Parents gathered outside a local school in North Carolina to hold a prayer rally in reaction to an “After School Satan Club” aiming to establish a presence at local schools.

According to Fox 8, parents protested the development of a Satan club for youngsters near Joyner Elementary School in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Friday.

Tempe Moore, the demonstration’s organizer, stated that the rally was intended to convey a message.

“It’s kind of a rallying cry to say, ‘We don’t want this in our classrooms,'” Moore added.

The organization opposes the formation of an “After School Satan Club” at Joyner Elementary School, or at any other school in the district. According to the allegation, flyers promoting the Satan club were circulated last week.

Moore stated that they are unable to remain silent as the club makes its way into the region.

“This is not the time for decent men to sit on their hands and do nothing. It’s time for us to make our voices known “Moore remarked.

A website dedicated to the “According to the website, the “After School Satan Club” meets in “select” public schools where “Good News Clubs and other religious clubs” gather.

According to the article, the clubs were established at the request of community people who wanted to see the program delivered.

” “We are not interested in converting youngsters to Satanism,” the group claims.

“Students are free to participate in activities and learning opportunities provided by trained educators, or they may choose to pursue other interests that may be supported by available resources. The atmosphere is welcoming, and parents and guardians are encouraged to join “According to the website.

According to the website, The Satanic Temple runs the club.

According to the website, “After School Satan Club[s]” are needed to create a “contrasting balance” to students’ after-school activities.

“The pre-existing presence of evangelical after-school clubs not only established a precedent for school districts to now accepting Satanic groups, but the evangelical after-school clubs have created the need for Satanic after-school clubs to provide a contrasting balance to students’ extracurricular activities,” according to the website.

The Satanic Temple’s co-founder, Lucien Greave, told the publication that the group’s goal was not to promote Satanism, but rather critical thinking.

“We’re not attempting to promote Satanism or to disparage other religious groups. Our group focuses on critical thinking, scientific rationality, and creative problem solving “Greave explained.

June Everett, the After School Satan Club’s campaign director and an ordained minister of the Satanic Temple, told “When they received Good News Club Permission Slips in their children’s backpacks in late February of this year, a group of parents requested After School Satan Club at Joyner. We only attend schools where there is a religious group on campus and where community members have requested our program as a safe and all-inclusive option.”