By Peter Pinedo

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 18:15 pm

The Satanic Temple display in the Iowa state capitol building is not protected by the First Amendment, a Catholic legal expert told CNA.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, a legal analyst for EWTN, told CNA that the display installed at the request of a prominent atheist group is not religious expression but rather about making a mockery of religion.

  • @[email protected]
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    77 months ago

    Right. They’ve said they don’t worship Satan. Rather that Satan is used as a symbol of rebellion.

    • synae[he/him]
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      17 months ago

      The disconnect comes from the catholic (mis)understanding that “Satanist” = “devil worshipper”