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Related: About this forum“Let’s burn it down!”: Christians conspire to prevent Satanic Temple from unveiling Baphomet statue
The Satanic Temple will soon be unveiling the statue of Baphomet that was originally intended for Oklahoma until the state Supreme Court ruled that a Ten Commandments monument had to be removed from capitol grounds or at least, they will be if the Christian groups threatening it dont burn it down first.
The statues first home in Detroit was to have been Berts Market Place, but owner Bert Dearing returned the Satanic Temples rental fee after he learned that the group was affiliated with satanists. When I rented the place, I just thought it was a church, he told ABC News. I didnt know about the unveiling of a statue. We werent aware they were into devil worshipping.
The Satanic Temples co-founder Lucien Greaves isnt buying that, because as he told Hemant Mehta Thursday evening, the very contract specified that we are the Satanic Temple.
The statues first home in Detroit was to have been Berts Market Place, but owner Bert Dearing returned the Satanic Temples rental fee after he learned that the group was affiliated with satanists. When I rented the place, I just thought it was a church, he told ABC News. I didnt know about the unveiling of a statue. We werent aware they were into devil worshipping.
The Satanic Temples co-founder Lucien Greaves isnt buying that, because as he told Hemant Mehta Thursday evening, the very contract specified that we are the Satanic Temple.
http://www.salon.com/2015/07/17/lets_burn_it_down_detroit_christians_conspire_to_prevent_satanic_temple_from_unveiling_baphomet_statue/
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“Let’s burn it down!”: Christians conspire to prevent Satanic Temple from unveiling Baphomet statue (Original Post)
DavidDvorkin
Jul 2015
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Hydra
(14,459 posts)1. *Laughs*
"Freedom of Religion!(as long as it's mine)"
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)3. Baphomet is a cute little feller... you can put him in my yard if you want.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)10. Pan amuses me more, but he seems to get about the same reaction.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)4. Aaaaaaaaaah! Oh no! A statue!
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)11. That ain't nothin'. Mines bigger than his.
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)5. "Let he who is without sin..."... nt
cbayer
(146,218 posts)6. This is exactly the response that Greaves and his group not only anticipated,
but hoped for.
Of course his agenda is political. He has never made any secret about that. He is making a point about free speech.
DavidDvorkin
(19,480 posts)7. Irrelevant
What matters is the reaction and what it exposes.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)8. Exactly, that is why it is relevant.
Greaves and his group have repeatedly and successfully challenged religious privilege.
This statue was supposed to go to Oklahoma City, but the threat of putting it there is one of the reasons they removed the 10 commandments statue.
His intention could not be more relevant.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)9. So quickly the Christians forget how they used to be treated.
Too often people who are bullied and mistreated at some point, turn into giant fucking monsters when they manage to get a little bit of power.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)12. They don't forget
Can't go a day without hearing about how persecuted Christians are.