In the News II

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Satanists have been volunteering as counselors in Florida public schools after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law pressing for more religion in education.

Members of the Satanic Temple stated that they are ready to act as volunteer chaplains under state law HB 931, which had taken effect earlier this month, opening campuses to more “counseling and support to students” from outside organizations.


Even though the law leaves the implementation of chaplain programs to different school districts and only needs schools to list a volunteer’s religion, “if any,” DeSantis made it clear that it intends to restore the tenets of Christianity to public education.

Without the bill, DeSantis declared during its signing in April at a Catholic household, people are “basically saying that God has no place [on campus].”

“That’s wrong,” he added.

The Satanists view the law, which comes during a vigorous drive into education by the religious right nationally, as an opportunity. If Christian chaplains are allowed access to students, often at very vulnerable and impressionable stages of their lives, then so are they, they argue.

If I was a student in any FLA school I wouldn't let ANY of these religious volunteer counselors anywhere near me. I;d tell them to go prostyletize to someone else, if they know what's good for them...

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Misty Roberts, the recently resigned former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, is accused of raping a minor during her time in office.

Roberts, 42, was charged with third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, the Louisiana State Police Department announced in a press release shared on its website Thursday (August 1). The former mayor was in her second term when an investigation into her alleged actions was opened on July 26 after the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office requested that state troopers look into a complaint against her.

“As the investigation progressed, LSP SVU conducted interviews with two juveniles, one of which was the victim. Both juveniles confirmed Roberts had sexual intercourse with one juvenile victim while employed as Mayor,” the statement from Louisiana State Police reads.

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Misty Roberts, the recently resigned former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, is accused of raping a minor during her time in office.

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EPA takes emergency action to stop use of dangerous pesticide (first time in 40 years)

“DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately,” Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said in a statement. “It’s EPA’s job to protect people from exposure to dangerous chemicals. In this case, pregnant women who may never even know they were exposed could give birth to babies that experience irreversible lifelong health problems.”

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pesticide” is a broad category that includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other substances used to control pests.