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Kind of funny actually. In their zeal to tout their faith in the public square, conservatives in Oklahoma may have unwittingly opened the door to a wide range of religious groups, including satanists...

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HarbingeR, LOL ..... agnostic atheism? I'm impressed by your efforts to stretch atheism into a "Big Tent" to poach from the agnostic contingent. You say that your second statement is more nuanced than...

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The thing is that few Christians who willing to say that they do doubt will call themselves "agnostic." Many people who are not theists who want to avoid the "atheist" label will call themselves as...

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Blutarski wrote:HarbingeR, LOL ..... agnostic atheism? I'm impressed by your efforts to stretch atheism into a "Big Tent" to poach from the agnostic contingent.You realise Atheism and Agnostisism are...

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Kitsune wrote:The thing is that few Christians who willing to say that they do doubt will call themselves "agnostic." Many people who are not theists who want to avoid the "atheist" label will call...

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And to return to the original topic momentarily, here's a picture of the $20,000 monument:The words "Sabbath" and "maidservant" are misspelled.The word "murder" has been wrongly translated as...

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Hindus Want Hanuman Statue On Oklahoma Capitol Steps After Satanists Seek Their Own Monumenthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/hindu-hanuman-statue-oklahoma_n_4428802.html

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How about if anyone who wants a monument gets one, but the size of each is proportional to that sect's proportion of Oklahoma's population?

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IcelofAngeln wrote:How about if anyone who wants a monument gets one, but the size of each is proportional to that sect's proportion of Oklahoma's population? How about the state gets the Hell out of...

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IcelofAngeln wrote: How about if anyone who wants a monument gets one, but the size of each is proportional to that sect's proportion of Oklahoma's population? And get to change them when their...

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There are plenty of more liberal Christian groups who would also prefer to keep religion out of government both in terms of prayers and displays. No religious monument does not imply atheism just that...

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Furthermore, if you're going to allow religious displays, you should also allow not just Atheist displays, but Coca Cola and Pepsi displays.

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So, the Satanists have now raised the required $20,000 , and they've shown off a concept of the statue they want to place outside the courthouse.You can sit in Satan's lap to stop and contemplate the...

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Damm nice looking statue, doubt $20,000 will be enough, unless the thing is 3 feet tall. Money doesn't buy what it used to.

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HarbingeR wrote:And to return to the original topic momentarily, here's a picture of the $20,000 monument:So they made themselves a graven image in memory of the ban on making graven images...

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HarbingeR wrote:You can sit in Satan's lap to stop and contemplate the glories of Satan, apparently.Nice! I suspect it would become a favorite photo-op for visitors.

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CJvR wrote:HarbingeR wrote:And to return to the original topic momentarily, here's a picture of the $20,000 monument:So they made themselves a graven image in memory of the ban on making graven...

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A side thought. Satan is the adversary of God (the fallen Angel) in every Abrahamic based religious philosophy (even Islam, calling him I'blis). So Satanists (Theistic Satanism since we are talking...

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Does not compute. . . What is the rational behind allowing pentagrams and religious texts (as the Ten Commandments are) but not religious figures

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Yup, once you let one in, you have to let them all in, else you're showing favoritism (implicitly establishing a religion).

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