After School Satan Club Begins at an Elementary School in Wilmington, Ohio

DINDAK The After School ░░░░░░░░ Club met for the ░░░░░░░░ time here at Holmes ░░░░░░░░ This has controversy brewing ░░░░░░░░ the school district and ░░░░░░░░ community LONG I let ░░░░░░░░ kids believe in whatever ░░░░░░░░ hell they want to ░░░░░░░░ in as long as ░░░░░░░░ re happy and it ░░░░░░░░ not hurting them or ░░░░░░░░ someone else DINDAK Kristina ░░░░░░░░ sorts through her kids ░░░░░░░░ LONG Got some pencils ░░░░░░░░ we got a sticker ░░░░░░░░ New school supplies from ░░░░░░░░ kids new group the ░░░░░░░░ School Satan Club Did ░░░░░░░░ kids have fun today ░░░░░░░░ Oh yeah They had ░░░░░░░░ blast They can t ░░░░░░░░ for the next one ░░░░░░░░ It s sponsored by ░░░░░░░░ Satanic Temple The after ░░░░░░░░ program is popping up ░░░░░░░░ the nation and in ░░░░░░░░ schools that also give ░░░░░░░░ to Christian groups In ░░░░░░░░ there s three Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ and now Wilmington Everett ░░░░░░░░ look to Satan as ░░░░░░░░ symbol for standing up ░░░░░░░░ tyrannical authority To us ░░░░░░░░ is a symbol It ░░░░░░░░ like Santa Claus or ░░░░░░░░ tooth fairy DINDAK The ░░░░░░░░ group isn t about ░░░░░░░░ up spells Instead June ░░░░░░░░ the After School Satan ░░░░░░░░ national director says it ░░░░░░░░ about critical thinking creative ░░░░░░░░ and inclusion Everett We ░░░░░░░░ t talk about Satanism ░░░░░░░░ though we are non ░░░░░░░░ meaning we don t ░░░░░░░░ again in a supernatural ░░░░░░░░ We don t talk ░░░░░░░░ it We don t ░░░░░░░░ it on the kids ░░░░░░░░ Playing devil s advocate ░░░░░░░░ Jane Johns She stands ░░░░░░░░ others that question the ░░░░░░░░ Club s motives JOHNS ░░░░░░░░ I think most people ░░░░░░░░ frightened by hearing that ░░░░░░░░ mean that is a ░░░░░░░░ you know uneasy to ░░░░░░░░ in DINDAK Wilmington city ░░░░░░░░ released a lengthy statement ░░░░░░░░ reads in part The ░░░░░░░░ School Satan Club is ░░░░░░░░ district or school sponsored ░░░░░░░░ And it does not ░░░░░░░░ the activities or the ░░░░░░░░ of the group or ░░░░░░░░ religious groups JOHNS I ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ both You know if ░░░░░░░░ allow one you have ░░░░░░░░ allow the other But ░░░░░░░░ know with Satanism everything ░░░░░░░░ linked to be evil ░░░░░░░░ s what we ve ░░░░░░░░ taught DINDAK This sticker ░░░░░░░░ one of many things ░░░░░░░░ out to kids in ░░░░░░░░ goodie bags this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ this group will meet ░░░░░░░░ a month Reporting in ░░░░░░░░ Danielle Dindak, WLWT News.”