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Took them long enough.
If it was the reverse, the Satanist would've been in jail right away and probably have been charged with a flurry of charges that aren't even relevant to the event.
I honestly doubt it. This kinda stuff always takes forever to make its way through the courts.
The very fact that it is being considered a hate crime should tell you this is being taken seriously. They could have just prosecuted for vandalism and hand waved the hate crime aspect.
she has accused the Satanic Temple of making filings that “are only meant to evoke strong emotions and incite others.”
I don't think anyone in the Satanic Temple would disagree with that. That's honestly a pretty good description.
It's basically a rite of the religion, to stir up trouble. To rile people up until they reveal their hypocrisy.
The more positive spin version is that they test freedom of (and from) religion to ensure it is being applied broadly and not solely for Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Judaism.
i would add just a tiny bit more to that if i were her
are only meant to evoke strong emotions and incite others which is in turn only meant to correct hypocrisy
You would as you, but not if you were her, a hypocrite 😉
HELL YEAH
Literally said this aloud when I read the headline.
Freedom of religion also applies to religions you don't like. FAFO.
And in most free countries it also applies to freedom FROM religion.
Hail Satan.
Ahahahahahaaha. Hahaha. Haha. Ah.
Glorious.
That brightens up my Thursday morning considerably.
I wonder if he thinks his God is proud of his intolerance?
The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17 NKJV)
1 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me."
2 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments."
Based on that, the answer to your question is Yes. Not only are there two Commandments specifically about this, but it's the very first and second ones.
Unless we're arguing that Christians are not bound by the Ten Commandments because Jesus created a new covenant. But most American Christians don't seem to agree with that based on their interest in displaying the Ten Commandments in public buildings
Funny, that says a lot about what he shouldn't do and nothing about what other people shouldn't do.
He's saving them from the violent generational "iniquity" described in Commandment 2
Or at least would be if he believed in this himself. More likely that he just opposes any "disrespectful" nonadherence to tradition and normalized hierarchy. Which is dumb in an even worse way
Undoubtedly
Finally, some uplifting news!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The statue was brought to the Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the building during the holidays.
The move drew strong criticism from state and national leaders, including Iowa Gov.
Michael Cassidy, a former congressional and legislative candidate from Mississippi, was charged the next day with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.
He told the conservative website The Sentinel that “my conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree.
Now, Polk County prosecutors have charged Cassidy with a more serious offense, the Des Moines Register reported.
It alleges the act was committed “in violation of individual rights” under Iowa’s hate crime statute.
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