Moises Esteves, VP USA Ministries, part of Child Evangelism Fellowship, said they do not disclose the names of schools with Good News Clubs but there are 4,500 of them with 178,000 children enrolled last year.



He said Monday that parents should not be alarmed by the potential for a program that claims to be the alternative to Good News Club.



"Like 'The Satanic Temple,' 'After School Satan Club' is yet another atheist PR stunt, and has no staying power," said Esteves in a statement. "If you leave them alone, they'll go home, and legitimate youth organizations, including the Good News Club, will continue teaching character to kids.'"



Esteves added that The Satanic Temple does have a legal right to hold an after school program as much as anyone else as long as the club doesn't do anything illegal.



Anna Sanchez, whose two children attended Roskruge, said she didn't know about Good News Club. She said Monday that the thought of a program by the Satanic Temple frightens her, but she doesn't believe any religious organizations should be on campus.



"We are in a supposedly free country," she said. "It should be taught at church or home. It should definitely be kept away from school."



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