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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:44 PM Apr 2016

The Satanic Temple Weighs in on John Boehner Calling Ted Cruz “Lucifer in the Flesh”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/28/the-satanic-temple-weighs-in-on-john-boehner-calling-ted-cruz-lucifer-in-the-flesh/

I asked The Satanic Temple to weigh in — after all, they have a vested interest in this matter — and spokesperson Lucien Greaves told me this:

Boehner’s comment is illustrative of how well past time it is to adjust our mythologies to reflect our realities. Cruz’s failures of reason, compassion, decency, and humanity are products of his Christian pandering, if not an actual Christian faith. It grows tedious when pedophile priests and loathsome politicians are conveniently dismissed as Satanic, even as they spew biblical verse and prostrate themselves before the cross, recruiting the Christian faithful. Satanists will have nothing to do with any of them.

You know things are bad in the Republican Party when even Satanists are saying you’re too extreme for us.

But that’s exactly the problem, isn’t it? People assume the worst about them, when the truth is Satanists are far more inclusive and tolerant than modern day Christians.

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The Satanic Temple Weighs in on John Boehner Calling Ted Cruz “Lucifer in the Flesh” (Original Post) KamaAina Apr 2016 OP

They don't want his associated with the devil liberal N proud Apr 2016 #1

Over the past eight years underthematrix Apr 2016 #2

For the religious right, it has become: keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #4

True Visionary Apr 2016 #3

They had their day. It was called the Dark Ages. Then the Spanish Inquisition. Hekate Apr 2016 #7

Pit their idiots against our idiots = Pay Per View. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #10

Bennie Hinn vs ISIS only on PPV LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #14

Bwahahahaha Hekate Apr 2016 #5

I guess the Satanic Temple is the group most qualified to pontificate stopbush Apr 2016 #6

satan? captainarizona Apr 2016 #8

Love their response! Delphinus Apr 2016 #9

I, too, take great offense turbo_satan Apr 2016 #11

Why did Boehner have to insult Lucifer that that? fred v Apr 2016 #12

St. Bartholomew Screwed Lucifer mckara Apr 2016 #13

Go to google and type "zodiac killer and" Major Nikon Apr 2016 #15

Actually maindawg Apr 2016 #16

tweeted! nt steve2470 Apr 2016 #17

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

1. They don't want his associated with the devil

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:49 PM

Apr 2016

Can you blame them, he is worse than the devil

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

2. Over the past eight years

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:51 PM

Apr 2016

I have come to consider "Christian" a pejorative term and no longer use it to describe my spiritual tradition. I agree with the Satanist.

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)

4. For the religious right, it has become:

Reply to underthematrix (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:26 PM

Apr 2016

Political Christian and Radical Christian Terrorist.

Visionary

(54 posts)

3. True

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:57 PM

Apr 2016

Extremist Christians are almost as bad as extremist Muslims.

Hekate

(90,686 posts)

7. They had their day. It was called the Dark Ages. Then the Spanish Inquisition.

Reply to Visionary (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:35 PM

Apr 2016

Then in 1492 the Spaniards drove Spanish Jews into the sea -- literally. Convert or drown.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

10. Pit their idiots against our idiots = Pay Per View.

Reply to Visionary (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:48 PM

Apr 2016

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)

14. Bennie Hinn vs ISIS only on PPV

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 05:37 PM

Apr 2016

Hekate

(90,686 posts)

5. Bwahahahaha

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:33 PM

Apr 2016

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

6. I guess the Satanic Temple is the group most qualified to pontificate

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:34 PM

Apr 2016

on the particular myth known as Satan.

captainarizona

(363 posts)

8. satan?

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:45 PM

Apr 2016

I was thinking more like the anti-christ.

Delphinus

(11,830 posts)

9. Love their response!

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:46 PM

Apr 2016

Too bad we vilify Satanists in the manner we do.

turbo_satan

(372 posts)

11. I, too, take great offense

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:57 PM

Apr 2016

On the other hand, I'll enjoy our eternity together -- the sooner, the better. Chop, chop and all that...

fred v

(271 posts)

12. Why did Boehner have to insult Lucifer that that?

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 04:09 PM

Apr 2016

Totally unfair!

mckara

(1,708 posts)

13. St. Bartholomew Screwed Lucifer

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 05:26 PM

Apr 2016

Lucifer's equivalent in Europe was actually Apollo in Greek legends where he was reason and the light, a role also attributed to one Jesus H. Christ. Bartholomew wrote the texts that claimed Lucifer was associated with the devil, despite the original intentions of the myths.