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Jul 11
23m 55s

Council Aims at Pride After “Hail Satan”...

ATHEIST COMMUNITY OF AUSTIN
About this episode
Colorado Springs City Council just threw their "inclusive" mask out the window, refusing to acknowledge Pride Month after three years, all because a Satanic group dared to utter "Hail Satan" at their parade. This isn't just about two words; it's a chilling display of hypocrisy and religious bigotry, driven by social media outrage that pushed a government body to discriminate against an entire community. While claiming to avoid "identity-based gestures," they weaponize religion against the LGBTQ+ community, proving that for some, the only identity that truly matters is their own narrow, Christian one. It’s a bleak reminder that the fight for secularism and equality is far from over, especially when politicians cave to fear-mongering and pretend their religious intolerance isn't a political act. They demonize a non-theistic group for satire, while simultaneously harming queer individuals by making them feel "othered" and unsafe.

News Source: Colorado Springs City Council Members Lash Out Over Pride Parade's "Hail Satan" Message By Hemant Mehta for The Friendly Atheist June 25, 2025 
🔗 https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/colorado-springs-city-council-members

The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.27.3 with Eli Slack, Jonathan Roudabush and Damien

Council's "Holy" Hypocrisy 🎭 
Satanic Panic in Colorado! 😈
Pride Flagged, Satan Praised? 🏳️‍🌈
City Council CAVES to Bigotry 🏛️
Hail Satan, Hell No to Pride? 🤬
Religious Right vs. Rainbow 🌈
Colorado Springs' Unholy Alliance 🤝
When Satire Sparks Outrage 😂
Identity Politics (Unless It's Ours) 🙄
The City Council's Demonic Flip-Flop 📉
Censoring "Hail Satan" at Pride 🔇
Bigotry's New Playground: City Hall 🏟️
No Pride for Colorado Springs? 🚫
Religious Intolerance: A Political Act 🗳️
City Council's War on Woke? 🤦‍♀️

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