College is expensive. Students often end up in mountains of debt by the time they through getting their higher education. School books and supplies alone can be hundreds of dollars if not more, every semester. So most High School students that see that upcoming hurdle will try and get themselves a sports scholarship, an academic scholarship, or in some cases religious organizations will offer money to aspiring students. And I guess now a Satanic Temple is looking to help a few disciples of the devil pay for school supplies. Talk about selling your soul to get out of debt…
“The Satanic Temple wants to award two lucky 2020 high school graduates with a “Devil’s Advocate Scholarship” this summer, CNN reported Wednesday.
The organization, which focuses its efforts on the separation of church and state, wants applicants to send in creative applications — essays, poetry, works of art — by the end of August. It will then go through the submissions and give two $500 scholarships.
The Satanic Temple’s mission, according to the group’s “The Devil’s Advocate Scholarship” webpage, is “to encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits” by “championing religious pluralism” and “protecting free-thought.”
“The scholarship application period opened Monday. Malcolm Jarry, the organization’s co-founder, told CNN on Wednesday that 50 applications had been received. Jarry said the idea came about when a high school student emailed him to ask for a letter of recommendation for a religious scholarship that was being offered at her school.
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