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Aaaaand, Satanic Altar Vandalized (thepostmillennial.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Coasting0942@reddthat.com to c/atheism@lemmy.world

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[–] lemmydripzdotz123@lemmy.world 98 points 10 months ago (3 children)

"I am calling for clarifying legislation to be adopted in accordance with our State Constitution that prohibits satanic displays in our Capitol building and on all state owned property. I am calling for legislation to be adopted that makes it legal to display the Ten Commandments in our Capitol, in all buildings owned by the state, and in our public schools."

That a single, continuous quote from a state representative. In two back-to-back sentences, they said that the religious display is unconstitutional and it should be legal to have a religious display. Amazing.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

'My religion is constitutional, yours is not.' Not that amazing, just typical American Christian.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

Christian Nationalists don't think of this as our country. They think of it as their country.

Everything about them makes sense with that one axiom.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Every religion.

Some just have the power to enforce it.

[–] norbert@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah I've met some really decent Buddhists that don't have much inclination to force their beliefs on you.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Have you lived in a Buddhist-majority country though?

I also know plenty of Muslims who don't try to convert anybody. But I live in a non- Muslim majority country.

[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

These idiots believe the "real" Constitution is actually the Bible.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

And they’ve never read either document.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only the Old Testament, but only the parts they project onto others. These troglodytes don’t realize that you can no more separate the devil and god than you can separate night from day.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Night and day are real, though.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not the point.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes. It is. Fictional concepts can be separated (and clearly are, for some) and to blithely claim otherwise is to underestimate the power of stupid. So, don't be ironic at your own expense.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you insist on being pedantic, tell it like it is: you are your own god, and you are your own devil. That’s the point.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

It's less about being pedantic and more about maintaining vigilance against bullshit arguments from the religious: they can and will differentiate between their favorite comic book god-thing and the opponent created simply to mirror its deific status.

[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

And they have not read either one

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

That right there is why the display was put up in the first place.

[–] RampageDon@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Bet that if someone destroyed the Christian display they'd be charged with a hate crime and not just criminal mischief.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just imagine the fallout if someone beheaded a baby Jesus in a manger.

[–] norbert@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

That's a paddlin'

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think you mean desecrated

[–] RandoCalrandian@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, use their language against them

[–] Caradoc879@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yep, this is literally a religion-based hate crime. Hope they can get that kind of charge added. A slap on the wrist will only embolden people. They need real consequences.

[–] RandoCalrandian@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Against a minority religion, to boot!

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why didn't they show this scumbag's mug shot like they do for black suspects?

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

Bree Newsome and that dude are not the same.

[–] MamboGator@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

When will the Christian violence against other religions end?

/s but not /s

[–] Masterblaster@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

when we fight back. stop being limp-wristed liberals. we have his name. this isn't rocket science.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Vandalized after a Evangelical priest radicalized an idiot with an unhinged social media rant.

lets not forget about the string pullers, and don't let them avoid blame for what the puppets do.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"My conscience is held captive" is an oddly elegant way to put it.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

"brainwashed idiot" is another

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't sound very elegant...De gustibus nil disputandum, eh?

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

self-fellating with latin insults and other erudite attempts at wit will only soothe your anger and frustration for so long, comrade. i gave up with that a while back, lol

but, hey, you do you

edit: if you think i'm judging your coping mechanisms, i'm not-- i drink and smoke weed. we all have something

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It seems like you don't think I'm funny

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

i said it was witty, although i may have buried the compliment in my own contempt for the whole exercise, but that has nothing to do with you personally.

sorry, i didn't mean to be rude.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah, this guy is lying. REAL God just told me. I can do this all day.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You have to be right, because what he's done is draw more attention to Satan.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.one 2 points 10 months ago

All part of God's plan

[–] Alchemy@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

These people, man.

[–] Froyn@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Dude couldn't leave it alone for 2 weeks, 10 working days. The duration of the permit to have the display there.

[–] Yewb@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Lol he talks about the world trying to legitimize satan? Bitch your religion created satan!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

"held captive"

Interesting choice of words.

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

hate crime all the way. imagine if this was a statue of jesus? they'd flip their fucking shit. donate to the gofundme to rebuild the display: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fees-and-rebuilding

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Worships a sociopathic idea, probably a sociopath.

[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't like atheism being associated with satanism in any way. I understand what they're trying to do, and how it works. It's still not worth it.

Atheism is in a very special area where it's not associated with any major religions. It's part of atheism. Now, some atheist lawyers get an idea to become a religion, to fight a religion. Well, all religions fight all religions, so that's nothing new. Except this time, it makes ALL atheists associated with satanists now. Which shouldn't be a problem, except that christians, muslims, mormons, and jewish people that don't live in reality now have preachers screaming about proof that atheists are associated with the devil. They'd be right.

Now they have yet another direction to point their pitchforks in. More fuel on the christo-fascist movement of red-hats.

They couldn't do this with their less harmful, stupid fictional noodle god?

Now religious terrorists are decapitating statues of satanic atheists? WTF?

Stop associating atheism with satanism in any way. Please!