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“Tolerable does not mean you have to practice what they practice or that you are condoning what they are practicing. “If we ask others to be tolerant of our religion, we are going to be asked to be tolerant of their religion as well,” said Ellis. Jex Blackmore, founder of the Satanic Temple Detroit chapter, said the group “doesn’t worship Satan but does promote individuality, compassion and views that differ from Christian and conservative beliefs,” according to the AP.īishop Charles Ellis III, a pastor at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, told the AP that he was not concerned about the monument. Now, the unveiling will be held at a secret venue, and ticket holders will be notified of the exact time and location on the day of the event “to cut down on harassment … people threatening to burn the venue down,” said the group’s co-founder Lucien Graves.Įditor’s Note: Since the question below was posed to our panelists, the Satanic Temple unveiled the statue on Saturday at a location disclosed only to ticket holders, according to the Associated Press. We weren’t aware they were into devil worshipping,” said the venue owner Bert Dearing, who returned the group’s $3,000 rental fee. “I didn’t know about the unveiling of a statue. The $100,000 Baphomet, featuring an inverted pentagram and two statues of children looking up at a seated Satan, was scheduled to be unveiled at Bert’s Market Place in Detroit’s Eastern Market district for an event organized by the Satanic Temple. A 1 1/2-ton, 8 1/2-foot tall monument of a goat-headed Satan will be secretly unveiled at a ticketed event in Detroit after the owner of a venue backed out due to threats, the Associated Press reports.