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In reply to the discussion: Satanists Plan Rally in Support of Florida Gov. Rick Scott [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)23. I think the COS and the Satanic Temple are different organizations.
I don't know the politics of the Satanic Temple.
According to their website, their tenets are:
One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
Ones body is inviolable, subject to ones own will alone.
The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
Ones body is inviolable, subject to ones own will alone.
The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word
One of their campaigns seems to be a pro-choice campaign:
RIGHT TO ACCURATE MEDICAL INFORMATION
An increasing number of states have passed informed consent laws, requiring that women seeking abortions be subjected to state-mandated informational materials that are often false or misleading. We believe that personal decisions should be made with reference to only the best available, scientifically valid information. If you are a woman seeking an abortion who shares these deeply held beliefs, please print the letter below to present to your care-provider, informing him/her that you are to be exempted from receiving informed consent materials.
An increasing number of states have passed informed consent laws, requiring that women seeking abortions be subjected to state-mandated informational materials that are often false or misleading. We believe that personal decisions should be made with reference to only the best available, scientifically valid information. If you are a woman seeking an abortion who shares these deeply held beliefs, please print the letter below to present to your care-provider, informing him/her that you are to be exempted from receiving informed consent materials.
They have other women's health campaigns and marriage equality campaigns. I'm not convinced the Republican Party is right for them.
http://thesatanictemple.com/
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It doesn't take a radical Muslim to invoke an Islamic prayer under this law
Jack Rabbit
Sep 2014
#25
Ayn Rand was one of the greatest influences on Anton La Vey founder of the Church of Satan.
gordianot
Sep 2014
#7
that is awesome. I thought it was going to be because of his other selfish policies though
yurbud
Sep 2014
#19
Satanists doing a good deed! If this doesn't get rid of Scott, I want a recount!
TheNutcracker
Sep 2014
#22
ABC mentioned it again but not on news program, I hope it's on the nooze later
TheNutcracker
Sep 2014
#24
If I were his opponent, I'd launch a series of ads directed at Christian conservatives
notadmblnd
Sep 2014
#31
Exactly, but the FDP is not smart enough. They are running boring ads, while Scott hammers Crist.
TheNutcracker
Sep 2014
#32