Your thoughts on Satanism and the petition for a Satanic statue.

[rado84]

This stuff freaks me out like nothing else, but nonetheless it's kind of intriguing in a morbid sort of way. 

I saw this story on facebook this morning and was wondering what you guys thought:

http://www.thv11.com/media/cinematic/vid...t-capitol/

I was also wondering what you guys thought of the actual Satanic Temple religion. They're all Atheists who use the symbol of the Demon to represent personal freedoms and their opposition to the idea of God:

 http://thesatanictemple.com/faq

I can't open the link. It loads forever and eventually never loads. So I can't read the article but I can tell you this: it depends on the Satanism kind. There are two major kinds of Satanism the most people get confused by. Well, there are a lot more but those that confuse people are only 2:
• The devil worshipping Satanism which has nothing to do with Atheism. These people believe in everything you believe but they worship the devil instead of god. Their symbol is a pentagram like this:

Note it has two tops pointing up. It symbolizes a goat which according to those Satanists is the face of the devil.

• There's also another type of Satanism whose symbol is a normal pentagram, like this:

In pagan religions the normal pentagram was a symbol of protection. I've also heard to call it a symbol of love. THAT is the symbol of the atheistic satanists who don't believe in any entities above Human, much like we Atheists do.

So, if it's the second type of satanists that want some sort of a monument, I would let them have it.