspects who had been arrested. “On behalf of HAMAS‚ Abdelhamid Al A. started searching for an underground weapons cache in Europe no later than spring 2023‚ which the organisation had created in the past in a conspiratorial manner‚” prosecutors said. “He received his orders from HAMAS leaders in Lebanon. The weapons were due to be taken to Berlin and kept in a state of readiness in view of potential terrorist attacks against Jewish institutions in Europe. In October 2023‚ Abdelhamid Al A.‚ Mohamed B. and Nazih R. travelled repeatedly from Berlin to look for the weapons‚ with Ibrahim El-R. providing assistance.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The news comes as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a new public announcement this week warning about the potential for Islamic terrorist attacks in the U.S. because of Israel’s war with the Islamic terrorists of Hamas. “FBI and DHS assess that ongoing tensions related to the conflict between Israel and Hamas likely heighten the threat of lone actor violence targeting large public gatherings throughout the winter‚ including holiday-related‚ faith-based‚ New Year’s Eve‚ and First Amendment protected events related to the conflict‚” the agencies said in a written statement. “Although this announcement is not in response to any specific plotting activity‚ these targets likely remain attractive to lone actors inspired by a range of ideologies due to their accessibility and symbolic nature.”

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Don’t hold your breath that some senators will be able to squeeze border sanity out of the White House in exchange for billions more in aid to Ukraine‚ all before they go home for Christmas. Before discussing the latest effort‚ it’s worth noting new laws aren’t even needed to fix about 80% of the border crisis. President Joe Biden could with a phone call restore policies that kept the border controlled under previous presidents‚ including Jimmy Carter‚ Bill Clinton‚ and Barack Obama. But unlike them‚ he has allowed his administration’s policy to be dictated by a leftist hard core that rejects borders and law enforcement. He has also diverted billions of tax dollars to the non-governmental organization mass immigration support industry. After nearly three years‚ we know that the Biden administration officials will not only fail to enforce immigration law‚ but that they also will continue to subvert and defy it. So‚ where are we on border security deal negotiations? It looks like senators won’t reach agreement before leaving Washington this Friday until the New Year. Even if they did‚ the deal would need to pass the House‚ where Speaker Mike Johnson‚ R-La.‚ has shown a spine when it comes to fighting for real border security. In backroom negotiations‚ the Washington Post reports Senate “Democrats have made major concessions … and advocacy groups on the left are furious.” Nonsense. The embryonic Senate deal would reportedly make it easier for the Department of Homeland Security to deport illegal aliens whose asylum claims fail in court. But with the current backlogs‚ it takes five or more years for even a patently bogus case to conclude. DHS already has all the authority to deport it needs‚ yet their annual targets are to remove fewer than 30‚000 criminal convict illegal aliens a year‚ never mind the millions of illegal aliens without such convictions who the administration has released into the country. They have no intention of deporting anyone else here illegally‚ including failed asylum seekers. The expensive and lengthy asylum process is just Kabuki theater for this administration. The Senate proposal would also give Biden a new legal authority to expel illegal migrants before they can enter and claim asylum. This power would be simlar to Title 42‚ which allowed summary expulsions because of COVID-19 until May of this year. Pro-illegal immigration activists describe this as a massive concession‚ but it isn’t. The president already has the authority—and duty—to deter or detain illegal aliens instead of processing and releasing them as he does. If the cap to trigger the new expulsion authority is at the discretion of Biden’s DHS secretary‚ then it would never be reached. Hence‚ the new‚ improved Title 42 would be triggered by some acceptable number of illegal border crossers. Obama’s DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson once said that 1‚000 of these a day was a “bad day.” We’re now experiencing over 10‚000 a day. If the cap is‚ say 3‚000 a day‚ then you can expect Biden’s DHS to divert all their energies into expanding their bogus and illegal immigration parole programs. These  bypass the required visa process to fly illegal aliens directly to U.S. ports‚ thus  avoiding high numbers between ports of entry. The open borders activists in charge of the nation’s immigration policy have done everything in their power to subvert Congress and the law‚ and they won’t stop now. Most importantly‚ “the White House has not expressed any willingness to limit Biden’s power to parole certain categories of immigrants‚” a demand that “could throw the negotiations into a tailspin‚” according to the Post. Immigration parole is the administration’s favorite open border tool. Disregarding the clear language of the law and the expressed congressional intent behind it‚ Biden uses parole as an infinite method to bring in illegal aliens. If parole is untouched‚ the Biden administration can ramp it up  exponentially‚ moving the traffic from the border to  interior U.S. airports‚ and allowing in unlimited illegal migrants under the guise that they will claim asylum. This has not solved the problem; it has just hidden it better in Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ shell game. Using parole‚ DHS will continue to pour in hundreds of thousands of aliens for whom they have no proven identification‚ let alone criminal records or background checks. Senators have to resist a “border security” trap and not sign on to a fig-leaf deal that hands the Biden administration more tools and money to bring in more illegal aliens. Only serious reforms‚ like those the House passed in May‚ will restore the rule of law to our borders. What’s needed includes a substantial change to the current asylum process to weed out the bulk of fraudulent or spurious claims before they clog the pipeline‚ and a hard numerical cap on the use of true “humanitarian” parole —say 1‚000 a year‚ among other policy and defunding changes. The Senate should not agree to a bad deal that would further harm America. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Will We Get a Bad Border Deal for Christmas? appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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