Satanic Invocation - Washington State Capitol

The Department of Enterprise Services granted The Satanic Temple of Washington a permit to perform an invocation during the current legislative session, from noon to 1 p.m. March 6, on the north steps of the Legislative Building. HAIL SATAN! [thanks reddit/u/deadlyflan for transcribing over the screams] “He was the most beautiful of the Seraphim. He showed intelligence and daring. His great heart was big with all the virtues born of pride: frankness, courage, constancy in trial, indomitable hope. To those who are possessed of a daring spirit, a restless soul, to those with fire for a wild love of liberty, Lucifer proffers friendship. To satisfy the mind which holds an insatiable thirst for knowledge and understanding, we aim to learn of the world around us, where inevitably we perceive that the Universe was not made as its pretended creator would have us believe. In this, we despise the one named God for his imposture, for he shows himself to be opposed to all which we find desirabl