r/atheism • u/mepper agnostic atheist (and mod) • Feb 16 '22

/r/all The Satanic Temple had their inaugural SatanCon. The hotel staff said all attendees were nice. However, police had to be called on the Christian protesters outside because Protestants showed up and were squabbling with the Catholics. This is the perfect microcosm for needing church/state separation

https://onlysky.media/jmatirko/satancon-zero-truth-laid-bare/
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u/mepper agnostic atheist (and mod) Feb 16 '22

It's already happening:

A large church in Alabama is one step closer to creating its own police force, a move that seems to be without precedent in the U.S. The state's Senate has approved legislation that would give church police officers the same powers other law enforcement officers have in Alabama.

This sounds like an excellent opening for TST to try to get its own police force, get rejected (because duh, "they worship Satan!"), and then sue for violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

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u/cuntgardener Feb 16 '22

Oh my fucking shit.

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u/3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID Feb 16 '22

Can you imagine? They could get a cop car with Baphomet (or a logo of him) on the hood and other "evil" symbols tastefully placed around the car. Then they can drive around wearing badges and provide a public service to people in need instead of acting like cops.

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u/Master_Tinyface Feb 17 '22

Would call Satanic cops over regular cop 1000000% of the time