Group proposes statue of satan next to Ten Commandments monument

Sign of the times, I suspect:

A group calling itself "The Satanic Temple" has proposed to build a statue of Satan near a depiction of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Oklahoma capitol.

Drawings of the statue on the group's application show a 7-foot tall goat-headed creature seated and flanked by a child on both sides.

The group’s spokesman said the statue was designed to "serve as a beacon calling for compassion and empathy among all living creatures.” Spokesman Lucian Greaves added that people of all ages could sit on the lap of the statue "for inspiration and contemplation.”

In 2009 the Oklahoma legislature voted to let a privately-funded group install a monument to the Ten Commandments, which was installed last year over the protests of the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

"This is a First Amendment issue," Greaves said. "Once they open that door, they can't discriminate."

Greaves assured the Satanists’ monument would be “in good taste and consistent with community standards.”

Asked why the New York-based Satanic Temple had chosen to descend on Oklahoma, Greaves said the locals had reached out to him after the Ten Commandments monument had been erected.  But he admits "We were looking for this."

I'll just bet you were, Sparky.

"We needed locals who were members in a town, people who were willing to sign affidavits and use their address on the documentation," Greaves said. "People to say they're members of the Temple and living in that town. Otherwise it would be encroachment by New Yorkers on the people of Oklahoma."

Ah, I see.  Wouldn't want to do that, eh?  Oh, wait...isn't that exactly what you did?

Why yes, yes it is.

And you have the gall to claim this statue will be "consistent with community standards," eh?

Like I said:  a sign of the times.