[UA] Satan banned from Inglis

[robinpfeifer at web.de]

Apparently the Florida village of Inglis has the solution against fiendish intrusion:

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/29/town.satan/index.html

I get these strange images of someone calling himself Satan filing a lawsuit against this proclamation...

It may be my insufficient command of English, but the quote 'This is the most extreme intrusion into religion by a public official that I have ever seen in my 27 years as a director of the ACLU' strikes me as odd - isn't it rather religion intruding into politics?

Anyway, here's the proclamation in full:
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Be it known from this day forward that Satan, ruler of darkness, giver of evil, destroyer of what is good and just, is not now, nor ever again will be, a part of this town of Inglis. Satan is hereby declared powerless, no longer ruling over, nor influencing, our citizens. 

In the past, Satan has caused division, animosity, hate, confusion, ungodly acts on our youth, and discord among our friends and loved ones. NO LONGER! 

The body of Jesus Christ, those citizens cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb, hereby join together to bind the forces of evil in the Holy Name of Jesus. We have taken our town back for the Kingdom of God. We are taking everything back that the devil ever stole from us. We will never again be deceived by satanic and demonic forces. 

As blood-bought children of God, we exercise our authority over the devil in Jesus' name. By that authority, and through His Blessed Name, we command all satanic and demonic forces to cease their activities and depart the town of Inglis. 

As the Mayor of Inglis, duly elected by the citizens of this town, and appointed by God to this position of leadership, I proclaim victory over Satan, freedom for our citizens, and liberty to worship our Creator and Heavenly Father, the God of Israel. I take this action in accordance with the words of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15-18. 

Signed and sealed this 5th Day of November, 2001 

Carolyn Risher, Mayor 
Sally McCranie, Town Clerk 
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And here's the press release from the American Humanist Association.

I wish I could tell you exactly just how strange all of this is from a European viewpoint...

Robin
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