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‘Child-Friendly’ Satan Statue for OK State Capitol Awaits Final Judgment
Cybercast News Service ^ | May 5, 2014 - 2:33 PM | Michael Chapman

Posted on 05/05/2014 6:11:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai

It may seem absurd—or given the moral state of the nation, appropriate—but the grounds committee for the Oklahoma State Capitol, the Preservation Commission, has been asked by The Satanic Temple, a group from New York, to place a privately-funded statue of Satan, complete with pentagram and two fawning children at Lucifer’s knee, on the Capitol grounds near a monument of the Ten Commandments.

In the statue, which is to be cast in bronze and is near completion, Satan is depicted as “Baphomet” with a goat’s head and horns, and there is a boy on his left and a girl on his right.

“We decided to go with that because it is a fairly traditional character,” Lucien Greaves, spokesman for The Satanic Temple, told KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City. “It also offers a lap that visitors can come to sit on, have their picture taken with.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: antichristian; baphomet; oklahomacity; satan; satanictemple; statecapitol; statue; tencommandments
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To: 353FMG
But will the people take the hint?

I'd like to think so. The MSM will probably report the installation of this blasphemy as "tolerant, "inclusive," and evidence that the First Amendment is alive and well. IF it gets hammered, don't look for video on CNN.

41 posted on 05/05/2014 8:12:22 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: Olog-hai

We’ll be seeing more of this kind of thing, as the atheists and so-called enlightened secularists who run the country make it clear who they have been working for all along.


42 posted on 05/05/2014 8:25:03 PM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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To: Doomonyou
My $0.03 cents worth (inflation).

Fair enough.

Honestly, this stupid Satan statue is silly (though I will give them props on artistic talent).

I'm just quick to jump on those who think God punishes sinners with bad weather. It's all good, though!

43 posted on 05/05/2014 8:29:43 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68
Well, we're all sinners.

But, I agree. But I do think God is tormenting the ALGORE. :)

44 posted on 05/05/2014 8:43:28 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: Olog-hai

Isn’t this the state with all the earthquakes?


45 posted on 05/05/2014 8:47:35 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

That’s what I said earlier, a few pickups and some chains. No christian man can let this go unchallenged. It would require action.

Of course God can do it himself too, he doesn’t need us to burn things to the ground or instantly melt things, just ask the Cubans heh.


46 posted on 05/05/2014 8:53:22 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Olog-hai
“We decided to go with that because it is a fairly traditional character,” Lucien Greaves, spokesman for The Satanic Temple, told KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City. “It also offers a lap that visitors can come to sit on, have their picture taken with.” …

Dear Satan: I have been a good boy this year. Please give me a bicycle and a PlayStation 4."

47 posted on 05/05/2014 9:56:58 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: Drew68

“Church steeples get hit by lightening all the time and solid, conservative Christian towns get wiped out by tornadoes with regularity as well. What do you infer from these incidents?”

PMJI: I infer that God interferes with the workings of the laws of physics on fairly rare occasions.

For this device that we call the Earth to function properly, it is necessary that bad things can happen to good people for no apparent reason. In most cases, God doesn’t make these things happen, and He doesn’t stop them from happening.


48 posted on 05/05/2014 10:38:07 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: Bulwyf

For the first couple weeks it will have heavy metal bands flying in to pose for album covers. Then a couple drunk rednecks will be bored one night and the rest will be nature taking it’s course.

Hopefully locals will pitch in bail money and legal expenses after the fact to help reform these wayward fellows. It would be the Christian thing to do, helping their fellow man and all.

Such things haZ been known to happen when you mix rednecks, 4x4s and alcohol.

Normie - Former alcohol loving redneck


49 posted on 05/05/2014 11:20:37 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Montanabound
Love you Okies for the way you think! Sledge away! I'm here in Illinois, and with you in spirit.
50 posted on 05/05/2014 11:30:41 PM PDT by itssme
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To: Olog-hai

Hope if the stupids erect it lots of Christians and others throw urine and fees upon it.


51 posted on 05/06/2014 3:42:35 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
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To: Olog-hai

So, I guess in the ‘Age of PC Awareness’ ANYTHING goes as long as it doesn’t refer to God, A Cross, or anything remotely resembling ‘Stars and Bars’.

Can’t have a ‘Christian Prayer Group’ or ‘Young Republican Club’ on campuses but ‘Muslim Prayer Groups’ are not only fine but they are into demanding Christian Institutes of Higher Learning provide them with the Prayer Room -

Of course, once that happens, they will DEMAND a Mosque be built in all neighborhoods and on all campuses.

Hmmmmmm.


52 posted on 05/06/2014 3:53:50 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) --"On occasion, nothing said says a lot more than saying something".)
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To: Know et al
Where is the ACLU on this one?

According to the article they're against it or any other religious monument on capital grounds. They filed suit against the 10 Commandments monument.

53 posted on 05/06/2014 4:24:10 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Montanabound

“Somehow, I don’t think it will last long. Okies with sledgehammers will pay a visit.”

Something is evil is manifesting in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Christians, pray as you have never prayed before.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/lauretta-brown/archbishop-condemns-satanic-black-mass-okla-city-civic-center

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/03/Oklahoma-Battles-Satanic-Group-over-Statue-of-Satan


54 posted on 07/03/2014 7:31:20 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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