The Satanic Statue Being Made for Oklahoma's Statehouse Is Coming Along Nicely
GIVE A REC FOR SATAN!
Two weeks ago I found myself in the backwoods of rural Florida standing in front of a bronzed bust of the pagan idol Baphomet. A few days later it would be attached to its eight-and-a-half-foot cloven-hoofed body and put to rest on a throne flanked on either side by a small metallic child. Eventually, its creators hope, it will be whisked away to Oklahoma, where it will be placed next to a Ten Commandments monument on the front lawn of the state capitol.
I had come to this foundry in the middle of the sticks with Lucien Greaves, the spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, the group behind the monument. The last time I saw it was in a small Brooklyn studio in April, when it was still being formed out of clay by Mark Porter, an artist trained in classical sculpture. Now, seven months later, it's almost finished.
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Here’s the First Look at the New Satanic Monument Being Built for Oklahoma’s Statehouse
In January the Satanic Temple announced plans to erect a monument glorifying the Dark Lord on the front lawn of the Oklahoma Statehouse. An Indiegogo campaign was launched with what seemed like a somewhat lofty goal of $20,000, but by the time donations ended almost $30,000 had been raised. Now an artist trained in classical sculpture is toiling away in New York, crafting a Baphomet figure sitting beneath an inverted pentagram and flanked by two children gazing upward in loyalty. When it is finished, it will be cast in bronze and, the Satanists hope, eventually displayed in Oklahoma.
The statue is a direct response to the state's installation of a Ten Commandments monument outside the Capitol in 2012. State Representative Mike Ritze paid for the controversial statue with his own money, and therefore it was considered a donation and OK to place on government property. Following that line of reasoning, the Satanic Temple submitted a formal application for their monument.
As Trait Thompson of the Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission told CNN last December, “Individuals and groups are free to apply to place a monument or statue or artwork.” The applications are then approved or rejected by the Commission. Unfortunately, the state has placed a halt on issuing permits for any other monuments until a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against Ritze’s Commandments monument is settled.
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Beautiful Baphomet.
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Um...I mean, praise Satan! Yeah, that's the ticket! 
But I did 
Kind of like the Big Book of Satanic Activities that could end up in Florida schools by a similar loophole.
http://aattp.org/christian-zealots-unintentionally-pave-the-way-for-satanic-activity-books-in-florida-schools/
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- We can't have any of this kind of deviltry in schools. Won't somebody think of the children!?!?!
While trolling the religious on the web can be fun it's all over in a few short posts...this on the other hand could last an eternity.
Though I must ask if you're going to believe in a "higher" being, why choose the lower one.
- Doesn't he look a little underweight to you? Hmmm. Occupational hazard I guess. It's like working in a sauna all day. But it's a dry heat......
Florida's gettin' a ''Fallen Angel'' diorama for their state capitol Oklahoma, so there!
K&R
While I don't support religious statues in public places, if they are going to do it anyway, why not the beatitudes instead?... My theory regarding this emphasis of the old testament's 10 commandments is that it fits their punitive mindsets and general lack of empathy for people they consider to be morally inferior.
They call themselves Christians, but don't seem to care much for his message.
THE BEATITUDES
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
But to get back to the OP's topic, I totally support what the Satanic Temple folks are doing. Haha, serves those sanctimonious fundies right. I'd like to see more religious groups do similar things. For example there could be a Buddha statue, maybe some Hindu gods/goddesses, ect.
