A New York based group has unveiled designs for a
seven-foot tall statue of Satan that they want erected
in the Oklahoma state capitol.
The groups of Satanist have said if the state allows a
statue of the Ten Commandments at the state's
capitol then they should also allow a satanic statue.
The massive statue would be of Baphomet, the
horned goat god of pagans and Satanists. The goat is
shown sitting on a throne with a large inverted
pentagram and has two smiling children on each
side.
According to the group's site, the statue would have
"a functional purpose as a chair where people of all
ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and
contemplation."
Years ago, the Oklahoma state Legislature authorized
the installment of a privately-funded Ten
Commandments statue on the lawn of the Oklahoma
state capitol.
In the name of religious equality, the Satanic group
notified the state's Capitol Preservation Commission
that it wants to donate a monument. Early this week
the group submitted the designs.
"We believe that all monuments should be in good
taste and consistent with community standards,"
Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the temple said in a
letter to the commission. "Our proposed monument,
as an homage to the historic/literary Satan, will
certainly abide by these guidelines."
As of right now the state commission has put up a
moratorium on the request. Commission said it
wants to wait until a lawsuit over the Ten
Commandments monument is settled first.