Reno commissioner who insisted on religious invocations at county meetings walks out when Satanist gives opening prayer (video)

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Originally published at: Satanist gives opening prayer at county meeting

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[lastchance]

[CongenitalOptimist]

[ccouvillion]

@frauenfelder

Edwards said that satanic invocations are part of a trend.

“The federal law is that you don’t have to open your floor for invocations,” he said. “If you do open your floor for invocations, then federal law is that you have to let everybody have a turn signing up. So I guess you take the good with the bad.”

Determining which one is “good” and which is “bad” is left as an exercise for the reader/listener.

[Melizmatic]

[Mindysan33]

[Franko]

nice to see my city in the news for something GOOD this time. meanwhile, in the front row feigning disgust is the TRUE evil, the pro-trump election denier Beadles, who harassed election officials until they quit in fear, and also has been trying to take over the local school boards for his right-wing bullshit.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-nevada-washoe/

[mikest]

What funny about all this is that only the Christians believe in a literal Satan.

[stugy]

Ramen brother.
May you be touched by His noodly appendages

[Nebulous]

I wonder if they’re complaining about everything he said, or just about the one name that he used twice.
The rest of his invocation makes some VERY good points.

[NukeML]

[Kii]

So the Jesus in the bible would probably like the satanic churches a whole lot more than many of the “christian” ones.

[Akimbo_NOT]

This is awesome sauce!

Hail Satan motherfkrs.

[SmilingDemon]

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[gatto]

@Franko

, the pro-trump election denier Beadles, who harassed election officials until they quit in fear, and also has been trying to take over the local school boards for his right-wing bullshit.

wow nice catch. he seems like quite a gentleman

YouTube took down his channel last year, saying he violated policies prohibiting misinformation about COVID-19 and elections. He’s also been kicked off Twitter. His account was “permanently suspended” for repeated violations of the social network’s rules… Beadles says he is an investor in Gab

He also amassed a fortune in cryptocurrency while working in construction, real-estate and software development… purchasing 26 properties in Washoe County for nearly $10.2 million since 2020, including a $1.6 million home

the skeletons that must be in his closet…

[Mindysan33]

@Nebulous

The rest of his invocation makes some VERY good points.

Not to them… they want obedience to their authoritarian version of God, and to them… most of what he said (which I agree with you are great points) are no gos, because they see it as violating their understanding of how creation should function…

@Kii

So the Jesus in the bible would probably like the satanic churches a whole lot more than many of the “christian” ones.

[Artor]

[Franko]

@gatto

wow nice catch. he seems like quite a gentleman

yeah, he’s been headline news locally for a several years now. total garbage human.

[Janine_Randall]