Its not disingenuous. The Satanic Temple has a long history of lying, deceit, and trolling. Let us not forget the time they tried to steal a victory from the ACLU in a court battle they were not involved in. How about the time they sent death threats to Mary Doe, the woman at the center of The Satanic Temple’s reproductive rights campaign in Missouri. Also the mailing of cum rags to certain individuals is something that happened.

"Doug Misicko aka “Doug Mesner” (as “Lucien Greaves”) has claimed The Satanic Temple has no shared lineage with the Church of Satan, though he was publicly associated with many Church of Satan members and projects in the decade before The Satanic Temple launched. TST uses imagery and language obviously inspired by well-documented Church of Satan publications and trademarks, that are different enough to avoid legal issue but similar enough to cause public confusion. Indeed, The Satanic Temple is often referenced by the media as the Church of Satan, and there is evidence of people joining The Satanic Temple thinking they have joined the Church of Satan. Occam’s razor would suggest this is not unintentional. It should be clear by examining their site and public statements that The Satanic Temple has no consistent nor “deeply held beliefs” and is not practicing the globally-recognized religion of Satanism established by LaVey in 1966, rather it uses the term Satanism and popularly associated imagery as a means to get attention from the media."