The Satanic Temple reportedly launched Friday a Detroit chapter with plans to peacefully celebrate and practice a religion that&amp;#8217;s often misunderstood.
Blackmore, a Metro Detroit native, told the Free Press the temple doesn&amp;#8217;t worship Satan, doesn&amp;#8217;t perform weird animal sacrifices or rituals, and celebrates free will for all.
Blackmore added that this temple will also offer same-sex wedding ceremonies.
Same-sex marriages currently aren&amp;#8217;t legal in Michigan.
&ldquo;We believe in a metaphorical, literary construct of Satan,&rdquo; she told the newspaper. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a symbol for rebellion, a symbol of human nature, the thirst for knowledge.&rdquo;