The Church of Satan (or rather, the Satanic Temple) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas for infringing on their religious liberties. They assert that Texas’ state-mandated abortion regulations violate the religious liberty of its members. According to the Dallas Observer:
They say regulations, such as those that require women seeking an abortion to undergo a sonogram and examine the results, read about abortion and sit-out a mandatory waiting period, violate the temple’s religious teachings.
Wait, how are regulations on abortion an infringement on the religious liberties of the Satanic Temple? Because, as the Dallas Observer notes:
…the temple’s members consider abortion a ritualistic process, according to co-founder and spokesperson Lucien Greaves. The ritual is meant to take the shame and guilt away from the person receiving the procedure, affirming their choice. The state regulations disrupt this ritual, Greaves said.
“We have a distinct kind of procedure for this, and in no part of this do we include getting sonograms or any other medically unnecessary acts as are required in Texas,” Greaves said. “Therefore, the imposition of those things, we feel, is a violation of our religious liberty.”
The ritual goes like this: Before the abortion takes place, surgically or medically, a member of The Satanic Temple will look at her reflection, be reminded of her personhood and responsibility to herself, take deep breaths, focus on her intent and make herself comfortable. When ready, she will say the third and fifth tenet of the temple aloud.
The third reads: “One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.” The fifth reads: “Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.”
If receiving a surgical abortion, the individual would complete these steps before receiving anesthetics or sedation. Afterward, she would return to her reflection and cite her personal affirmation: “By my body, my blood. By my will, it is done.”
“Believes should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.”
Where I have heard this before? Oh yeah, “TRUST THE SCIENCE!”
First, these people don’t care about science, but only what they can force their version of science to say in support of their own beliefs. This is in direct contradiction to their stated belief. The reason they can hold to this cognitive dissonance is because the God who created all things has turned their wisdom and knowledge into foolishness. They only belief the science, facts and truth of their God… Satan.
Second, their creed is “my body, my blood. By my will, it is done.” They give no concern for the life of the unborn children whose rights are routinely violated, and who are routinely murdered. They only care for themselves.
Jesus says, “love your neighbor.” Satan says, “love yourself.”
Liberal and woke “Christians” have, for a long time, critiziced those of us who compare abortion to the Old Testament child sacrifices to Molech.
Well, the Satanic Temple would agree with our assessment.
This child sacrifice, which is legal in our nation, and applauded by our nation, and celebrated our nation, is one of the primary reasons for God’s judgment on our nation. It is one of the primary reasons we now live in the Upside Down.
