The co-founder and spokesperson of The Satanic Temple started an after-school program as an alternative to other religious groups who were "proselytizing" to children.

By Casey Smith. Indiana Capital Chronicle. For The Republic. A federal judge in Indianapolis has dismissed an attempt by The Satanic Temple to block Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.

The Satanic Temple does not actually worship Satan, its leaders say. The Satanic Temple was founded in 2013 by two men who call themselves Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry , both pseudonyms.

The Satanic Temple is recognised as a religion by the US government, and has ministers and congregations in America, Europe and Australia. More than 830 people snapped up tickets for its late ...