A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

      • Zetta@mander.xyz
        342·
        11 months ago

        The intent is to force feed some of their own medicine back down their throats, I believe

                • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
                  35·
                  11 months ago

                  But let me guess, were wrong.

                  Considering there are 3 of you and you all have different explanations, at least 2 have to be wrong. But I gave you the link to their reasoning, which is not what any of the three have said.

              • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
                21·
                11 months ago

                Look, it’s clear that you don’t understand TST.

                What better way to spread awareness of religious liberty than to bait zealots into committing hate crimes, and then throwing the book at them?

                Assholes like this guy are a direct threat to liberty. Expose them and make examples of them. Set the precedent that Christianity doesn’t excuse fascism before Christians set the opposite precedent.

                • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
                  11·
                  11 months ago

                  What better way to spread awareness of religious liberty than to bait zealots into committing hate crimes

                  Making people angry is probably the least effective way to get them to see your side. It’s well established that when people feel attacked, they are less open to changing their views. Of course, in cases like this, it’s probably impossible to avoid angering people.

                  But I see nothing in your post that actually shows what the TST thinks on this, only what you think is the best course of action.

      • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
        6·
        11 months ago

        Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple says it doesn’t believe in Satan but describes itself as a “non-theistic religious organization” that advocates for secularism.

        I think the intend was definitely to protest and demand “Separation of church and state”. So problem wasn’t the nutjob destroying the idol, it was the nutjobs allowing religious displays in the Capitol building.