The group has filed an official complaint with the state. Lucien Greaves at the Satanic Temple’s international headquarters in Salem, 2016 | Photo via AP/Elise Amendola Arguing that it has been a victim of religious discrimination, the Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple has filed an official complaint with the state against Twitter, the group announced Wednesday. The Temple, which set up an international headquarters in Salem in 2016, says the social media company did not respond adequately after a Twitter user threatened to burn its building down. It also accuses the company of inappropriately suspending two accounts run by its spokesman, and alleges it declined to “verify” those accounts on religious grounds. “Twitter claims to be welcoming to people of all religions; it may welcome some, but it detests The Satanic Temple,” reads the complaint, which was signed on March 5 and marked received on … [Read more...] about The Salem-Based Satanic Temple Accuses Twitter of Discrimination
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Salem-based Satanic Temple says Twitter discriminated against it by not verifying account
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page John R. Ellement Globe Staff May 30, 2018 A Salem-based organization that calls itself The Satanic Temple has asked the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination to investigate their belief that Twitter’s policies discriminate against them on religious grounds.The complaint was filed with the MCAD on March 12, according to commission spokesman H. Harrison, who said that documents are not publicly available until the state agency investigates and finds probable cause, a process that can take 18 months.In a statement, Lucien Greaves, founder of the group, wrote that Twitter wrongly suspended his accounts after someone tweeted a threat to his organization. The social network has restored the accounts, but not given them “verified” status as yet. Advertisement “The failure of Twitter to verify both accounts...clearly demonstrates a … [Read more...] about Salem-based Satanic Temple says Twitter discriminated against it by not verifying account
Ten Commandments rise again at Capitol, but Satanic Temple says Arkansas law is on its side
click to enlarge BRIAN CHILSON GRAVEN IMAGE: State Sen. Jason Rapert speaks at Thursday's dedication ceremony, with Rep. Kim Hammer behind him. On Thursday morning, after a replacement monument to the Ten Commandments was installed at the state Capitol grounds, state Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) told a crowd of media, supporters, detractors and onlookers that the monument was not intended to send a religious message, but simply one about history. "The sole reason that we donated this monument to the state of Arkansas is because the Ten Commandments are an important component to the foundation of the laws and the legal system of the United States of America and of the state of Arkansas," Rapert said. The senator, who sponsored legislation in 2015 that paved the way for the monument's creation, also heads the American History and Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit created for the purpose of raising private funds to build the display. The first version of the monument was … [Read more...] about Ten Commandments rise again at Capitol, but Satanic Temple says Arkansas law is on its side
Satanic Temple plans to sue state of Arkansas over alleged religious discrimination
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
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