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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)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/thesatanictemple

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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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[–] [email protected] 251 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] dellish 100 points 10 months ago (6 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

[–] [email protected] 76 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I bet if it was a statue of Budda or Muhammad

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

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago

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

[–] doublejay1999 43 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Um… they don’t do statues of Mohammed, because of the reasons.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The irony is that Muhammad originally said not to portray him because he didn’t want to be turned into an icon; He wanted the worship to go to God instead. He didn’t want people praying to giant altars with his face on it, because that would run counter to his goal that people should be worshipping God. But the fervent attacks on anyone who portrays Muhammad only prove that he is, in fact, being worshipped.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (5 children)

And there was a golden statue of trump at cpac.

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[–] model_tar_gz 22 points 10 months 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.

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[–] pete_the_cat 21 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 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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[–] UnculturedSwine 221 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I feel that destroying it has garnered more attention for TST than they would have received had it been left alone.

[–] [email protected] 174 points 10 months ago

Given that one of their goals is to highlight unfair treatment on religious basis, I'm sure they are delighted that someone illustrated their point.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 58 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That's the point.

The ~~church of Satan~~ Satanic Temple doesn't care about idol worship.

But one religion REALLY REALLY DOES.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The church of Satan and the Satanic temple are two very different organisations.

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[–] kautau 169 points 10 months ago (3 children)

He’s from Mississippi? Did he drive 12 hours just to go break the display?

[–] [email protected] 129 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's what being brainwashed by fucking propaganda will do to a person...

Reich wing media is a cancer on society.

[–] MotoAsh 49 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Conservatism in general. The entire concept of protecting the past from an improved future is asinine from the start.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The meth was probably driving.

[–] skeezix 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

His aunt-sister drove him.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

That's aunt-sister-wife to you!

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[–] assassin_aragorn 109 points 10 months ago (7 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.

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 10 months ago (7 children)

The 7 Tenets are strong against right wing hate.

Imagine if doofus had fucked up a nativity scene. His ass would have been tazed several times, he'd be beaten, and the fundies would stop poking holes in wrapped condoms for half a second to be up in arms.

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 10 months ago (7 children)

That's a misdemeanor. He'll plead down to something like a fine and maybe some community service, then fundraise the shit out of it - have to pay the lawyer! have to pay the fine! need a giant new American flag for my giant lifted pickup truck! gimme gimme gimme!

They should sue his ass for all the costs of a replacement statue and everything else they can think of.

[–] Adalast 71 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Jokes on him, that community service is required to be served at the local Satanic Temple. (god I wish I wasn't making a joke right now)

[–] pivot_root 29 points 10 months ago

That would be glorious legal karma.

[–] assassin_aragorn 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That could happen. There was a plea deal recently where a woman who was an absolute dick to a fast food employee accepted a lesser sentence that required her to work in food service for a specified time.

You could easily do the same here, and they absolutely should.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 10 months ago (6 children)

how is this not a hate crime? it was committed because of someone's membership in a protected class.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago

Simple, wrong class.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 months ago (20 children)

Because the whole point of conservatism and Christian Nationalism is that only the right people are protected by the legal system. Everyone else is beneath the law, denied rights and protections, and subject to retribution without cause and due process.

Conservatives fight to assure those not protected do not gain civil rights.

The white power movement fights to further reduce rights and protections, and narrow the set of those who qualify for them.

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[–] Mediocre_Bard 71 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Hail Satan.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Interesting though it's just a mischief charge, if I trashed their Jesus garbage you know DAMN well I'm swimming in hate crime charges.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

Whenever I hear the phrase Criminal Mischief, I always imagine an old cartoon criminal tip toeing around and up to no good.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 10 months ago

Religious hate crime

[–] Bruncvik 58 points 10 months ago

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.

What a special snowflake, that one. Bless his heart.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Republicans sure do love doing hate crimes

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why do you think they hate those hate crime laws so much

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[–] SuddenlyBlowGreen 42 points 10 months ago

No hate(crime) like christian love.

[–] 4grams 42 points 10 months ago (4 children)

After hearing about this thing, I've decided I'm making myself a Christmas Baphomet decoration for my house.

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[–] JTskulk 26 points 10 months ago

I like how he knows that the founding fathers didn't really mean what they said about the first amendment and all that. I hope the temple sues.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (7 children)

shocked they actually arrested him. will be even more shocked if he gets anything close to the punishment he earned

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