The Internal Revenue Service has officially designated the Satanic Temple a church, meaning it is now tax exempt.
Don’t worry, the government isn’t subsidizing blood orgies and virgin sacrifice. But yeah, the IRS has officially designated the Satanic Temple a church, meaning it’s tax-exempt and will receive the same basic protections that a church or mosque or Jewish temple would.
According to a statement on Instagram from the Satanic Temple, they sought the status primarily to get the same access to public spaces that other churches receive, be able to battle religious discrimination against the temple, and to be able to apply for faith-based government grants.
