The limits of what’s acceptable on the walls of a junior high school are being tested at East Middle School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A new class that encourages critical thinking has led the class wise-ass to put up a vote on whether The Ten Commandments be posted on the school’s wall…or The Satanic Temple’s 7 Tenets. When it came to a vote, the seventh-grade class unanimously voted for the 7 Tenets…making some wonder if giving children the ability to make “their own choices” a good idea. The class’ teacher, Mrs. Clark, sees it differently, however, saying, “The people spoke. They chose the Devil.”
For those unfamiliar, here are The 7 Tenets of the Satanic Temple that will be displayed:
- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
- One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one’s own.
- Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.
- People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one’s best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
Source:Patheos