RE: Your thoughts on Satanism and the petition for a Satanic statue.
September 9, 2015 at 4:12 pm
(September 9, 2015 at 4:09 pm)abaris Wrote:(September 9, 2015 at 4:02 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: My objection is to the hateful implication of putting a Demon next to the 10 Commandments, in the same way I'd feel if someone wanted to put a swastika next to the Jewish Star. If someone wants to put a statue of a demon somewhere, on it's own, to represent their beliefs, I don't care. If someone wants to put a swastika somewhere, on it's own, to represent Hinduism, I don't care.
No, it's absolutely not on these lines. Absolutely not, since one is mythology and the other has been a gruesome reality. It's meant to be thought provoking. It's meant to point out, if you feel entitled to do it, we claim the same rights. By shocking people - and it obviously worked.
It's the principle, Abaris. To the people who invented the demon, it is a symbol of hatefulness and evil. So to put one right next to something else that is sacred to those people, is a sign of hostility and hate.
"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
