Satanic Temple Sues States Over Abortion Bans

Let me explain...Abortion is a religious “ritual” that needs to be protected under religious freedom. Next they will argue that having sex with little children who “agree” to it should also be protected under religious freedom.  Also sex with goats should not be illegal or looked down upon by society. 

“Good will be called evil and evil will be called good.”

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 BOISE, Idaho -- Religious organizations have long been involved in the debate over Idaho's strict abortion laws, with Catholic priests, evangelical Christian groups and others frequently lobbying lawmakers and filing legal briefs in support of abortion bans. 

Now The Satanic Temple is also weighing in. The Salem, Massachusetts-based group, which doesn't believe in a literal Satan but describes itself as a " non-theistic religious organization," sued Idaho in federal court late last week contending that the state's abortion bans infringe on the rights of members who may want to practice the temple's “abortion ritual.” 

“Our members hold a sincere religious belief that they can and should have an abortion," in cases of unwanted pregnancies, W. James Mac Naughton, the attorney representing The Satanic Temple, said in a phone interview Wednesday. The organization filed similar lawsuits in Indiana last month and in Texas last year, and Mac Naughton said he wouldn’t rule out filing additional lawsuits in other states.

Forcing people to abide by one religious belief — that life begins at conception — and denying them the right to practice a different one — that everyone has the right to control their own body — violates religious freedom, he said.

“Abortion is a tricky enough issue as it is, but it just gets all inextricably intertwined with religious beliefs,” Mac Naughton said.

The Satanic Temple’s religious tenets include beliefs that people should have control over their own bodies, that the freedoms of others should be respected, and that scientific facts shouldn’t be distorted to fit personal beliefs. 

The organization also has something it calls a “Satanic abortion ritual,” that includes the process of a person reminding themselves that their body is inviolate, undergoing the abortion and then reciting a personal affirmation.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/satanic-temple-takes-aim-idaho-indiana-abortion-bans-91065718