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TST’s argument was that if it regarded abortion as a religious ritual, then the state could not legally intervene or burden patients with prerequisites. The "ritual" argument came amid a series of lawsuits aimed at Missouri where women are, among other things, compelled to read "informed consent" booklets before going through with an abortion.
One of their arguments was that subjecting its members to these requirements violated one of its central tenets: "one’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone."
The abortion ritual, according to TST’s website, involves the recitation of two of its tenets and a personal affirmation that is "ceremoniously intertwined" with the abortion.
"Because prerequisite procedures such as waiting periods, mandatory viewing of sonograms, and compulsory counseling contravene Satanists’ religious convictions, those who perform the religious abortion ritual are exempt from these requirements and can receive first-trimester abortions on demand in states that enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act," TST says on its website.
In today's insane world, I would not be surprised if they won the right of ritual child sacrifice.
originally posted by: Brotherman
a reply to: ManBehindTheMask
Only in clown world do they send in the satanists to do gods work.
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
In today's insane world, I would not be surprised if they won the right of ritual child sacrifice.
What's surprising to me is that there are people who would not be surprised if a group like this won the right of ritual child sacrifice.
originally posted by: LordAhriman
I joined the satanic temple this week, just for this purpose. Freedom of religion isn't just for Christians.
Edit to add: Christians should really look up how "gOd" felt about abortions in the old testament. He performed them himself through priests, and he had no qualms with toddler genocide.
originally posted by: LordAhriman
I joined the satanic temple this week, just for this purpose. Freedom of religion isn't just for Christians.
Edit to add: Christians should really look up how "gOd" felt about abortions in the old testament. He performed them himself through priests, and he had no qualms with toddler genocide.
originally posted by: Ohanka
Worst satanists ever.
Good for nothing posers i tell you.
Our temple uses only live babies for sacrifice. As it should be.
wol.jw.org...
originally posted by: whereislogic
Every year, untold millions of unborn babies are purposely killed in abortions, many of them because their conception was the result of casual sex or because their birth would interfere with the life-style of their parents. Thus, these children become sacrifices to the gods of sexual freedom and materialism.
wol.jw.org...=24
Why would any woman want to terminate the life of a human that is developing within herself? The answer may not please those who favor abortion. But the fact remains that selfishness is often at the root of the problem. It is usually an evasion of responsibility.
Andrew Hacker, writing in Harper’s magazine, made this point: “In fact, abortion conceals a basic social conflict, but one we are not prepared to discuss. The subject is sexual intercourse.”
Many people are addicted to the pursuit of pleasure. Their respect for life is overshadowed by their selfish pursuit of sexual pleasure.