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herding cats

(19,568 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 04:07 PM Feb 2015

Satanic Coloring Book Prompts Fla. School To Ban All Religious Materials

A Florida school district on Tuesday banned the distribution of religious materials from outside organizations after a Satanic group tried to hand out coloring books to students, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

The Orange County school district, which includes Orlando, had allowed religious groups to hand out materials each year on Religious Freedom Day. The Christian group World Changers distributed Bibles to students, and the board allowed the Central Florida Freethought Community to hand out atheist materials last year after the group won a lawsuit.

But when the Satanic Temple, known for trying to build a Satanist monument in the Oklahoma state capitol, tried to hand out coloring books to students, the county board of education considered changing the rules. The district postponed Religious Freedom Day, and then the school board on Tuesday voted to change its policy.

The board decided to ban the distribution of religious, political, and sectarian materials from outside groups.


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Satanic Coloring Book Prompts Fla. School To Ban All Religious Materials (Original Post) herding cats Feb 2015 OP
That's one way to do it. Autumn Feb 2015 #1
Yes, it is! herding cats Feb 2015 #2
Kudos to the Satanic Temple. Autumn Feb 2015 #4
Rep. Barton would would insist you change that to 702 kudos herding cats Feb 2015 #8
Haahaaa! cyberswede Feb 2015 #9
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. But any other not Christian religious folks or religion claiming folks would have the same effect. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #3
Good! Borchkins Feb 2015 #5
Ha ha ha ha shenmue Feb 2015 #6
EXCELLENT. Funny how that works -- some other religion gets to do the Nay Feb 2015 #7
That puts a new twist to the phrase.... Segami Feb 2015 #10
As it... onyourleft Feb 2015 #11
God is for the weekend. rainbobryte Feb 2015 #12
Welcome to DU, rainbobryte! calimary Feb 2015 #23
Hahaha! Suddenly religion in the schools is not such a good idea anymore. Chemisse Feb 2015 #13
Hurray for Satanists!!! cui bono Feb 2015 #14
Just goes to show.....there *IS* something worse than atheism Sheepshank Feb 2015 #15
Is there a way I can purchase the Satanic coloring book? geomon666 Feb 2015 #16
You can download it here. jeff47 Feb 2015 #17
Let's Face It . . . citizen blues Feb 2015 #18
That is what I have warned about from day one. They want religion in schools. Which religion and jwirr Feb 2015 #19
Well, duh Android3.14 Feb 2015 #20
That's how to do it!! on point Feb 2015 #21
So cool! They_Live Feb 2015 #22
What? Religious freedom doesn't apply to everyone? bvf Feb 2015 #24
Banned OUTSIDE organizations. That still allows the school to provide religious literature Thor_MN Feb 2015 #25
The Satanists mention the Necronomicon. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #26
Funny how that works ... nt TBF Feb 2015 #27

Autumn

(45,120 posts)
4. Kudos to the Satanic Temple.
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 04:14 PM
Feb 2015

six hundred and sixty six kudos to be exact, from me.

Kidding about the amount of kudos, that's just an awesome number.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. But any other not Christian religious folks or religion claiming folks would have the same effect.
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 04:11 PM
Feb 2015

Nay

(12,051 posts)
7. EXCELLENT. Funny how that works -- some other religion gets to do the
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 04:26 PM
Feb 2015

materials distribution and, oh, my, let's just stop all outside materials altogether!!



I do wonder at what point the Christians would arrive at this same conclusion -- does the religion have to be as 'bad' as Satanism? Or would they halt it for, say, Jewish or Roman Catholic tracts?? What about Mormons, or 7th Dayers?

calimary

(81,507 posts)
23. Welcome to DU, rainbobryte!
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 06:40 PM
Feb 2015

Glad you're here! Amazing times we live in, 'eh? But with these extremists, sometimes it seems there has to be extreme push-back. It's the only thing they really understand. It's the only thing that makes them even attempt to think this through a little bit, and be careful - and fully aware and informed - about what they wish for. 'Cause when they actually do achieve what they wished for, they have no idea that the pretty, soft, fluffy little tuft of fur they're petting - is on the tip of a long tail with a hungry lioness on the other end of it!

citizen blues

(570 posts)
18. Let's Face It . . .
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 05:27 PM
Feb 2015

The Satanists are doing a good job getting Christianity out of our schools and our government. I would even say in many ways their tactics of simply insisting on equal representation has been more effective than Atheists law suits.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
19. That is what I have warned about from day one. They want religion in schools. Which religion and
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 05:31 PM
Feb 2015

in the case of Christianity - which denomination? I thank the Satanists for pointing this out. NO religion in schools. That is my job as a parent to teach my children what I want them to know and take them to my own church or no church at all. That is freedom of religion.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
24. What? Religious freedom doesn't apply to everyone?
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 06:55 PM
Feb 2015

Color me shocked, and really happy to hear this!

Thanks for posting, HC.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
25. Banned OUTSIDE organizations. That still allows the school to provide religious literature
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 07:08 PM
Feb 2015

And what do want to bet that "approved" (read xtian) literature can and will be donated to the school to distribute?

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
26. The Satanists mention the Necronomicon.
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 03:08 PM
Feb 2015

I bet none of the Christians ever read H.P. Lovecraft and would probably think Cthulhu is the same as Satan. Which he isn't. The Elder Gods are not really described. The tentacle face may be the work of an artist.

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