Satanists Seeking To Put Up Statue Next To Ten Commandments at Oklahoma Statehouse

The constitutionality of the Ten Commandments monument has been questioned

OKLAHOMA CITY –  In their zeal to tout their faith in the public square, conservatives in Oklahoma may have unwittingly opened the door to a wide range of religious groups, including satanists who are seeking to put their own statue next to a Ten Commandments monument on the Statehouse steps.

The Republican-controlled Legislature in this state known as the buckle of the Bible Belt authorized the privately funded Ten Commandments monument in 2009, and it was placed on the Capitol grounds last year despite criticism from legal experts who questioned its constitutionality. The Oklahoma chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking its removal.

Comments

[C. S. P. Schofield]

Satanism isn't a religion, it's a religiously inspired ongoing performance art piece. A farce intended to make observers think about their beliefs. Sort of like PETA. And, like PETA, the performers have long ago lost track of the farcicality, and take themselves terribly seriously.

My basic reaction to this is; let them. The chances that they will be able to come up with a coherent proposal for an actual statue are probably like the film TWO MULE FOR SISTER SARAH; Slim and Nun.

[Steve G]

This is why atheists can't have nice things.