Oklahoma Satanists Want to Donate Monument Next to State Ten Commandments Display.
by Howard Crane
In addition to performing the post-mortem homosexual transformation of Fred Phelps’s mom, the Satanic Temple
has now offered to donate a monument on behalf of Oklahoma Satanists
for display upon the statehouse grounds. The organization has moved
forward to file papers to display a memorial next to the state’s display
of the 10 Commandments and according to Oklahoma’s religious display legislation, signed into law in 2009, the Temple as every right to do so.
“By accepting our offer,” said the Temple’s spokesman, Lucien Greaves. “the
good people of Oklahoma City will have the opportunity to show that
they espouse the basic freedoms spelled out in the Constitution …
Allowing us to donate a monument would show that the Oklahoma City
Council does not discriminate, and both the religious and non-religious
should be happy with such an outcome.”
It
looks like the Conservatives have found themselves in a bit of a
religious freedom pickle. Thanks to their argument for religious
monuments on public display, it appears they now must accept the Satanic
Temple and their memorial. But of course, if not accepted, we sincerely
doubt that anyone would be surprised to find out that the legislation
is completely hypocritical and specifically only focused on one
religious view in direct violation of the US Constitution. Obviously,
Oklahoma lawmakers did not take Satanists into consideration when
passing such an open bill regarding religious freedom. I guess it is
true what they say, “Be careful what you wish for.”
If
Oklahoma’s Capitol Preservation Commission grants the request, they
will then seek public input for the text and design on the proposed “homage to Satan.”
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