• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    22 days ago

    These articles fail to point out the reason the Iowa Capitol has a satanic display is because it also has a christian display.

    The Satanic Temple exists only to proposition the government to allow the Temple to do similar things they allow christians to do. They don’t proposition the government to do anything unless a christian group has done it first. If what they’re doing upsets you–that’s the point. The idea is to show how the government shouldn’t be allowing any form of religious displays or religious arguments.

    Also, it gets pointed out all the time, but members of the Satanic Temple don’t actually worship satan. Their name and symbols are simply meant to offend christians.

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    22 days ago

    Forcing the prosecutors to drop the hate crime is a huge victory for Cassidy and for religious freedom.

    Dude is going get a small fine, no jail time, and the charge is being expunged. Now had it been a satanist beheading a Jesus statue, would things have gone this same way?

  • Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca
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    19 days ago

    “… we were able to back the prosecutors into a corner …Forcing the prosecutors to drop the hate crime is a huge victory for Cassidy and for religious freedom”

    It’s funny how taking a plea bargain equates to “forcing the prosecutors” and then claiming it is a victory for religious freedom.

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      It’s funny how taking a plea bargain equates to “forcing the prosecutors” and then claiming it is a victory for religious freedom.

      It isn’t a victory for freedom of religion. It is nothing more than a plea deal. He took the lesser sentence to avoid potentially losing in court.

      I am not a fan of the plea system because it allows for abuse but it is the system we have in place.

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    22 days ago

    Hate crime? What kind of a crime can someone commit absent of all motivated by ill will or hate? There is no universal recognition of such a thing exists. The absence of violent does equate to a peaceful environment.

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      21 days ago

      If a starving homeless person steals a granola bar, were they motivated by ill will, or were they motivated by hate?

      Tell me, since you seem so confident.

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        21 days ago

        You are using the specific example of a homeless person for emotiobal manipulation purposes of normalcy bias.

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          21 days ago

          And you’re using absolutes and complaining when given examples you don’t like. As somehow homeless are a “cheating” for you, less see some other examples.

          • Feed pigeons in the city is a crime in many locations. No ill intent or hate
          • Growing and consuming certain plants (marijuana for example) is a crime in many locations. No ill intent or hate
          • Painting the street is a crime. No ill intent or hate
          • Reporting crimes committed by the government is a crime. No ill intent or hate.
          • Being gay…
          • abortion…
          • fighting authoritarian regimes…

          Do you want me to continue?

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            In country where anyone is caught with drugs has their head cut off in ooen public. Anyone caught in the act of homosexuality is publicly hung. A mother who attempts to have her child killed, she herself is killed. You can never fight authoritarian regimes until you decide that it’s better for you to die or be killed in the fight than to let the regime continue. Forget about North America, forget about Europe, pay attention to other places where national governments are holding weekly executions in 2024 for citizens not obeying government mandates.

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                21 days ago

                I did address it, like you advocating for indiscriminate homocide but not discriminate homocide, only indiscriminate homocide you support.

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                  21 days ago

                  It seems English is not your first or last language, given your comprehension and way of “speaking”.

                  I didn’t advocate for any of this. Those are examples of things that can be crimes in many places, and do not have ill intent or hate.

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      19 days ago

      “Doing time” seems a bit harsh for petty vandalism. He should pay for the status and get some community service.

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    Well, good. But then I also hope it’s precedent for when i whipe poo all over the baby Jesus nativity.

    But, y’know, religious symbols have nothing, nothing to do in a government building -especially if you’re protestant. That’s the sin of vanity.

    Bro, you pray in public? What, are you Catholic? Cringe.