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Satanist And Christian Holiday Displays To Go Up At Michigan Capitol
NPR ^ | December 17, 2013 | BILL CHAPPELL

Posted on 12/17/2014 9:41:20 PM PST by Steelfish

Satanist And Christian Holiday Displays To Go Up At Michigan Capitol DECEMBER 17, 2014 BILL CHAPPELL

During the Christmas season, Michigan's Capitol Building in Lansing will host two holiday displays: a traditional Christian Nativity, and an exhibit by the Satanic Temple.

Two very different holiday displays will share the grounds of the Michigan State Capitol next week: a traditional Christian Nativity and an exhibit by the Satanic Temple. The situation has brought controversy — and energized Christians who realized that a planned Nativity was in danger of being canceled.

The story drew intense attention after it emerged that there was a chance the Capitol grounds might host only a Satanic holiday display during the Christmas season, because plans for a Christian display didn't take into account Michigan's rules.

The Detroit chapter of the Satanic Temple had sought to put up its exhibit as a message about religious freedom and inclusiveness, as a counterweight to the Christian Nativity (the group is putting up a similar display at Florida's Capitol rotunda).

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
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1 posted on 12/17/2014 9:41:20 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

oh this could be very bad indeed.

if the Satanists have a woodie for ticking people off (more so than usual) then:

their display might not make the cut at a XXX theater.

the authorities think it wise or appropriate to allow this?

idiots.


2 posted on 12/17/2014 9:46:24 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: Steelfish

Religious freedom? No. They are liars just like their leader.


3 posted on 12/17/2014 9:47:02 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Steelfish

Insanity.

End of story.


4 posted on 12/17/2014 9:48:05 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Steelfish

Very busy little devils, aren’t they? As if they knew they had but a short time to raise hell. It’s kind of like the bottomless pit has opened up. And out pour muzzies, commies, anarchists, politically correct racists, psychotics, fascists, murderers, destroyers of lives. The rule of law is being taken away and they are running riot. This is the legacy of Obola. Evil b@st@rd. Kenyan whatzit. The universe won’t be right again until he returns to his maker (in the basement of Hades).


5 posted on 12/17/2014 9:51:29 PM PST by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Steelfish

Welcome to post Christian, neo pagan America.


6 posted on 12/17/2014 9:56:53 PM PST by allendale
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To: Steelfish

I think it’s time for some Christians to study and find out when the Satanists celebrate their ‘feast days’, then find out if they put up any icons or displays visible to the public. We can then scamper over and INSIST that our Icons are prominently displayed too!! Two can play this game of ‘wet blankets’. There are certain hard rock groups that specialize in this sort of theater. Nothing that attracts me, but it does exist. Such Satan Rockers are very popular in Europe, go figure.


7 posted on 12/17/2014 9:57:02 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Steelfish

Let the Satanists exhibit.

Them people are a fairly virulent and angry people.

Pray and smile.

Besides, who has better songs, movies and a reason to be joyful?

Uhmmm, not them...


8 posted on 12/17/2014 9:59:03 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: allendale

How did we get to this point? Blame liberal Supreme Court judges who endorsed the liberal policies of the ACLU and People for the American Way, NARAL and Planned Parenthood.


9 posted on 12/17/2014 10:00:04 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Have the size and or time of display commensurate with the respective percent of followers in the State.

That would be fair.


10 posted on 12/17/2014 10:02:23 PM PST by ifinnegan
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To: Steelfish

Satanists claim they do not worship the devil, instead they worship the concept of do what you feel like without restriction and that is what Satan stands for. However if that is the case they have no need for rituals, symbols, ceremonies, etc. Those close to Anton Levey said he did in fact worship Satan aka Lucifer as his god and master.


11 posted on 12/17/2014 10:03:50 PM PST by LukeL
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To: Steelfish

Amen brother.


12 posted on 12/17/2014 10:07:34 PM PST by allendale
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To: LukeL

Don’t worry, if they want to meet the Devil, I’m sure they will soon enough. Whether they like it when they do is doubtful. (paraphrasing CS Lewis)


13 posted on 12/17/2014 10:31:46 PM PST by Dick Vomer (2 Timothy 4:7 deo duce ferro comitante)
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To: LukeL
Satanists claim they do not worship the devil, instead they worship the concept of do what you feel like without restriction and that is what Satan stands for.

I see no contradiction. Look at these insane multiple killings that we see, such as in Montgomery County Pa. most recently. It was nothing but Self-indulgence ... a primal expression of the self against all felt insults, even at the cost of the extinction of the self.

14 posted on 12/17/2014 11:14:45 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: lee martell

You beat me to it...if there is no “feast day” or holiday for satanism...then they should not be allowed to place their display


17 posted on 12/18/2014 4:03:28 AM PST by bike800
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To: bluejean

I think the time is short but not because of Obama.

You’re witnessing an acceleration of evil in the world because, imo, the end times are drawing close.


18 posted on 12/18/2014 4:15:18 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
Satanists are worthy of ridicule at best.

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19 posted on 12/18/2014 4:48:31 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Steelfish; cripplecreek

Given the right time and opportunity, I’d hand a sign on the Satan Display that reads, simply...

Allahu Akhbar


20 posted on 12/18/2014 5:09:53 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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