The Satanic Temple, known for their canny works of political theater have erected a holiday display at the Iowa State capitol, in part responding to the Christian-themed nativity scene installed there. The local publication Little Village published a fairly even handed story which starts:
“It’s been a basic part of the American legal landscape since the 1980s: if a government is going to allow private groups to put religious-themed displays on public property, then all religions must be welcome. That’s why along with more traditional Christian-themed holiday displays at the Iowa State Capitol right now, there’s one from The Satanic Temple (TST).
“’We’re going to really relish the opportunity to be represented in a public forum,’ Lucien Greaves, co-founder of TST, told KCCI before the display was installed last week. ‘We don’t have a church on every street corner.’
Read the whole story: https://littlevillagemag.com/a-holiday-display-at-the-iowa-state-capitol-sparks-a-small-satanic-panic/.
In a fascinating twist, presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is putting partial blame on Donald Trump’s administration for this turn of events….https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-partial-blame-trump-administration-satanic-display-iowa-state-capitol
