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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Idk about other branches of Satanism, but The Satanic Temple uses Satanic imagery to get Christians to vote against their own legislation and promote the separation of church and state.

For instance, in many US courtrooms, the ten commandments are displayed. So The Satanic Temple began to display Satanic statues in courtrooms, because our constitution makes it so it's either all religions are allowed in the courtroom, or none are. This got many Christian people to vote for removal of the Ten Commandments in their state courthouses just so they didnt have to see Satanic statues. This is just one example of many.

It's basically just symbolism to make Christians feel the same way they make non-Christians feel when they force their religion on everyone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

But those cases illustrate how what's working out is its implied negativity, not how it's getting those Christians to really inform themselves. I would even argue that part of it is what's driving parties and political leaders to try to introduce religion more and more into governments, to get rid of the separation of church and state, which even New York's current mayor seems to argue for nowadays. It's a short term victory, and a long term loss that's very beneficial to the rhetoric of certain parties.