Oklahoma has since removed all religious monuments on government property.
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However, when the application was denied, the statue was then moved to Detroit for its unveiling. Christian News Network reports the statue was presented by the Satanic Temple, a Satan-worshipping group that has a significant following, about 200 of whom are in Detroit. The initial plan was to have the statue, which depicts a winged, goat-headed Satan on a throne next to two children, erected alongside a monument depicting the Ten Commandments in Oklahoma's State Capitol grounds. Over 100 protestors gathered to voice their concerns against it and the statue itself has received widespread media attention. The nine-foot tall statue was, as you'd expect, met with protest in Detroit when it was unveiled. America's constitution expressly espouses a clear separation between church and state Satanists believe laws that allow for religious monuments on government property is a mockery of this. The statue was initially scheduled to be erected in the city which passed a law allowing religious monuments to be erected on government property. The Satanic Temple of Detroit has recently unveiled a bronze, nine-foot statue of Old Nick in Detroit, Michigan that it's called "a celebration of a group effort" on their part. The statue was to be unveiled at Berts Marketplace in Detroits Eastern Market district, but Bert Dearing said he gave the group back its 3,000 rental fee when he learned who booked the place.
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Pictured: View of a figure representing the devil to be set ablaze during celebrations to the. Well, that's one way of fighting religious intolerance. A mass was held in protest of a goat-headed satanic statue that was unveiled Saturday in Detroit.