Friendly Atheist: After Satanic event at Iowa courthouse, local leaders want to change the rules... again

[ihaveaquestion]

[Think. Again.]

1. If anyone is interested in learning more about The Satanic Temple...

Here are the Seven Fundamental Tenets we go by:

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.

Learn even more at https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Paradise Lost! It was written by a Christian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_John_Milton

It's just one of the central works of the English language, that's all ... but ignorant "local leaders" get their shorts in a twist at the idea of Satanists doing anything.