[PHOTOS] Satanic Temple Wins Battle To Erect "Fallen Angel" Display On Holiday Season

This year, Satan is slated to join the pantheon of gods, making a stand inside Florida’s State Capitol building.

The Orlando Sentinel reports stated that the Satanic Temple successfully joined forces with other church-state separation advocates to pressure the Florida Department of Management Services into accepting its Lucifer holiday display.

The religious diorama, scheduled to appear inside the Capitol’s rotunda in Tallahassee on Dec. 22, features an angel falling from heaven into the fires of hell.

Satanic Temple spokesperson Lucien Greaves told HuffPost through email “nobody holds a monopoly upon the celebratory spirit of the holiday season,” expressing his hope that everybody can put their differences aside and enjoy the holidays as they see fit.

“We think that our holiday display sends an affirmative message of inclusiveness and plurality.”


One year ago, a similar diorama from the Satanic Temple was rejected by the state agency for being “offensive,” Greaves said.

In this regard, he said that the organization retaliated this year by collaborating with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State to add legal pressure. 

Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United, said in a statement that free speech is for everyone and all groups, adding that state officials simply can’t get into the business of deciding that some unpopular messages are ‘offensive’ and must be banned. 

It is worth noting that the Satanic Temple describes itself an “organized religion” with a mission to “encourage benevolence and empathy among all people.”


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