A satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012. The New York-based Satanic Temple formally submitted its application to a panel that oversees the Capitol grounds, including an artist's rendering that depicts Satan as Baphomet, a goat-headed figure with horns, wings and a long beard that's often used as a symbol of the occult. In the rendering, Satan is sitting in a pentagram-adorned throne with smiling children next to him.
Best-selling Satanic author Aleister Nacht has pledged the support of his Florida-based Satanic Coven, Magnum Opus to“Bring Satanism out of the darkness and onto the steps of the Oklahoma capitol". I am extremely pleased to have a role to play in this historical event. Far too long have Satanists been ridiculed and openly discriminated against. It is time for all Satanists to claim the lawful rights other religious groups have enjoyed. Magnum Opus coven will certainly assist in any way possible."
Best-selling Satanic author Aleister Nacht has pledged the support of his Florida-based Satanic Coven, Magnum Opus to“Bring Satanism out of the darkness and onto the steps of the Oklahoma capitol". I am extremely pleased to have a role to play in this historical event. Far too long have Satanists been ridiculed and openly discriminated against. It is time for all Satanists to claim the lawful rights other religious groups have enjoyed. Magnum Opus coven will certainly assist in any way possible."
Satan as the goat-headed and horned figure of Baphomet - Oklahoma Capitol building