Hot times ahead!
The Satanic Temple Colorado presents Saturnalia 2022 on Saturday, December 17. Get the detailsin the torso of a robotic Jesus is not how most people celebrate the holidays. The members of the, however, are not most people — proudly and outspokenly not.
“So, uh, the bread is my body and the wine is my blood,” intones Duality’s pre-recorded voice after a bystander feeds money into its side, as seen in aposted by the Satanic Temple Colorado, or TSTCO, as the group abbreviates its name. “Now give me a couple of tugs, and I’ll show you some mayo, huh-huh.”
But members of the Triumvirate are quick to point out the serious side of TSTCO’s Saturnalian unbaptism. “I’ve had members who are not into the ritual portion,” says Gray. “They think it’s going to be silly. Then they witness it, and they go, ‘Oh, wow. I understand why we do that now.’” Gray has just as little patience for religious hypocrisy and intolerance. “Since we have a very high percentage of LGBTQIA members, many of them were told as children, ‘This or that is your religion, and God hates you for who you are,’” she explains. By her accounting, about 80 percent of TSTCO’s forty-plus members identify as LGBTQIA. “That’s one reason why unbaptism is so important.
The battle is more ideological than literal. Sure, the holidays are fabled for fostering heated disagreements with family members that tend to settle down once the turkey hits the table. But very few angry uncles are going to stomach a side of Satanism. TSTCO’s celebration of Saturnalia every December, says Gray, is a way to help its members stay sane — and flex their religious freedom — during the most ostentatiously Christian time of the year.“I’m from western Kansas,” says Gray.
“Over the years,” he continues, “we’ve adopted a bit of a deeper meaning when it comes to Saturnalia. One of the original ideas behind Saturnalia is that it was a time of unshackling. In ancient Rome, the slaves would be unshackled, and they would act as the heads of the household. Then the masters would serve the slaves. The shitty thing about ancient Saturnalia is that the day after unshackling, things would go back to the way they were.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Satanic Temple installs holiday display in Illinois capitol next to Nativity scene, menorahThe Satanic Temple of Illinois installed a holiday display in the state's capitol rotunda, featuring a crocheted snake resting on a book written by Nicolaus Copernicus.
Read more »
No, the Washington Monument Doesn't Have 'Satanic' DimensionsThough scholars have debated for centuries what the Biblical 'number of the beast' means and who or what it refers to, it has never been thought to be a good thing.
Read more »
A Colorado family is facing unexpected challenges after the traumatic birth of their daughterWhat started out as a healthy pregnancy for a Denver woman took a scary turn during her delivery. Now, Amy Presutti and her 7-week-old baby, Sovereign Joy, have been dealing with health complications. KlopezNews reports.
Read more »
Colorado men’s basketball notes: Buffs getting job done on the glassCollectively, Colorado generally has enjoyed an advantage on the boards. And yet, individually, CU men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle believes there remains plenty of room for improvement.
Read more »
Incoming snowstorm brings blizzard warnings to northeast Colorado, beyond a foot of snow in mountainsAn incoming winter storm will bring blizzard warnings to northeastern Colorado and will drop more than a foot of snow — up to 18 inches in some places — in the mountains.
Read more »
Boebert officially wins reelection in Colorado, recount confirmsRep. Lauren Boebert won reelection, adding another seat to the GOP’s slim majority in the House and officially ending a saga that nearly saw the firebrand Republican overthrown in her conservative district.
Read more »