Amid death threats and calls to burn it down, the Satanic statue of Baphomet has finally found a home.On Saturday, the Detroit chapter of The Satanic Temple unveiled its nearly 9-foot-high bronze statue of the winged goat-headed idol to cheers of "Hail Satan!" from the crowd of 700 - during what organizers billed as the largest Satanic ceremony ever.
Calling their statue "an unparalleled artistic triumph," the Satanists held it out to be "the most controversial and politically charged contemporary work of art" in the world that "stands as a testament to plurality and the power of collective action."
"Come dance with the Devil and experience history in the making," the group beckoned on its website in the lead-up to the ticketed event, which prompted the wrath of Christians and other locals.
"IT IS EVERY CHRISTIAN'S DUTY TO DESTROY THIS IF YOU SEE IT DESTROY THIS STATUE DESTROY THIS STATUE DESTROY THIS STATUE," according to one Facebook post earlier this month.
Source : news.vice.com
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