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Title: Satanic Sculpture Installed At Illinois Statehouse, Just In Time For The Holidays
Post by: TomSea on December 06, 2018, 02:22:10 am

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Satanic Sculpture Installed At Illinois Statehouse, Just In Time For The Holidays
December 4, 20185:46 PM ET
Laurel Wamsley

In the Illinois Capitol rotunda this month, several traditions are being celebrated. There's a Nativity scene for Christmas, a menorah for Hanukkah, and then something a little different: an arm holding an apple, with a snake coiled around it.

It's a gift from the Chicago branch of The Satanic Temple. Called "Snaketivity," the work also has a sign that reads "Knowledge Is The Greatest Gift."

Nearby stands a sign in which the state offers a civics lesson — and explains it didn't have much of a choice:

Read more at: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/673422143/satanic-sculpture-installed-at-illinois-statehouse-just-in-time-for-the-holidays?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=203004 (https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/673422143/satanic-sculpture-installed-at-illinois-statehouse-just-in-time-for-the-holidays?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=203004)

Misinterpreting the Constitution I'd say.

Title: Re: Satanic Sculpture Installed At Illinois Statehouse, Just In Time For The Holidays
Post by: Dexter on December 06, 2018, 02:23:27 am

They are trolling. The worst thing you could do is get offended.