{"id":20508,"date":"2021-12-24T14:55:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T22:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=20508"},"modified":"2021-12-24T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T22:34:05","slug":"satanic-temple-to-display-idol-god-at-state-capitol-rotunda-to-mock-birth-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/satanic-temple-to-display-idol-god-at-state-capitol-rotunda-to-mock-birth-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Satanic Temple to display idol god at state Capitol rotunda to mock birth of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ricky Scaparo<\/span><\/a> – December 20, 2021<\/p>\n

(OPINION) The state Capitol rotunda will have a satanic display alongside other religious art for a third year. The Satanic Temple is returning with an art installation to celebrate the \u201csatanic holiday\u201d of Sol Invictus according to a report from SJR<\/a><\/p>\n

The group conducts advocacy for reproductive rights and the separation of church and state as a tax-exempt religious organization. This year\u2019s display will feature the \u201csatanic deity\u201d Baphomet, depicted as a swaddling babe. It was designed by Albuquerque-based horror artist Chris P. Andres.<\/p>\n

The exhibition will be installed at 1 p.m. Monday in the Capitol rotunda, overseen by The Satanic Temple\u2019s Illinois congregation. \u201cThis year\u2019s tradition marks a greater urgency in the Baphomet\u2019s message of harmony and reconciliation,\u201d noted The Satanic Temple\u2019s Director of Campaign Operations Erin Helian in a press release.<\/p>\n

This news comes on the heels of the Satanic Temple recently making headlines<\/a>\u00a0for seeking a court declaration to allow abortions for their Texas members, claiming that the laws violate their \u201creligious freedom\u201d to perform \u201cabortion rituals.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a press release about the Baphomet statue, the group said that it is in celebration of the Satanic holiday Sol Invictus, which, like Christmas, takes place on the 25th of December.<\/p>\n

The Gateway Pundit<\/a> pointed out that according to their website<\/a>, the day is a \u201ccelebration of being unconquered by superstition and consistent in the pursuit and sharing of knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new display, created by artist Chris P. Andres, depicts the Satanic deity Baphomet as a swaddling babe,\u201d the Satanic Temple said in their statement.<\/p>\n

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Ricky Scaparo – December 20, 2021 (OPINION) The state Capitol rotunda will have a satanic display alongside other religious art for a third year. The Satanic Temple is returning with an art installation to celebrate the \u201csatanic holiday\u201d of Sol Invictus according to a report from SJR The group conducts advocacy for reproductive rights and … Continue reading Satanic Temple to display idol god at state Capitol rotunda to mock birth of Christ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18],"tags":[549,16368,16371,1132,26,16370,16369,393],"class_list":["post-20508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-warning","tag-baphomet","tag-capitol-rotunda","tag-chris-p-andres","tag-illinois","tag-religion","tag-satanic-deity","tag-satanic-holiday","tag-satanic-temple"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8fAkI-5kM","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20510,"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20508\/revisions\/20510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}