The Satanic Temple

2528 readers

1 users here now

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!

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

dingus

867

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

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/thesatanictemple

227 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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!”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[+] [email protected] -9 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I’m a conservative, and I think people should be equal under the law.

What are you seeing that makes it seem otherwise?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What are you seeing that makes it seem otherwise?

Satanic display at Iowa Capitol vandalized ‘beyond repair’

Someone seemed to think it was appropriate to vandalize this display specifically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So because someone targeted a specific thing here, that’s unequal, and the inequality must therefore be a core belief of conservatives generally? Is that the line of reasoning here?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

https://apnews.com/article/satanic-temple-display-vandalized-iowa-capitol-199fb41983a3f3a390b7be370214bb64

The display is permitted by rules that govern religious installations inside the Capitol but has drawn criticism from many conservatives, including presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. A Facebook posting by The Satanic Temple on Thursday said the display, known as a Baphomet statue, “was destroyed beyond repair,” though part of it remains.

Michael Cassidy, 35, of Lauderdale, Mississippi, was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said Friday. He was released after his arrest.

Cassidy is a Republican who was defeated by Democrat Keith Jackson in Mississippi State House District 45 in November.

It is possible for someone to be on the Conservative side of the political spectrum and still be a reasonable person who respects equality. It is not possible for a reasonable person who respects equality to support the Republican party.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The one that vandalised this being released as per the summary for example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's a misdemeanor vandalism charge, odds are he's a vaguely attractive white guy with no priors so of course they let him go until his hearing, probably without bail. Only way his odds of being released on his own recognizance would have been higher is if he were a pretty, young white girl.

I actually personally know a pretty young white girl who got caught in a drug charge out of state, released on her own recognizance pending hearing, came back home, skipped her hearing, got pulled over for a traffic violation back home, jailed for a bit for being a fugitive until the other state could fetch her, taken back to the other state and then released on her own recognizance pending a hearing again despite having explicitly proved that she was a flight risk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you feel that people should be equal under the law, why do you align politically with the parties that don't recognize trans rights, homosexuality, worker rights, social support, freedom of religion (not just Christianity), voting rights...

You don't believe people are equal under the law. At best, maybe you believe that groups of people are equal under law, but some groups are more equal than others.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never heard a conservative person argue that a trans person should be stripped of any rights. Nor that homosexuals should, nor workers, nor people of other religions.

Can you link to a conservative claiming this? Like … one?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3758652-here-are-the-gop-senators-who-voted-against-the-same-sex-marriage-bill/

[–] voidMainVoid 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This case right here. He thought that it was okay to vandalize a religious display that was from "the wrong religion", and he's getting let off with a slap on the wrist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

And the person letting him off is a conservative, I take it? And this is in comparison to a different arrestee who did the same to another display?