Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has intervened to prevent a planned 'Black Mass' from taking place inside the State Capitol, instead moving it outside the building.
The event, organized by a satanic group, has drawn strong opposition from religious leaders and lawmakers, who are urging the public to counter it with prayer and advocacy. The satanists, however, have vowed to proceed with their event, calling it an act of 'therapeutic blasphemy.' The controversy has sparked a broader debate over religious freedom and the limits of public space usage for controversial events.
The governor's decision reflects the intense public pressure surrounding the issue.
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So much for religious freedom, I guess? You don’t have to like what they’re saying, but the government picking and choosing which religions get full access to public spaces is a slippery slope.
If the government allows Christian events in the Capitol, then banning a Satanic one is blatant viewpoint discrimination. Free speech and religious liberty mean protecting unpopular beliefs too, not just the comfortable ones.
This is a clear example of government officials picking and choosing which religious beliefs they’re willing to tolerate. If the First Amendment means anything, it should protect everyone’s right to express their beliefs, even if they’re unpopular. Moving the event outside the Capitol just because some people find it offensive sets a dangerous precedent—who decides which religions get full access to public spaces? If Christians were holding a prayer service inside, would the governor have intervened? Progress means protecting freedom for *all* religions, not just the majority’s. You don’t have to like what they believe, but their rights matter just as much as anyone else’s.
Good on the governor for standing up to this blatant mockery of faith—our state capitol should never be used to promote something so openly anti-Christian.
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Kansas satanists plan to defy governor with ‘therapeutic blasphemy’ in black mass at Statehouse
Gov. Laura Kelly intervened Wednesday in satanists' plans to conduct a black mass on March 28 at the Statehouse by declaring they would not be allowed inside. The satanists plan to defy her undivine wisdom.
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Kansas Governor Says ‘Black Mass’ Must Take Place Outside State Capitol Building
For their part, the Catholic bishops of the state are urging the faithful to counter the planned event through prayer and good works and by contacting their lawmakers to ask them to shut the event down.
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