The Satanic Temple’s Unbaptism Ritual

Record summary

The Satanic Temple’s unbaptism ritual is a contemporary rite for rejecting or symbolically reversing a prior Christian baptism. It is typically framed as an expressive act of personal autonomy rather than a sacramental mechanism recognized by the churches whose baptism it contests. The operation supports comparison with apostasy rites, anti-ritual, parody, and ritual liminality. Researchers should identify a specific published version or dated public event because the organization has used multiple formats, including group ceremonies and individual performances, and not every reported “unbaptism” follows the same script.