both should be removed. On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 9:35:26 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > Dr. Eowyn posted: "Remember my post of about a month ago, on a group > of New York-based devil worshippers who call themselves the Satanic Temple > -- in the name of "religious parity" -- planning to erect a monument to > Satan next to the Ten Commandments outside the state capit" Respond to > this post by replying above this line > > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Satanist want to build > a 7-ft tall statue of Satan next to 10 > Commandments<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/01/07/satanist-want-to-build-a-7-ft-tall-statue-of-satan-next-to-10-commandments/> > by > Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> > > Remember my > post<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2013/12/11/satanists-plan-statue-next-to-ten-commandments/>of > about a month ago, on a group of New York-based devil worshippers who > call themselves the *Satanic Temple* -- in the name of "religious parity" > -- planning to erect a monument to Satan next to the Ten Commandments > outside the state capitol building in Oklahoma? > > [image: 10 commandments monument outside Oklahoma state > Capitol]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/10-commandments-monument-outside-oklahoma-state-capitol.jpg> > > In 2009, the conservative-led Oklahoma state legislature approved > a privately funded Ten Commandments monument, which was erected last year > outside the state Capitol building. Ever since the approval, opponents have > called into question the constitutionality of the monument. The Oklahoma > chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking > its removal. > > Similar requests for other "religious parity" monuments have been made by > a Hindu leader in Nevada, an animal rights group and the satirical Church > of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. > > In response, the *Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission* recently > placed a moratorium on considering any new requests. “Anybody can still > make their request, but we’ll hold off on considering them until the [ACLU] > lawsuit is adjudicated,” commission Chairman Trait Thompson said. > > Well, the Satanic Temple has chosen a design for their monument. > > CBS New York > <http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/06/n-y-group-applies-to-build-satan-statue-at-oklahoma-state-capitol/>reports > > from Oklahoma City that yesterday, Jan. 6, 2014, the Satanic Temple > unveiled designs for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan. The group hasy > submitted its application to the Capitol Preservation Commission, including > an artist’s rendering that depicts Satan as *Baphomet*, a goat-headed > figure with horns, wings and a long beard that’s often used as a symbol of > the occult. In the rendering, Satan is sitting in a pentagram-adorned > throne with smiling children next to him. > > [image: > Baphomet]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/baphomet.jpg>*Design > > submitted by Satanic Temple* > > Satanic Temple spokesman *Lucien Greaves* said in a statement: “The > monument has been designed to reflect the views of Satanists in Oklahoma > City and beyond. The statue will also have a functional purpose as a chair > where people of all ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and > contemplation.” > > The push by The Satanic Temple has rankled elected leaders in this > conservative state known as the buckle of the Bible Belt, who say such a > proposal would never be approved by the commission. > > “I think you’ve got to remember where you are. This is Oklahoma, the > middle of the Heartland,” said *Rep. Don Armes* (R-Faxon). “I think we > need to be tolerant of people who think different than us, but this is > Oklahoma, and that’s not going to fly here.” > > Another Oklahoma legislator, *Rep. Earl Sears *(R-Bartlesville), called > the group’s effort “an insult to the good people of the state. I do not see > Satanism as a religion, and they have no place at the state Capitol.” > > [image: Lucien > Greaves]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/lucien-greaves.jpg>*Greaves > > makes the devil's horns hand-sign > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2012/12/21/the-curious-hand-sign-at-lady-bird-johnsons-funeral/> > > (Oops! Excuse me! it's really the "I love you" sign of deaf-mutes! No, it's > really the Texas Longhorns handsign! Sarc) at a Satanic Temple rally > <http://www.thesatanictemple.com/rally-in-tallahassee/>in Tallahassee, on > Jan. 25, 2013, in support of Florida Governor Rick Scott’s Senate Bill 98.* > > But Greaves says "We plan on moving forward one way or another" and claims > to have raised nearly half of the $20,000 needed to build the monument. > > See also my post of Feb. 6, 2012, “Super Bowl > Satanism<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-crass/>,” > > of satanist Madonna as Baphomet at the halftime show. > > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/madonna-bapthomet.jpg> > > H/t FOTM's swampygirl > > *~Eowyn* > *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | January > 7, 2014 at 7:02 am | Tags: 2012 Super Bowl > halftime<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=2012-super-bowl-halftime>, > ACLU <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=aclu>, > Baphomet<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=baphomet>, > devil's horns sign<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=devils-horns-sign>, > Don Armes <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=don-armes>, Earl > Sears<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=earl-sears>, > Lucien Greaves <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=lucien-greaves>, > Madonna <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=madonna>, Oklahoma Capitol > building <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=oklahoma-capitol-building>, > Oklahoma Capitol Preservation > Commission<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=oklahoma-capitol-preservation-commission>, > > Satanic Temple <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=satanic-temple>, Ten > Commandments <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=ten-commandments> | > Categories: Children <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=34928689>, > Christians/Christianity <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=111409284>, > Culture > War <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20812>, > Liberals/Democrats/Left<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=115894710>, > Obama's America <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=12285619>, > occult<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=6841>, > Religion <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=4983159> | URL: > http://wp.me/pKuKY-oQW > > > Comment<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/01/07/satanist-want-to-build-a-7-ft-tall-statue-of-satan-next-to-10-commandments/#respond> > > See all > comments<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/01/07/satanist-want-to-build-a-7-ft-tall-statue-of-satan-next-to-10-commandments/#comments> > > > > Unsubscribe<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=DasSkQOQbXh9%25qT%25760LPl%7CtX_MnYYjlOXzQRAtMJcL8jfeQGh>to > no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/01/07/satanist-want-to-build-a-7-ft-tall-statue-of-satan-next-to-10-commandments/ > > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > >
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