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Satanic Temple accuses Iowa officials of religious discrimination (www.nbcchicago.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The group’s holiday observances garnered national attention in 2023 after a Mississippi man destroyed their Iowa Statehouse display depicting the horned deity Baphomet, which was permitted in the rotunda along with a Christmas tree and other religious holiday installations.

“This satanic event, which specifically targeted children, would have been harmful to minors and so it was denied," Reynolds said.

While it doesnt explicitly say the 2024 installation was the same as 2023, im going to assume it was at least similar. And to say that the depiction of a horned deity could be harmful to minors is out rageous when you campare it to the churches who worship a withering, bloody dead man nailed to a cross. One of these is way more horrifying.

Edit: the 2023 display