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In January 2014, the Satanic Temple announced plans to also crowdfund [19] and privately commission a 7-to-9-foot-tall bronze statue of Baphomet [18] to be displayed alongside the Christian monument, both statues being legally classified as "donations". [20] The Satanic Temple ultimately raised over $28,000 to finance and build the statue of ...
In 2014, The Satanic Temple commissioned an 8.5 ft (2.6 m) statue of Baphomet to stand alongside a monument of the Ten Commandments at the Oklahoma State Capitol, citing "respect for diversity and religious minorities" as reasons for the monument.
A vandal destroyed the Ten Commandments monument in 2014 and plans for the Baphomet statue were put on hold, as the Satanic Temple did not want their statue to stand alone at the capitol. After the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the monument removed, the statue was unveiled elsewhere in Detroit [ 15 ] and is now on public display at Salem Art ...
A Satanic Temple altar with a statue of the pagan idol Baphomet that was permitted at the Iowa State Capitol next to the nativity scene last December brought widespread outrage, criticism and ...
After the request to install the Baphomet statue was refused, in an alleged violation of the Equal Protection Clause, Satanic Temple members were granted legal standing to challenge the Ten Commandments monument. [9] The monument is being challenged as unconstitutional by the American Civil Liberties Union. [5]
The Temple believes in reason, empathy and the pursuit of knowledge, its website FAQ helpfully explains. And it doesn’t worship Satan. “Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to ...
His remarks are worth taking a moment to read in full, but most saliently, he wrote, “I certainly find a display from the Satanic Temple objectionable. It stands in direct opposition to my faith ...
Shiva Honey was a founding member of The Satanic Temple Detroit and The National Council (now International Council) of The Satanic Temple. [1] [6] Shiva has been instrumental in organizing major events and rituals for TST, including The unveiling of the Statue of Baphomet and Snaketivity display.