Satanic Temple Uses Goat-Headed Statue to Protest Ten Commandments Monument

[Minister of Truth]

The Catholics weren’t well thought of in this country, did you forget?

My dad is old enough to remember.

[Gotcha68]

please do not demonstrate your gross misunderstanding of karma- instant karma is a western false construct

It's all bullshit. I was just having a laugh at your belief that karma is a thing.

[Jack]

Except that my religion produced a marginally more successful country than the one in Shoddy Arabia.

To be honest, my exact religion has produced duds like Italy, Spain, and Quebec. The dreaded Puritans (although they first failed with the British Commonwealth) built this spectacular Republic.

You might be interested in this:

"Ceremony[edit]
At 10:00 a.m. on September 18, President of the United States George Washington and his entourage crossed the Potomac River to arrive in the city of Washington. There, they were joined by an escort consisting of the Alexandria Volunteer Artillery, and members of Masonic lodges from Virginia and Maryland, and proceeded to the construction grounds approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.[3] At the site of the Capitol, Washington was received by Joseph Clark, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland. A silver plaque, fashioned by Georgetown silversmith Caleb Bentley, was handed to Washington, who stepped into the foundation trench and placed the plaque, whereupon the cornerstone was lowered. The plaque was inscribed with a brief tribute to the "military valor and prudence" of Washington, and dedicated the building in the "first year, of the second term, of the presidency of George Washington ... and in the year of Masonry 5,793."[1]


"Washington laying the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol in a photo reproduction of a painting.
Washington, accompanied by three Worshipful Masters carrying sacrifices of corn, wine, and oil, then struck the stone three times with a gavel, as prescribed by Masonic custom. Washington exited the trench to ritual chanting by the assembled Masons and a 15-gun salute (one gun for each U.S. state) from the Alexandria Volunteer Artillery. Clark then delivered a short invocation, after which a 500 pounds (230 kg) ox was slaughtered and ..."

Do your Christian friends do this:

1, " ... and in the year of Masonry 5,793."
2. "Washington, accompanied by three Worshipful Masters carrying sacrifices of corn, wine, and oil, then struck the stone three times ..."
3. "Washington exited the trench to ritual chanting by the assembled Masons ..."
4. "... after which a 500 pounds (230 kg) ox was slaughtered ..."

... or is George Washington considered a Satan Worshipper by you and the other Christians?

[dukkha]

It's all bullshit. I was just having a laugh at your belief that karma is a thing.

are you a product of your sum total of experience and genetics?
did not what you did previously in life get you to where you are now?

similarly karma is a sum total of your thought and actions. where you are now in a non-physical realm

[Irish Exit]

The Satanic Temple temporarily placed a bronze, goat-headed statue of Baphomet in front of Arkansas’ state capitol building Thursday to protest a Ten Commandments monument placed there in 2017.

The group brought in the seven-and-a-half-foot tall monument on a flatbed truck Thursday and unveiled it at the steps of the Arkansas State Capitol, KTHV reported.

“I present to you Baphomet,” Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple, told a crowd of 150 Satanists, atheists, and Christians gathered near the Arkansas State Capitol for the group’s “First Amendment” rally, according to a video from the protest.

Organizers of the rally called for Arkansas lawmakers to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments because they say it violates the constitutional right to freedom of religion.

“If you’re going to have one religious monument up then it should be open to others, and if you don’t agree with that then let’s just not have any at all,” said Satanic Arkansas cofounder Ivy Forrester, according to CBS News.

The Satanist group removed the goat-headed monument later on Thursday.

Although the Satanist group’s statue made a brief appearance in front of the capitol building, it cannot remain there permanently due to a 2017 state law that requires the Arkansas legislature to approve any monument installed on the capitol grounds.

State lawmakers initially installed a privately-funded six-foot granite structure with the Ten Commandments near the Arkansas State Supreme Court in 2017, but the monument was destroyed when a man rammed his vehicle into the structure.

Lawmakers then unveiled a replacement Ten Commandments structure in April 2018.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...ents-monument/

Does Hillary get royalties for them using her likeness?

[ThatOwlWoman]

I respectfully disagree.

But I have to run, chores are a-waitin'. Have yourself a fabulous day Owl, catch you on the flip side.

You too, and don't work too hard.

