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Legislation targeting The Satanic Temple by banning Satanic memorials, statues, altars, and displays fails after initial committee approval. However, the legislation has inspired a a similar bill in Mississippi with even a stronger Christian-centric language.
The Wild Hunt editorial team condemns the threat to abortion access presented by Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, a Supreme Court case meant to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
It may not surprise anyone that the word “God,” “Almighty God,” or similar, is written into the constitution of all 50 states. In most cases, such words are found in the preambles and in the, often required, oaths of office. The mention of “God,” or the like, is used predominantly in reverent thanks or acknowledgment of a divine goodness. However, what most people do not realize is that eight of the states also include a religious component to a citizen’s eligibility to hold public office and, in two cases, to testify in court or serve on a jury. These states include Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.