Satanists put up display in Minnesota Capitol, praise 'religious plurality'

[Michie]

Satanists erected a satanic display in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul last week, prompting outrage and accusations that the state's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz should do more to prevent such displays.

"Thanks to all the hard work from our Congregation, especially Calcifer, for helping us set up Minnesota Satanists' first-ever holiday display at the state Capitol in Saint Paul!" a group called Minnesota Satanists wrote in a Facebook post celebrating their display. "HAIL RELIGIOUS PLURALITY!!! HAIL SATAN!!!"

The display features a phoenix, an inverted pentagram and the text of The Mass of the Phoenix, which is a ritual that featured in the work of famous British occultist Aleister Crowley.

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Satanists put up display in Minnesota Capitol, praise 'religious plurality'

Satanists erected a satanic display in the Minnesota Capitol in St Paul last week, prompting outrage and accusations that the state s Democratic Gov Tim Walz should do more to prevent such displays

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[Akita Suggagaki]

They want to be provocative. They don't even believe in Satan but knew that title would draw attention. In so doing they drag "rational inquiry" into the mud. How did they get access? Was there a permit or something. Can anyone just go in there and put up a display?​

"DO YOU WORSHIP SATAN?
No, nor do we believe in the existence of Satan or the supernatural. The Satanic Temple believes that religion can, and should, be divorced from superstition. As such, we do not promote a belief in a personal Satan. To embrace the name Satan is to embrace rational inquiry removed from supernaturalism and archaic tradition-based superstitions. Satanists should actively work to hone critical thinking and exercise reasonable agnosticism in all things. Our beliefs must be malleable to the best current scientific understandings of the material world — never the reverse."

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THERE ARE SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL TENETS​

I One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

II The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

III One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

IV The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

V Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

VI People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

VII Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

 

[RileyG]

I don't think Gov. Tim Walz really cares, to be honest.