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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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[+] jasory@programming.dev -44 points 1 year ago

"They should sue his ass" Given that it's TST, they'd probably argue that it was a violation of their constitutional protections under the First Amendment (or some similarly insane legal argument they regularly use to ~~embezzle~~ fundraise) .

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago

Interestingly stupid take you got there bud

[+] jasory@programming.dev -14 points 1 year ago

Are you completely ignorant about TST's court cases? Read their legal arguments, you can find them at whatever court they're filed with. They are completely insane, it's literally a fundraising grift.

Didn't they recently try to argue that abortion was a sacred ritual? Completely ignoring that SCOTUS has already ruled that criminal laws are not a violation of religious freedom. (A decision they had to make or else you could found the Church of Posada and legally engage in nuclear terrorism). Literally nobody with a brain would have made that argument, and yet they lied to the public about it's soundness to fundraise.

[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Read more about what the satanic temple is about. Then read your own comments again. I'm not even going to waste my time explaining it to your dumb dumb ass...

[-] jasory@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Because things could not possibly be different than what they claim to be?

I'll admit it's been a few years since I cared enough about atheist activism to research organisations to participate in. When I do such research, I try to find if the organisation actually effectively produces results. And that's just not what I found about TST, the legal ineptitude combined with financial opacity was sufficient red flags but I understand that's not of concern to you.

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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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