click to enlarge DEVIL'S ADVOCATE: Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves (background, middle) observes Jason Rapert at dedication ceremony for Ten Commandments monument. The First Amendment firebrands at the the Satanic Temple are preparing a lawsuit against the state of Arkansas, alleging religious discrimination in the wake of the erection this week of a monument to the Ten Commandments. The monument is being feted with a dedication ceremony this morning (Benji Hardy is on hand and will have more soon from the scene, including an interview with Lucien Greaves, the Temple's spokesperson and co-founder). In a press release, the group announced that it will file a lawsuit arguing that the rejection of their own proposed monument amounts to religious discrimination, with the state showing unconstitutional preference for one religion over another in promoting a Biblical monument over the Satanic Temple's monument. The lawsuit will be merged with expected suits … [Read more...] about Satanic Temple plans to sue state of Arkansas over alleged religious discrimination
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Messenger: After Greitens targets The Satanic Temple, a lecture on the moral high ground follows
First, he blamed Democrats.When news broke in January that Gov. Eric Greitens had hidden an extramarital affair from voters for more than two years and may have broken the law by taking a seminude photo of the woman, the Republican lashed out at the former chairman of the Democratic Party in Missouri, Roy Temple.Within days, the former Navy SEAL set his sights on some new targets. Greitens and his dwindling band of supporters blamed Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Mike Parson. They blamed developers. Lobbyists. Political consultants. A “reckless” prosecutor. The liberal media. George Soros.This week, it’s Satan’s turn.The embattled governor is facing a criminal investigation in the city of St. Louis, a fact-finding inquiry by a State House committee that could lead to impeachment, an investigation by Attorney General Josh Hawley into the governor’s relationship with his former nonprofit, The Mission Continues, and an ongoing lawsuit over his potential … [Read more...] about Messenger: After Greitens targets The Satanic Temple, a lecture on the moral high ground follows
Satanic Temple files another lawsuit over Missouri’s abortion laws
JEFFERSON CITY • Another woman has sued the state because she feels its abortion laws violate her religious beliefs, according to federal court documents.The woman is a member of the Satanic Temple, which has already filed two other similar lawsuits recently, one of which is being heard in the state's Supreme Court. At issue is the state's requirement that women seeking abortions wait three days and read a pamphlet stating life "begins at conception.""With a bald theocratic imposition of abortion restrictions into Missouri state law, and a continued expansion of religious privilege and exemption," the Temple's spokesperson, Lucien Greaves, said in a statement, "Missouri lawmakers are going to be forced to accept that there are religious perspectives, just as deeply-held, that may directly contradict their own religious beliefs and directives."The woman in the new lawsuit, filed Feb. 28, is a Missouri resident and attempted to get an abortion in St. Louis, according to the … [Read more...] about Satanic Temple files another lawsuit over Missouri’s abortion laws
Satanic Temple sues Arizona city to lead city council prayer
Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press Updated 4:24 pm, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Photo: Elise Amendola, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, shows the gift shop door at the international headquarters of the Satanic Temple, in Salem, Mass. The Satanic Temple of Tucson has sued the well-off Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, accusing officials of discrimination after being denied an opportunity to give the opening prayer at a City Council meeting. less FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, shows the gift shop door at the international headquarters of the Satanic Temple, in Salem, Mass. The Satanic Temple of Tucson has sued the well-off Phoenix suburb of ... more Photo: Elise Amendola, AP Satanic Temple sues Arizona city to lead city council prayer 1 / 1 Back to Gallery … [Read more...] about Satanic Temple sues Arizona city to lead city council prayer
Tucson-based Satanic Temple sues Scottsdale over prayer at City Council
A group that invokes the name Satan as a metaphor for opposing religious tyranny has sued Scottsdale. The city discriminated against Satanists by denying them an opportunity to given the opening prayer at City Council meetings. The Satanic Temple says. The lawsuit filed Monday asks a federal judge to find the city in violation of the First Amendment. Satanist Michelle Shortt had been scheduled to give the prayer before a July 2016 council session. But the city canceled it, saying it would keep with tradition in allowing prayer only from groups with substantial ties to Scottsdale. City spokeswoman Kelly Corsette said Tuesday that Scottsdale believes it's in line with the Constitution. The Tucson chapter of The Satanic Temple says it wasn't asked about community ties when applying to give the prayer. The local Satanic Temple also made news in 2016 during a nationwide campaign to operate after-school clubs it said are based in science. The group’s Tucson chapter … [Read more...] about Tucson-based Satanic Temple sues Scottsdale over prayer at City Council