[ThatOwlWoman]

ya thy are different alright. lugging around 7 foot bronze statues of goats head gods.
No I will not read your link -thank you but I'm not interested in sullying my karma with such ideas.

I would recommend that you also not sully your mind with knowledge or facts that disprove your cherished myths.

[Guno צְבִי]

I bet the goyim version of the ten commandments are posted in jesusland

Chart: Comparing the Ten Commandments

http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/2007...mandments.aspx

[Minister of Truth]

You might be interested in this:

"Ceremony[edit]
At 10:00 a.m. on September 18, President of the United States George Washington and his entourage crossed the Potomac River to arrive in the city of Washington. There, they were joined by an escort consisting of the Alexandria Volunteer Artillery, and members of Masonic lodges from Virginia and Maryland, and proceeded to the construction grounds approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.[3] At the site of the Capitol, Washington was received by Joseph Clark, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland. A silver plaque, fashioned by Georgetown silversmith Caleb Bentley, was handed to Washington, who stepped into the foundation trench and placed the plaque, whereupon the cornerstone was lowered. The plaque was inscribed with a brief tribute to the "military valor and prudence" of Washington, and dedicated the building in the "first year, of the second term, of the presidency of George Washington ... and in the year of Masonry 5,793."[1]


"Washington laying the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol in a photo reproduction of a painting.
Washington, accompanied by three Worshipful Masters carrying sacrifices of corn, wine, and oil, then struck the stone three times with a gavel, as prescribed by Masonic custom. Washington exited the trench to ritual chanting by the assembled Masons and a 15-gun salute (one gun for each U.S. state) from the Alexandria Volunteer Artillery. Clark then delivered a short invocation, after which a 500 pounds (230 kg) ox was slaughtered and ..."

Do your Christian friends do this:

1, " ... and in the year of Masonry 5,793."
2. "Washington, accompanied by three Worshipful Masters carrying sacrifices of corn, wine, and oil, then struck the stone three times ..."
3. "Washington exited the trench to ritual chanting by the assembled Masons ..."
4. "... after which a 500 pounds (230 kg) ox was slaughtered ..."

... or is George Washington considered a Satan Worshipper by you and the other Christians?

As a Catholic, I joined the Knights of Columbus, and became a 4th Degree member last year. Knights and Masons used to hate each other (and Catholics were prohibited from joining the Masons until John Paul II lifted the ban), but, my council conspires annually to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an order of Shriners.

Much of the Antimasonic sentiment in this country came about years after Washington's death, and it spurred the growth of all the hilariously awesome conspiracy theories that are routinely thrown about.

[Jack]

As a Catholic, I joined the Knights of Columbus, and became a 4th Degree member last year. Knights and Masons used to hate each other (and Catholics were prohibited from joining the Masons until John Paul II lifted the ban), but, my council conspires annually to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an order of Shriners.

Much of the Antimasonic sentiment in this country came about years after Washington's death, and it spurred the growth of all the hilariously awesome conspiracy theories that are routinely thrown about.

Just wanted you to be aware of the Founders of this Country and who they were. If you want a 'religious' experience, go to the Library of Congress, there's a God that will greet you ... Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom.
if you walk in ... and look down, you'll notice you're standing in the middle of the Zodiac.

I gotta' go, 3D. Talk at you later.

[Phantasmal]

My dad is old enough to remember.

I am, too, getting Kennedy elected was a big deal.

[anatta]

I would recommend that you also not sully your mind with knowledge or facts that disprove your cherished myths.

the way cool thing is that Buddhism is not dependent on a belief system.
Just work the Path for a better life, or use the belief system towards enlightenment

[ThatOwlWoman]

the way cool thing is that Buddhism is not dependent on a belief system.
Just work the Path for a better life, or use the belief system towards enlightenment

Who dictates what "right" is?

[Phantasmal]

Who dictates what "right" is?

It seems to me he’s been falling off the path a bit.

[dukkha]

Who dictates what "right" is?

Buddha gave a series of lecture called suttas.
The suttas are varied subjects and go into details. He was a traveling holy man after he became enlightened after meditating under the bodhi tree. youcan read the original sutta or you can look thru study courses that distill the meanings

Right speech:
https://suttacentral.net/mn10/en/sujato
And what is samma-vaca?” asks the Buddha in The Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation. “Refraining from lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, and meaningless speech.”

the sutta
https://suttacentral.net/mn10/en/sujato