Known only by her first name, Jessica found that after she had taken her car in for an oil change, a mechanic had scrawled Satanic symbols, including the "Mark of the Beast" on the bottom of her car.

The sense of community around these shared values makes it a religion, they say. They do use the symbols of Satan for rituals - for example when celebrating a wedding or adopting a new name.

The statue is of Baphomet, a deity and occult symbol with yellow eyes, wearing a purple stole with upside crosses and a tablet with the temple’s seven fundamental tenets, Boston.com reported.

Over its head is an inverted five-sided star inside a circle, a common symbol of satanism. “You Are Your Own God,” reads a card in front of the phoenix. The display was sponsored by a group ...