"People of many faiths will come together at the Capitol to reject the Arkansas State Legislature's efforts to privilege one religion over others. Speaking at the rally Lucien Greaves, spokesman and co-founder of the Satanic Temple said: “The event is intended to be an inclusive gathering where The Satanic Temple will be celebrating pluralism along with Christian and secular speakers. The Satanic Church, who have chapters across the globe that campaign for religious freedom, claim they wrote to state legislators in to ask the Baphomet statue be allowed. The display prompted counter-protests from Christian activists. It has now been taken away but the Satanic Temple have filed a lawsuit to have its reinstated in the name of religious pluralism and the First Amendment, KATV news reports. The group have campaigned against abortion restrictions, welcomed refugees andeven run a after school Satan programme in schools.In May 2014 a black mass was held by a chapter at Harvard University although it had to be relocated off campus due to Catholic opposition.The 8½-foot-tall Baphomet monument shows Satan with horns, hooves, wings. The group have chapters all over the world - the largest of which is on Detroit, Michigan. The Satanic Temple unveiled a controversial goat-headed bronze monument at a secret Detroit venue on Saturday.The group say they don't believe in Satan but use the term to represent an "eternal rebel" who is outside authority and social rules and stands for rationality.The Santanic Temple bill themselves as a 'religion-type group' who are also political activists and advocates working to promote egalitarianism, social justice, and separation of church and state.
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