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January 6, 2014 6:49 pm - NewsBehavingBadly.com

A New York group called “The Satanic Temple” would like it’s 7-foot goat-headed deity to sit next to a Ten Commandments monument at the Oklahoma state capital.

According to The Satanic Temple’s application, the proposed monument features a large pentagram and “a 7-foot tall goat-headed Baphomet that sits cross-legged flanked by a child on both sides. The lap will serve as a seat for visitors.”

It would also include quotes from poets William Blake and Lord Byron.

The monument, said the group’s spokesman, was designed to reflect the views of Satanists in Oklahoma City and could doubly serve as a tourist attraction.

“The statue will serve as a beacon calling for compassion and empathy among all living creatures,” said spokesman Lucian Greaves. “The statue will also have a functional purpose as a chair where people of all ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and contemplation.”

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