What They Don't Tell You About the Satanic Temple

Askia sits down with Io Locke, an ordained Minister of Satan from The Satanic Temple Austin, to cut through the noise on what Satanism actually is. From a Mormon farm in Oregon to leading a congregation in Austin, TX, Io breaks down the Seven Tenets, Baphomet, religious trauma, bodily autonomy, and why Christian nationalism is way more dangerous than anything The Satanic Temple is doing.

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Io Locke doesn't worship the devil, they don't even believe in one. What they do believe in: empathy, science, personal sovereignty, and making the world better for everyone. This episode digs into the real story behind The Satanic Temple, from its origins fighting abortion bans in Texas to running food drives and menstrual product collections under the name "Menstruating with Satan."

Io walks through the difference between theistic and non-theistic Satanism, why the organization's name is intentionally provocative, and what the Baphomet statue is actually about. If you've ever been curious, or just wanted to argue at Thanksgiving, this one's required listening.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Io Locke

03:31 - Discovering the Satanic Temple

06:20 - Defining atheism

10:08 - Types of Satanism

12:22 - The Seven Tenets

13:31 - Anton LaVey

16:33 - Using "Satan" as a protest

19:22 - Religious trauma

24:27 - Kicking people out of the Temple

28:04 - Community outreach

34:33 - Protesting religious groups

36:05 - The pentagram

38:01 - Being provocative on purpose

39:59 - Becoming a Minister of Satan

45:23 - Reactions to being a Satanist

46:48 - The danger of organized religion

49:29 - The Apocrypha

51:08 - Evil on earth

54:40 - Christian nationalism

56:47 - Rituals in the Satanic Temple

59:56 - Misconceptions about Satanism