Christian Parents Call Wisconsin School District's Face Mask Requirement 'Satanic'

[Nevilledog]

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2020/08/christian-parents-call-wisconsin-school-districts-face-mask-requirement-satanic/

Satanic Panic: Christian parents in a Wisconsin school district are fighting a face mask requirement for returning students, claiming the requirement is a “pagan ritual” for “satanic worshipers.”

WTMJ TV reports:

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — The Elmbrook School District will reopen five days a week to in-person learning. The decision came after three and a half hours of discussions by school board members.

Along with returning to in-person learning, the board also made a decision on requiring students to wear masks. However, not everyone liked that idea.

At the meeting, parent Heidi Anderson expressed her concern that a facemask requirement is “satanic,” decalring:

Six-foot distance and wearing masks are pagan rituals of satanic worshipers. My kids are Christian they are not subject to wearing masks.

Clearly Anderson is confused and ignorant, blinded by religious superstition and hobbled by an obvious inability to think critically. But she is not alone in her ignorance and delusion. In fact, the idea that face masks are somehow satanic is a popular conspiracy theory among many conservative Christians.

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[Faux pas]

1. They

are clueless and dangerous. Lock 'em up!

[OregonBlue]

2. Might not have to lock them up. Many of them may be dead from CV 19 before long.

[Faux pas]

9. Lol

that's what I keep hoping! It's just that there's no guarantee it'll only kill the assholes.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. And people wonder why the religious institutions in this Country have suffered from a lack of ...

membership / or decrease in membership numbers. When you have idiots like this, in charge of their institutions and not protecting their members from possible harm or acting like Falwell junior w/ his pants undone, it's a wonder that they have any members left.

[Luciferous]

4. Well tell her she is free to keep her kids home and teach them her damn self! Or send them to

a private school- Brookfield is a pretty affluent suburb. I think the median income is like 100k

[underpants]

5. I was not aware of that pagan Satanic ritual

Note to self: you really need to start going back to the meetings.

[tavernier]

15. Made me laff

[happybird]

6. And here I was thinking Satanists were libertarian, not dirty librulz

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law,” and all that. Mandating masks doesn’t follow that credo.

On a serious note, I feel bad for that woman’s children. My first thought was, “if they won’t wear masks they need to stay home and be homeschooled.” But, time away from their cultish mother, and learning critical thinking skills from sane, rational adults will be important for their future in the real world. This sounds like a no-win situation for those poor kids.
I hate to think of how many other kids are stuck in a similar situation.

[triron]

7. Very deluded people. Indoctrinated by lies.

[dalton99a]

8. They should avoid surgeons and dentists

Big supporters of the Church of Satan

[yortsed snacilbuper]

10. Religion Kills.

[North Shore Chicago]

11. Hmmmm

<---- I'm with nasty


Thought dancin' and pre-marital kissin' were satanic.

[abqtommy]

12. Let's call these Wisconsin parents what they are: Faux Christians or Christo-Fascists. But

they're definitely not Christians...

[Tanuki]

13. Let's call them psychotic.

[Cha]

14. Ii call Bullshit on "Christian" stupid parents. They're

"Satanic".. if they want to throw that word around.

[skypilot]

16. Sacrificing children is pretty Satanic.

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[Brainfodder]

17. Call out all religions to have a going out of business sale, you got too few buyers with common..?

Is that what you are suggesting or is it me?