A group of satanists will go ahead with plans to erect a statue dedicated to the devil outside the Oklahoma statehouse, despite the building permit being suspended in a row over religious freedom.
New York-based Satanic Temple members said they would press on with plans for their 7ft bronze and stone sculpture of Baphomet (Satan in his Goat-headed representation) outside the Oklahoma State Capitol building.
Permits for all new monuments have been suspended by the state authorities following a legal squabble over the display of religious artworks on government property but Satanic Temple is undeterred.
I wouldn’t mind a statue of anything like this where I live. Stone and bronze don’t have special, evil magical powers and they don’t suddenly gain then when they are chiseled or bent into certain configurations.
The Christians who are offended by this don’t realize that Satan is something of a worldwide inhabitant, not confined to silly statues.
The real issue here is, why doesn’t the baphomet have female breasts as most interpretations do?