The Bookie Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 of course it's florida; tis the season for miracles I guess. http://jezebel.com/florida-to-allow-holiday-monument-to-satan-in-state-cap-1666402857 EXPAND Hail and ho ho ho Satan! After a protracted fight with the state officials, the Satanic Temple will be allowed to put up a holiday display in Florida's state capitol building, depicting an angel plummeting into a lake of fire. It's the same holiday display that Florida's Department of Management Services rejected last year as "grossly offensive." The Satanic Temple teeters between acting as an actual spiritual organization, an activist group and a bunch of merry little trolls, pissing off the religious right and the long-established Church of Satan with equal zest. They've been trying to put up a holiday monument in Florida — which Hemant Mehta at the Friendly Atheistpoints out is a depiction of a scene from the Bible, just like any other nativity scene — since last year. They've finally succeeded with a little help from the well-lawyered Americans United for Separation of Church and State, who made it clear in a press release as well as a strongly-worded letter that if the Satanic Temple's display wasn't allowed to take its place beside all the other ridiculous crap in the capitol rotunda, there'd be a lawsuit coming: The rotunda played host to a six-foot tall "Festivus" pole – a reference to a fake holiday featured in the 1990s sitcom "Seinfeld" – made out of 14 empty cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Not far from that was a depiction of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a symbol of a web-based parody religion often associated with non-belief. But there was one symbol that was not welcome: A display proposed by the Florida affiliate of the Satanic Temple was denied space in the rotunda because state officials felt it was "grossly offensive." Temple members disagreed, but state officials ignored the Temple's request to identify what about the display was offensive. Satanic Temple spokesperson Lucien Greaves — who will also answer to the name Doug Mesner — tells Jezebel in an email that while he's pleased Florida has come around, he suspects it's only because the Temple was armed with a "cadre of lawyers," which, he writes, "apparently rendered our homemade holiday display more palatable to the DMS's tender sensibilities." Here's his full statement: The display that has been approved this year is exactly the same display that was rejected as "grossly offensive" last year. Florida's Department of Management Services declined to comment as to what, exactly, they judged to be "grossly offensive", and we were left to conclude that we were being subjected to blatant viewpoint discrimination. This time around we arrived with a cadre of lawyers working with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. This apparently rendered our homemade holiday display more palatable to the DMS's tender sensibilities. In any case, the correct decision was finally made, and we appreciate the opportunity to publicly wish a happy holiday season to all. Nobody holds a monopoly upon the season's celebratory spirit, and we hope that our display, among the various others, will contribute to a general and growing understanding of plurality. If there is fun to be had, we'll have it — and we wish the same for all, regardless of religious affiliation, or lack thereof. Image courtesy of the Satanic Temple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Illuminati! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dral Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 doesn't look like they put much effort into making that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 doesn't look like they put much effort into making that Could've at least been like the one placed in downtown Van a month or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 What a piece of crap. I thought satan worship was supposed to make you Led Zeppelin awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Lucifer currently plotting against the creator of that weak arts n crafts diarama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 if they wanted to be taken seriously maybe they should have putten a little more effort into that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 As a Christian, perhaps I'd be offended if the Satanic group didn't bail out and get one of their 6 year old's to craft this so called "Monument". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 As a Christian, perhaps I'd be offended if the Satanic group didn't bail out and get one of their 6 year old's to craft this so called "Monument". seriously. i've seen better craftsmanship in elementary school science fairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dittohead Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Shouldn't it say Unhappy Holidays? F'n Posers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NexusRift Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 All hail Miroslav Satan! Coming out of retirement; saviour to the Panthers of Florida! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 They got the right to put a piece of crap in a state capitol. What's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 They got the right to put a piece of crap in a state capitol. What's next? crapitarians putting a literal piece of crap in a state capitol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 crapitarians putting a literal piece of crap in a state capitol. I thought that was already there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Lucifer currently plotting against the creator of that weak arts n crafts diarama. He is the bringer of light and the only one that enlightens us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 guys, it's florida. each and every activity, even ambitious artistic projects, are interrupted and ultimately cut off by a need for the citizens to refill their prescriptions and bodies with vicodin. not exactly the most inspiring of works, but considering the window of sobriety they probably had, it's... decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Clutch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 As a Christian, perhaps I'd be offended if the Satanic group didn't bail out and get one of their 6 year old's to craft this so called "Monument". I can't be offended. They picked the very scene of Satan being thrown out of heaven! Lol. Kind or ironic I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 haha .. lame and funny .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So lame. This thread needs more Meshuggah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 being badly made is the point ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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