The Satanic Temple’s general counsel Mathew Kezhaya explained that the aim of the litigation is to determine if the board discriminated against the Satanic Temple since other after school clubs were allowed instead of theirs.
Kezhaya noted that the lawsuit could take up to 18 months or even two years to be completed and could be even longer if the case makes it to the Supreme Court.
Kezhaya also pointed out that the school board would have allowed the club to be established had it dropped “Satan” from its name.
Under the first amendment, Kezhaya contended that The Satanic Temple’s after school club should be given the same access as the other clubs.
As reported by CBN News, the Satanic Temple has stated on its website that they are opposed to the allowance of an after-school Christian club known as The Good News Club in certain public schools.
The group also has a video on its website promoting the After School Satan Club. The video, which was created for children, features a song in which the lyrics portray Satan as an imaginary friend.
According to the After School Satan Club‘s handbook, its mission statement is to “focus on free inquiry and rationalism, the scientific basis for which we know what we know about the world around us.”