Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime

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Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime
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A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.

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I'm sure the intent is acceptance, not anger.

Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple says it doesn’t believe in Satan but describes itself as a “non-theistic religious organization” that advocates for secularism.

I think the intend was definitely to protest and demand "Separation of church and state". So problem wasn't the nutjob destroying the idol, it was the nutjobs allowing religious displays in the Capitol building.

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