By Peter Pinedo

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 18:15 pm

The Satanic Temple display in the Iowa state capitol building is not protected by the First Amendment, a Catholic legal expert told CNA.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, a legal analyst for EWTN, told CNA that the display installed at the request of a prominent atheist group is not religious expression but rather about making a mockery of religion.

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    10 months ago

    She’s lying.

    Even though the founders of The Satanic Temple claim not to really be Satanists …

    They are Satanists, and they say that they’re Satanists. They’ve never said any different.

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      10 months ago

      Exactly. Who the hell are the Catholic Church to define Satanism for these Satanists? They might as well try to define what Islam is for Muslims while they’re at it. Lol

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      10 months ago

      Right. They’ve said they don’t worship Satan. Rather that Satan is used as a symbol of rebellion.