RE: Your thoughts on Satanism and the petition for a Satanic statue.
September 9, 2015 at 3:04 pm
(This post was last modified: September 9, 2015 at 3:08 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(September 9, 2015 at 2:50 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(September 9, 2015 at 12:59 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I have a problem with them wanting to put that up right next to a Christian/Jewish symbol, though. Those Satanists did not invent the symbol of the Demon, the bible did. They took something that was made up to represent evil, and are trying to make it their own. Which is fine, I guess, but by putting it next to the 10 commandments statue, they are deliberately and knowingly trying to "defile" something that is very sacred for the majority of people in this country. Why not just choose a different spot to put their statue in? Its own spot?
Why does it matter if their symbol was borrowed from your mythology?
Why does it matter if it is placed next to your symbols?
This is a simple case of freedom of religion and freedom from religion. Do you even know the content of the 1st Amendment?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
If Christianity and Judaism are allowed to put their symbols on Government land, then other religions have he same rights. If the local governments would actually obey the Constitution and remove all religious symbols from their property, then you wouldn't have to be offended by Satanists exercising their rights in getting their religious statue erected.
By the way, almost everyone of Christianity's symbols were borrowed from earlier pagan religions. So your argument that Satanists are borrowing their religious symbol from Christianity is a non starter.
It's not that they "borrowed" that I have an issue with. It's what it was designed to mean when it was made up. It was designed to mean hate and evil in Christianity/Judaism, so as a sign of respect, don't put it right next to a sacred Christian/Jewish symbol.
EDIT TO ADD:
It would be like putting a swastika right next to a Jewish Star, except worse because the swastika wasn't even originated by the Nazis. The swastika was originally a sacred symbol in Hinduism, but by putting one right next to something Jewish would imply hate/hostility towards a group of people.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
