ST. PAUL, Min. – A satanic holiday display at the Minnesota State Capitol has some sounding the alarm, but the governor says he can’t remove it.
Minnesota Satanists set up their Christmas exhibit at the Capitol in St. Paul this weekend.
The group says its members do not worship or believe in Satan, but called the display a victory for “religious plurality.”
Republicans blame Governor Tim Walz for allowing interest rates to rise.
“Is there anything Tim Walz won’t do to offend the people of Minnesota?” Republican Rep. Tom Emmer tweeted.
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Republican Rep. Pete Stauber agreed with Emmer’s sentiment, writing on .”
The governor’s office says Walz disagrees with and did not approve of the display, but that the First Amendment — which guarantees freedom of religion, among other things — allows the display.
“…the First Amendment means he has no oversight of speeches at the State Capitol. That’s true, whether it’s a religious display, a political protest or a Minnesotan advocating for a policy,” said one spokesperson for Walz in a statement to WCCO.
Last December, the Satanic Temple at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines installed an exhibit showing a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who was later murdered. accused of vandalism. Like the Minnesota Satanists, the Satanic Temple does not believe in Satan, but describes itself as a “non-theistic religious organization” that advocates secularism.
