Will Potter \u2013 Daily Mail.com April 29, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\nFurious Christian groups are attempting to shut down the ‘largest Satanic gathering in history’ after hundreds of The Satanic Temple’s members descended on Boston<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nThe annual SatanCon festival <\/strong><\/a>arrived in town on Friday to celebrate the organization’s 10-year anniversary, kicking off with a bizarre opening ceremony that saw speakers tear up the bible and perform\u00a0‘un-baptisms’.<\/p>\nBut the arrival of the Devil worshippers on the East Coast has sparked backlash from religious groups, with crowds gathering Saturday to stage a series of demonstrations across the city and combat the hellish three-day event with ‘intense prayer’.<\/p>\n
It comes after\u00a0Dr Jaymz Sideras, the leader of religious group Revive Boston, warned:\u00a0‘While they think they are coming to ambush Boston, little do they know that God has planned to ambush them.’<\/p>\n
His organization is hosting a counter-event at the Revere Hotel Boston Common, less than a mile from the Satanist convention at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A statue of baphomat that a satanic group in Oklahoma had wanted placed in the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n
Tempers flared as the conference headed into its second day, with white nationalist group Patriot Front seen brandishing crucifixes.<\/p>\n
Unlike similar groups, The Satanic Temple does not necessarily worship the Devil, but instead views the character as a symbol to ‘reject tyrannical authority’, according to its website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nBut its activism, which also centers around the separation of church and state, has caught the ire of several religious groups.<\/p>\n
Revive Boston’s website is hosting a weekend of ‘revival’ that will include prayer lessons before groups are sent across ‘key locations’ in Boston to ‘flood the streets with worship and God’s word’.<\/p>\n
Another group opposing SatanCon is the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, who told the Catholic News Agency<\/strong><\/a> they plan to use ‘intense prayer’ to combat the event.<\/p>\n‘At the direction of the cardinal [Sean O’Malley], we are approaching it through a response balanced and focused on prayer,’ a spokesman added.<\/p>\n
A troubling appearance from white nationalist group The Patriot Front also joined the protestors outside the conference.<\/p>\n
‘We’ve had threats’, one Satanist attendee told Freedom News. ‘There are protestors, quite a few of them are outside. We have no problem with them protesting, that’s their right to do.’<\/p>\n
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The annual SatanCon festival <\/strong><\/a>arrived in town on Friday to celebrate the organization’s 10-year anniversary, kicking off with a bizarre opening ceremony that saw speakers tear up the bible and perform\u00a0‘un-baptisms’.<\/p>\n But the arrival of the Devil worshippers on the East Coast has sparked backlash from religious groups, with crowds gathering Saturday to stage a series of demonstrations across the city and combat the hellish three-day event with ‘intense prayer’.<\/p>\n It comes after\u00a0Dr Jaymz Sideras, the leader of religious group Revive Boston, warned:\u00a0‘While they think they are coming to ambush Boston, little do they know that God has planned to ambush them.’<\/p>\n His organization is hosting a counter-event at the Revere Hotel Boston Common, less than a mile from the Satanist convention at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.<\/p>\n A statue of baphomat that a satanic group in Oklahoma had wanted placed in the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n Tempers flared as the conference headed into its second day, with white nationalist group Patriot Front seen brandishing crucifixes.<\/p>\n Unlike similar groups, The Satanic Temple does not necessarily worship the Devil, but instead views the character as a symbol to ‘reject tyrannical authority’, according to its website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n But its activism, which also centers around the separation of church and state, has caught the ire of several religious groups.<\/p>\n Revive Boston’s website is hosting a weekend of ‘revival’ that will include prayer lessons before groups are sent across ‘key locations’ in Boston to ‘flood the streets with worship and God’s word’.<\/p>\n Another group opposing SatanCon is the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, who told the Catholic News Agency<\/strong><\/a> they plan to use ‘intense prayer’ to combat the event.<\/p>\n ‘At the direction of the cardinal [Sean O’Malley], we are approaching it through a response balanced and focused on prayer,’ a spokesman added.<\/p>\n A troubling appearance from white nationalist group The Patriot Front also joined the protestors outside the conference.<\/p>\n ‘We’ve had threats’, one Satanist attendee told Freedom News. ‘There are protestors, quite a few of them are outside. We have no problem with them protesting, that’s their right to do.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a>