Co-founder and spokesperson for The Satanic Temple
Lucien Greaves
Greaves in March 2016
Born Detroit, Michigan
Other names Douglas Mesner, Douglas Misicko[ 1] Occupation Social activist[ 2] Website luciengreaves
Douglas Mesner , better known asLucien Greaves ,[ 6] social activist , as well as the cofounder andspokesperson forThe Satanic Temple .[ 11]
Greaves was born inDetroit ,Michigan , United States.[ 5] Protestant who took him toSunday School .[ 12]
In 2002, Greaves took part in a podcast titledMight is Right [ 13]
Greaves has spoken on the topics ofSatanism ,secularism , and The Satanic Temple at universities throughout the United States,[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] American Atheists ,[ 17] American Humanist Association ,[ 18] Secular Student Alliance .[ 19]
Greaves has been instrumental in setting up theProtect Children Project , theAfter School Satan project, and several political demonstrations and legal actions designed to highlight social issues involvingreligious liberty and theseparation of church and state .[ 20] [ 21]
Greaves has received many death threats, and deliberately does not use his legal name to avoid threats to his family.[ 5] [ 22]
Greaves and his colleagues envisioned The Satanic Temple as a "poison pill" in the Church/State debate:Satanists asserting their rights and privileges where religious agendas have imposed themselves upon public affairs, serving as a reminder that such privileges are for everybody, and can provide a religious agenda beyond the current narrow understanding.[ 4] Satan ; instead, their beliefs focus on personal sovereignty, independence, and freedom of will.[ 4]
Greaves appears throughout the 2019 documentary filmHail Satan? [ 23] The Little Book of Satanism La Carmina [ 24] [ 25] Shiva Honey .[ 26]
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