The Satanic Temple Has Endorsed a Candidate for AZ State House

[rug]

November 7, 2016 by Hemant Mehta 14 Comments

Earlier this year, Arizona State Rep. Kelly Townsend argued against The Satanic Temple delivering an invocation prayer at a meeting of the Phoenix City Council. Townsend even organized a prayer rally to create a “hedge of protection” around the city. It was an appalling way for an evangelical Christian to use the government to shut down opposing points of view.

Democrat Cara Prior, an openly atheist candidate who stood by the Satanists in their effort to deliver that invocation, is hoping to unseat Townsend on Tuesday. (At the time, Prior even said, “Like my atheism, satanism is often misunderstood and misrepresented.”) That wasn’t her only unpopular stand, either. She’s spoken out against the conservative views of the Center for Arizona Policy.

And now The Satanic Temple is offering her an official endorsement — their first one ever.



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Maybe you’re wondering why The Satanic Temple, an ostensibly religious group, is offering a political endorsement. Isn’t that illegal?

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/07/the-satanic-temple-has-endorsed-a-candidate-for-az-state-house/

[Jerry442]

1. Sounds to me like the Satanists...

Have eaten the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They seem to recognize actual evil when they see it, unlike a lot of people voting tomorrow.

[struggle4progress]

2. I think this is her third run for that seat. The incumbent runs on pro-life, second amendment, and

border fence issues. I guess I can probably wait until tomorrow to learn whether the Satanic Temple endorsement has actually helped Cara fulfill her lifelong dream of helping "the marinara red district .. turn a pleasant shade of purple"

[rug]

3. She lost by 12,500 votes two years ago.

Democratic Party Cara Prior: 15,792
Republican Party Kelly Townsend: 28,300