Satanic Temple forced law markers to ban public prayer


Phoenix lawmakers on Wednesday, decided in a vote of 5-4, council meetings will no longer begin with traditional prayer, but instead open with a moment of silence.

This decision has prompted outcries from some Phoenix residents and city official who believe in prayer.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and members of the council voted in favor of the change and argure that an effort to silence particular groups could land the city in an expensive legal battle.
According to Stanton "Discriminating against faiths would violate the oath that all of us on this day took. I personally take that very, very seriously". 

The satanic temple group have set off numerous headlines-making free-speech debates.
 In 2014, it unveiled a proposal to place a seven foot satanic statue in front of the Oklahoma state capitol, next to a status of the Ten Commandments.

More than a hundred people gathered in the council chambers to offer testimony on the issue which lasted for two hours.
I'm not for the silent prayer, "Pastor Darlene Vasquez told council members. 
Vasquez broke down in tears saying "I want those who believe in the one true God to pray. It breaks my heart to hear what is going on".

No satanic temple member addressed the council at the meeting but Greaves-The founder of the satanic temple, who watched a lifestream of the gathering, said he was shocked by what he saw. 
According to him speaker referred to the satanic temple as a "cult" and a "hate group" and said council members accused the group of trying to ban prayer entirely.
He went ahead to say "There were people weeping and calling out the name of the one true God. It was really strange, really strange to see."




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