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Galraedia

(5,020 posts)
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 10:37 PM Jan 2013

Florida Satanists holding rally in support of Republican Gov. Rick Scott

Conservative governors across the United States have universally garnered support from Evangelical Christians, but Florida Governor and Tea Party favorite, Rick Scott, is seeing support from an unlikely group of people.


According to the Miami Herald, an organization of Florida Satanists are planning to hold a rally in support of the governor, applauding him for his religious support. In February of 2012, Scott approved a bill that would let students decide whether religious prayer would be held in public school, creating much controversy with secular students and their families. The group, known as the "Satanic Temple," will be holding the rally on January 25th right outside Gov. Scott's office. The temple has released a press release, which can partly be read below.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/florida-satanists-holding-rally-support-of-republican-gov-rick-scott

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Florida Satanists holding rally in support of Republican Gov. Rick Scott (Original Post) Galraedia Jan 2013 OP
This has got to be performance art. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #1
LOL!! they recognize one of their own underthematrix Jan 2013 #2
I KNEW THE GOP WAS EVIL ROBROX Jan 2013 #3
Thread from last night w/ some great genealogy... alittlelark Jan 2013 #4
Satanism & Ayn Rand go hand in hand. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #5
Anybody who supports Rick Scott is more in line Cha Jan 2013 #6
 

ROBROX

(392 posts)
3. I KNEW THE GOP WAS EVIL
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 11:19 PM
Jan 2013

This is great and now it goes on the record that the GOP own is out to support one of their own.

Cha

(296,853 posts)
6. Anybody who supports Rick Scott is more in line
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 12:11 AM
Jan 2013

with "satanists" than the true meaning of "Christian".

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