{"id":788,"date":"2017-02-09T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2017\/02\/09\/stuff-you-just-cant-make-up\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:27:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:27:27","slug":"stuff-you-just-cant-make-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=788","title":{"rendered":"Stuff You Just Can&#8217;t Make Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8792,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thesatanictemple.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8793,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thesatanictemple.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/TST-Pledge-Sheet.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8794,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thesatanictemple.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/TST-Contact-Sheet.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8795,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thesatanictemple.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/Hugs_From_Satan_cards.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20170226195924\\\/https:\\\/\\\/thesatanictemple.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/Hugs_From_Satan_cards.pdf&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 08:14:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 06:26:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 06:26:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8796,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.thesatanictemple.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8797,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.jacobsonstrategy.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250207132818\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.jacobsonstrategy.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 08:14:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 06:26:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 06:26:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nI get all sorts of press releases in my email. Lately, in addition to what I get from the gun industry and publishers, I have been getting releases from all sorts of progressive groups. I&#8217;m guessing that their thought process is to shoot them out and some might hit the target audience.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the following one is going to be published but not for the reasons that the sender intended. It is from the Satanic Temple and it is announcing a Valentine&#8217;s Day fundraiser (Hugs and Kisses from Satan) to fund its pro-abortion lawsuits in Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Literally. Really.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the most fertile imagination, the communications director for National Right To Life could not make this up. Think about it: Devil worshipers holding a fundraiser on a day named for a Christian saint to promote the killing of an unborn child. It just boggles the mind. I don&#8217;t care where you stand on the position of abortion it doesn&#8217;t get more ludicrous than this.<\/p>\n<p>The release in its entirety so I can&#8217;t be accused of selective editing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">The<br \/>\n Satanic Temple Celebrates Valentine\u2019s Day with Fundraising Drive to<br \/>\nSupport Reproductive Rights Lawsuits Against State of Missouri<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><br \/><\/span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">\u201cHugs<br \/>\n and Kisses for Satan\u201d fundraiser drive seeking sponsors across the<br \/>\nUnited States to engage in constructive and pro-social activities that<br \/>\nbenefit and build communities.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">(National) February 9, 2017<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\"> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thesatanictemple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Satanic Temple<\/a><br \/>\n is seeking sponsors for its Valentine\u2019s Day fundraising drive, &#8220;Hugs<br \/>\nand Kisses for Satan,&#8221; which is aimed to support the Temple\u2019s<br \/>\nreproductive rights lawsuits against the state of Missouri\u2019s mandatory<br \/>\nabortion waiting periods and reading materials that claim life begins at<br \/>\n conception. The Temple objects to these State requirements on religious<br \/>\n grounds.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">The<br \/>\n Satanic Temple has filed both State and Federal lawsuits against the<br \/>\nState of Missouri on behalf of Mary Doe, a pregnant woman seeking an<br \/>\nabortion. Missouri law requires that all women seeking to lawfully<br \/>\nterminate their pregnancy must be given reading material claiming that<br \/>\nlife begins at conception, and they must endure a 72-hour waiting period<br \/>\n between their initial appointment and their actual abortion procedure.<br \/>\nThe Temple objects to these restrictions on religious grounds because<br \/>\nthey violate the Temple\u2019s belief in the inviolability of one\u2019s body.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">How to participate:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Download Pledge Sheet <a href=\"https:\/\/thesatanictemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TST-Pledge-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Download Contact Sheet <a href=\"https:\/\/thesatanictemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TST-Contact-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Download XO Card <a href=\"https:\/\/thesatanictemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hugs_From_Satan_cards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Find sponsors who will contribute for every hug or kiss you receive on Valentine\u2019s Day;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Fill-out each sponsor\u2019s information on the Pledge Sheet;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">On<br \/>\n Valentine\u2019s Day, solicit hugs and kisses using the XO Card and ask the<br \/>\npeople who hug or kiss you to write their initials on the Contact Sheet;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">After<br \/>\n Valentine\u2019s Day, collect contributions from your sponsors based on the<br \/>\nnumber of hugs and kisses you received. Contributions and Contact Sheet<br \/>\nshould be forwarded to The Satanic Temple by either PayPal or mail (as a<br \/>\n check or money order) by Feb. 28.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Mailing address:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\"><br \/>The Satanic Temple, 64 Bridge Street, Salem, MA 01970<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">PayPal address:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">info@thesatanictemple.com<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Prizes will be awarded to the individual who raises the most money, hugs, and kisses.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Questions regarding the event can be emailed to <a href=\"mailto:info@thesatanictemple.com\">info@thesatanictemple.com<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">&#8220;Hugs<br \/>\n and Kisses for Satan&#8221; is the first in a series of campaigns the Temple<br \/>\nis promoting as a means by which people can engage in constructive and<br \/>\npro-social activities that benefit&nbsp;and build communities. Next year, the<br \/>\n Temple hopes to launch a &#8220;My Blood Valentine&#8221; blood drive.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">About The Satanic Temple <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">The<br \/>\n mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy<br \/>\namong all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common<br \/>\n sense and justice, and be directed by the human conscience to undertake<br \/>\n noble pursuits guided by the individual will. Civic-minded, The Satanic<br \/>\n Temple has been involved in a number of good works including taking a<br \/>\nstand against the controversial and extremist Westboro Baptist Church.<br \/>\nFor more information about The Satanic Temple, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesatanictemple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thesatanictemple.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nPS: Their media relations are handled by this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacobsonstrategy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get all sorts of press releases in my email. 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