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| Satanic group unveils controversial Baphomet sculpture to cheers of 'Hail Satan' | Satanic group unveils controversial Baphomet sculpture to cheers of 'Hail Satan' |
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| A Satanic organisation have unveiled a 9ft statue in an apparent protest at Christian monuments on state property. | |
| The Satanic Temple unveiled the controversial bronze sculpture of Baphomet in Detroit just before midnight to cheers of: “Hail Satan.” | |
| Hundreds attended the controversial display, with many supporters posing for photos with the statue, which has a human body, goat’s head and wings. | Hundreds attended the controversial display, with many supporters posing for photos with the statue, which has a human body, goat’s head and wings. |
| Statues of a boy and a girl in poses of adoration stand on either side. | Statues of a boy and a girl in poses of adoration stand on either side. |
| It's so beautiful. #baphomet pic.twitter.com/VcdR5VgMha | It's so beautiful. #baphomet pic.twitter.com/VcdR5VgMha |
| But the unveiling sparked protests from Christians, with one pastor branding it a ‘welcome home party for evil’. | But the unveiling sparked protests from Christians, with one pastor branding it a ‘welcome home party for evil’. |
| The group unsuccessfully applied to have the statue placed near a monument to the 10 Commandments installed on the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds in 2012. | The group unsuccessfully applied to have the statue placed near a monument to the 10 Commandments installed on the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds in 2012. |
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently ruled the Biblical memorial violates a section of the state constitution that bans the use of state property for the benefit of a religion. | The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently ruled the Biblical memorial violates a section of the state constitution that bans the use of state property for the benefit of a religion. |
| Jex Blackmore, director of the Satanic Temple Detroit chapter, said temple members now plan to transport the sculpture to Arkansas, where earlier this year the governor signed a bill authorising another 10 Commandments monument, Reuters reported. | Jex Blackmore, director of the Satanic Temple Detroit chapter, said temple members now plan to transport the sculpture to Arkansas, where earlier this year the governor signed a bill authorising another 10 Commandments monument, Reuters reported. |
| The location of the one-tonne Baphomet statue was kept secret until the last minute to avoid planned demonstrations against the unveiling. | The location of the one-tonne Baphomet statue was kept secret until the last minute to avoid planned demonstrations against the unveiling. |
| It was revealed at an industrial building near the Detroit River just before 11.30pm yesterday. | It was revealed at an industrial building near the Detroit River just before 11.30pm yesterday. |
| Lines forming outside 5001 grand river #detroit for the unveiling of the Satanic baphomet statue pic.twitter.com/yiEQJcdJV7 | Lines forming outside 5001 grand river #detroit for the unveiling of the Satanic baphomet statue pic.twitter.com/yiEQJcdJV7 |
| About 50 Christians prayed for the city and denounced the monument outside a business where the Satanic Temple previously tried to display the statue. | About 50 Christians prayed for the city and denounced the monument outside a business where the Satanic Temple previously tried to display the statue. |
| Reverend Dave Bullock, a pastor at Greater St Matthew Baptist Church, Michigan, said: "The last thing we need in Detroit is having a welcome home party for evil.” | Reverend Dave Bullock, a pastor at Greater St Matthew Baptist Church, Michigan, said: "The last thing we need in Detroit is having a welcome home party for evil.” |