Taking Satan’s Name in Vain?

Satan was thrust into the recent Texas Legislature debate with pro-choicers shouting, “Hail, Satan!” at the right-to-life faction. However, whom Satan had endorsed was not clear. A British organization, UK Church of Satan, appeared to criticize the pro-choicers (according to Twitter comments) while the New York-based Church of Satan (founded in 1966 by Anton LaVey) insists on a woman’s right to choose, said its High Priest Peter Gilmore — though he acknowledged shouting “Hail, Satan” to anti-abortion activists was “ludicrous and meaningless.”