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I noticed there wasn't a TST Lemmy community. The Satanic Temple is a modern satanic religion that aims to promote human rights and compassion. Check out their about page on their official website at https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us. Note that this community is not an official affiliation. TST is also separate and not affiliated with the Church of Satan, who have a slightly different viewpoint of what satanism truly is. Dunno what to post in here, but maybe some will search for this and take part. Hello!

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Satanic display at Iowa Capitol vandalized ‘beyond repair’; arrest made (www.kcrg.com)

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DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - On Thursday, the Satanic Temple of Iowa announced that their display at the Iowa Capitol had been significantly damaged.

The controversial display, which Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds called “objectionable,” featured a ram’s head covered with mirrors on a mannequin before being damaged.

Organizers say it’s a symbol of their right to religious freedom.

The Satanic Temple of Iowa posted the following message on their Facebook page:

“This morning, we were informed by authorities that the Baphomet statue in our holiday display was destroyed beyond repair. We are proud to continue our holiday display for the next few days that we have been allotted.

We ask that for safety, visitors travel together and use the 7 Tenets as a reminder for empathy, in the knowledge that justice is being pursued the correct way, through legal means.

KCCI has reported that 35-year-old Michael Cassidy of Lauderdale, Mississippi, was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. He has since been released.

Solve et Coagula! Happy Holidays! Hail Satan!”

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[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Religious freedom only applies to MY RELIGION, never yours. 🙄

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This is the funniest thing. Satan IS part of their religion! I bet if it was a statue of Budda or Muhammad it would have been left alone, but since it's part of THEIR OWN religion that they don't like, it get vandalised. Hilarious

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also Satan is objectively less evil than God. In the entire Bible Satan only killed like 10 people whereas God's death toll is in the tens of thousands.

[–] jeremyparker@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's not just the body count - Yahweh literally tortures innocent people - the Book of Job is the most notable (though there's many examples of this).

For those that don't know it or who want a recap:

Satan said to Yahweh that his followers just loved him because they were rewarded for it, and if they weren't, they'd turn on him.

So Yahweh...proves it? He destroys Job's livelihood, kills his family, gives him all kinds of diseases and pains, and Job spends the rest of his life homeless and alone, completely ruined, but Job still praises Yahweh. So, hooray, Yahweh wins the bet.

The thing you really have to remember about this story is that--as it was written--it isn't real. Maybe there are some factual elements to it, but for the most part, we have this story, not because it's factual, but because generations and generations of people believed it was a good story to help us understand the nature of God and our relationship to Him.

The cruelty Yahweh shows to Job is not an exception - it's literally exemplary. It's an example.

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[–] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet if it was a statue of Budda or Muhammad

Lol. Lmao. Mfs have literally been killed for less.

[–] jeremyparker@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but that was by inbred, ignorant shit heads with a slightly darker skin tone than this inbred ignorant shit head.

[–] MartinXYZ@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Something about holding up a mirror... It's very on point. hypocrites don't like when you show them their true face.

[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They always like to say that the greatest trick the devil ever played was to convince people that he didn’t exist.

I disagree. The devil’s greatest trick was changing their name to “God” while blaspheming the morning star—Lucifer— who literally brings light and reason to people’s lives in an otherwise cold, dark, and needlessly cruel world.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Glad to see I'm not the only one thinking this.

[–] jandar_fett@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I really appreciate your comment, so wanted to say so outright, but real talk.. this is a fantastic story idea.

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[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These evangelicals are doing a wonderful job of showing the Satanic Temple to be reasonable adults. Every time a loony loses their mind over this, more people compare the two and realize who the baddies actually are.

[–] jandar_fett@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It reminds me of the whole "keeping a level head while someone loses their shit on you, to demonstrably prove they're the asshole", but writ large.

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