For 14 days, the Satanic Temple has erected a display alongside these major religious symbols inside the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol. Though the Temple went through the correct administrative channels to present in the rotunda, the display is getting pushback. Lucien Greaves, co-founder of the Satanic Temple, says no one is being forced to interact with the Satanic Temple’s display. The U.S. Department of Justice says, “Religious liberty is enshrined in the text of our Constitution.”
    • BlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Hard agree. I love how the cameraman and editor lead in with the protester’s voice talk about evil and then cut to the plastic’d up woman who looks like so many other classic WASPy abusers

      It then ends on the shrine with the reporter going over the tenets which can be seen on the display.

      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.

      https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/the-satanic-temple-tenets/there-are-seven-fundamental-tenets