Should Satanism be recognized by the Government?

AFTER "loving" God with all your heart and soul.

So if God instructs you to turn your back on someone what is your obligation? Obey God or have compassion for the person?

 

The Xtofascist "creator" only offers CONDITIONAL "love".

If you do NOT "choose" to "love" him he will TORMENT you for ETERNITY.

Sounds a lot like their cult leader, doesn't he?

 

That's just window dressing in the overall context. Many people wave the Bible to validate their own personal agenda.

 

Ironic projection duly noted.

 

Even more people POINT to the Bible to validate their own personal agenda.

 

Point to, wave, or quote. It can be the same thing. Fraud is fraud, a wolf is sheeps clothing. Satan quoted scriptures to Jesus himself. It didn't deter Jesus from his mission to fulfill his Fathers will.

 

That makes no sense seeing that you quoted scripture. I merely rejected it in the context in which it was presented, which is the tearing down of our nations laws and institutions in the name of Satan. Sheesh, if you're gonna institute evil, telegraphing it is a dead giveaway. Shamelessness is a sorry substitute for honesty. Ours nations needs are for better people, not better laws.

 

per the poll, 62.5% of posters still support the Constitution and Religious freedom

 

Fraud is fraud and religion is the greatest fraud in the history of mankind.

Demanding payment now for the promise of paradise after death. Churches have accumulated vast wealth on this fraud. If the Vatican (and other religions as well) were truly interested in helping others there is no reason to horde vast amounts of wealth.

https://news.yahoo.com/behind-latter-day-saint-churchs-121523984.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Momon Church has an estimated 100 BILLION in investments. How many hospitals could be built? How many homeless shelters? How many orphanages?

The Catholic Church has assets estimated at 73 billion.

Look at the Mega Church's that spend tens or even hundreds of millions on "houses of worship"

 

I don't see an issue. The LDS Church is a worldwide Church with 17 million members. So a 100 billion balance sheet isn't excessive on that scale. The numberless recipients of their charity worldwide would not complain either. The LDS Church also donates about a billion a year to a variety of other charities, as well as millions of man hours of volunteer labor to those other charity efforts.

 

Mark 12: 41-44
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

 

There are no roots to Satanism.

well it's cringe and kind of pathetic but that's not really relevant to the point I'm making. It isn't a religion. That has nothing to do with it being cringe and kind of pathetic

I didn't say it wasn't protected by the first amendment I just said it wasn't a religion. Of course the first amendment protects your free speech even if the things you say are cringe and pathetic.

I don't think they are defrauded people like that Peter popoff creep. They're just mostly wanting their effigy treated like a religion.

At least the pastafarians are funny.

 

What is a "religion" and why doesn't the Satanic Temple qualify?

 

That's a bit complicated. And we aren't talking about a temple it was a pretend shrine.

 

Religious freedom is fine. I don't think government recognition of religion you should ever be allowed even if it's a fake religion.

 

You were.

 

Recognition in that they have the protection of the first Amendment

we're not talking about supporting a religion, as you're correct, the government should not support any religion

 

Interesting, guess I was wrong then.

I too am not a believer in any of the Abrahamic religions, so guess we were both wrong

 

It doesn't address how the Church applied those resources, only that the poor widow gave her all, which is astonishing. On the other hand, the Church manages its resources as it sees best. The Church is not a poor widow that it should give its all to the world as if the world were the Church. The world would gobble it up in an instant and crave for more. That would not be a wise thing for the Church to do, especially with so many needs and catastrophes worldwide springing up all the time.

 

Yes, there are needs and catastrophes and there are churches, supposedly carrying on the mission of Christ, sitting on BILLIONS that could aide but they don't. Did Jesus save up a ton of money before giving it out?

 

Jesus didn't build hospitals either. How much do you think say st Luke's costs to operate?

There are charities that save up billions for the arts and that's great.

 

EXACTLY what the Xtofascist controlled GOP is doing to our nation's laws and institutions.

You should tell that to your TRAITOR-in-Chief and the Xtofascist controlled GOP.

Their 2025 MANIFESTO is BLUEPRINT for the Xtofascist controlled GOP to institute EVIL throughout our nation.

Plenty of EXAMPLES of the SHAMELESSNESS of the Xtofascist controlled GOP's Khaos Kaw-Kuss.

Tell the scum riddled Xtofascist controlled GOP to STOP passing HATE laws against the LBGTQ community and WOMEN.

 

Jesus wealth and power is immeasurable. But his words and blessings were measured. Does that make God stingy? His Church was small and local. I can't speak to other Church's. The Church Of Jesus Christ LDS is worldwide with about 17 million members. As I've already said, aside from seeing to their own members needs, the LDS Church gives a billion dollars a year to a variety of other charities, as well as volunteering millions of man hours of labor to those outside causes. That which they hold in reserve is hardly gargantuan in consideration of their interests and responsibilities on a worldwide scale. The leaders of the LDS Church who are called to full time service as General Authorities, leave behind very lucrative careers. They are graduates of prestigious colleges, CEO's, Surgeons, Judges, Lawyers, etc. They receive a stipend of about 150 thousand dollars a year, each. The President of the LDS Church doesn't have a private jet. So there is no wealthy King in it besides God who doesn't need money.

 

String of petty, immature, knee jerk reactions in avoidance of the truth, duly noted.

 

PROJECTION of petty, immature, knee jerk reactions in avoidance of the truth, duly noted.