Lucien Greaves

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Lucien Greaves
Greaves in March 2016
Born
Detroit, Michigan
Other namesDouglas Mesner, Douglas Misicko[1]
OccupationSocial activist[2]
Websiteluciengreaves.com

Douglas Mesner, better known as Lucien Greaves,[6] is a social activist and the spokesman and co-founder (alongside Malcolm Jarry)[11] of The Satanic Temple.[2]

Biography

Greaves was born in

false-memory syndrome.[13]

Greaves has spoken on the topics of Satanism, secularism, and The Satanic Temple at universities throughout the United States,[14][15][16] and he has been a featured speaker at national conferences hosted by American Atheists,[17] the American Humanist Association,[18] and the Secular Student Alliance.[19]

Greaves has been instrumental in setting up the

religious liberty and the separation of church and state.[20][21]

He says he has received many death threats, and deliberately does not use his legal name to avoid threats to his family.[5][22]

In an interview, Greaves describes how the idea for

Satanists, asserting their rights and privileges where religious agendas have been successful in imposing themselves upon public affairs, could serve as a reminder that such privileges are for everybody, and can be used to serve an agenda beyond the current narrow understanding of a religious agenda.[4] Greaves does not worship Satan, nor do followers of The Satanic Temple; rather contemporary Satanic beliefs focus on personal sovereignty, independence, and freedom of will.[4]

Greaves was prominently featured in the 2019 documentary film Hail Satan? about The Satanic Temple and religious freedom.[13] Greaves wrote the foreword to The Little Book of Satanism by La Carmina, published October 25, 2022 by Simon & Schuster.[23][24] Lucien Greaves wrote the foreword and contributed artwork to The Devil’s Tome: A Book of Modern Satanic Ritual by Shiva Honey.[25]Lucien contributed artwork to The Devil’s Deck: A Tool for Satanic Enlightenment by Shiva Honey. Lucien collaborated on Satanic Ritual music

References

  1. ^ Manganis, Julie (May 30, 2018). "Satanic Temple cries foul over Twitter treatment". The Salem News. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^
    OCLC 936540106. Archived
    from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Miller, Matt (November 21, 2015). "Why the Satanic Temple Is Opening Its Doors to American Muslims". Esquire. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Bugbee, Shane (July 31, 2013). "Unmasking Lucien Greaves, Leader of the Satanic Temple". Vice. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Lucien Greaves of the Satanic Temple". Detroit Metro Times. May 27, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. ^ [2][3][4][5]
  7. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 11, 2015). "A Mischievous Thorn in the Side of Conservative Christianity". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Ebrahimji, Alisha (July 22, 2020). "The Satanic Temple is offering 'Devil's Advocate Scholarship'". Cnn.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Satanic Temple cofounder accuses Boston City Council of discrimination - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Brady, Tara. "Hell yeah! How the satanists became the good guys". The Irish Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  11. ^ [7][8][9][10]
  12. ^ "After School Satan? Church-state group plays devil's advocate in public schools". October 18, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "A Satanic panic over church and state in Hail Satan?". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lucien Greaves, "The Satanic Temple and the Law" - University of Chicago Law School". Law.uchicago.edu. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  15. ^ "'Satan at CU?' Student group brings Satanic Temple leader to Boulder campus". Dailycamera.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Satanic Temple co-founder promotes respect, secularism - The Utah Statesman". Usustatesman.com. October 15, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "American Atheists Tackles Bible Belt for 2015 Convention - American Atheists". Atheists.org. September 16, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  18. ^ "Lucien Graeves". Americanhumanist.org. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "Lucien Greaves - Secular Student Alliance". Secularstudents.org. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  20. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  21. ^ Marcotte, Amanda (May 6, 2015). "Satanists Support Abortion Rights, Conservatives Freak Out". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  22. ISBN 978-0-19-094849-8
    .
  23. ISBN 978-1646044221
    .
  24. ^ "Religion Book Deals: February 9, 2022". Publishers Weekly. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  25. ^ TST. "The Devil's Tome: A Book of Modern Satanic Ritual". TST. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

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