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Come so i.d.s can be checked, but the protesters don't know this. >> wow, they're going to the door. >> the protesters here see the rain as a sign from god. while new arrivals to the scene have brought along a symbolic weapon of their own, a statue of the archangel michael. peter and rodney are both catholics are unhappy with the satanists here. >> we're kind of offsetting the satanic vibe going on today with our statue of st. michael, the angel who's primarily tasked with fighting satan. >> what's wrong with these people gathering to unveil their monument? >> the very nature of their worship ...

Consider my path very similar to that. >> it's a path michael first started exploring as a young boy in sunday school. michael was raised lutheran but struggled to see the bible as more than just a story. by the time he became a teenager, he was ready to walk away. >> i was definitely looking into the other side of life i wasn't exposed to. i went to my parents and said that i just don't believe any of this and i would really appreciate it if i didn't have to go here on sundays. and they were furious. >> it's one thing to walk away from the church, and it's another to say that you are a satani...

Significant figures and items in the christian world. >> none of these objects to me carry any spiritual value, so therefore i don't feel like it's hurting anything or anyone. the christian world can be very mocking to us in our beliefs. i keep my beliefs in my bedroom, and i don't impose them on others. >> in the judeochristian faith, god's greatest adversary is satan. a vitriolic figure perceived as a great deceiver. a liar and a perveyer of evil who can only lead humanity into one way, into sin. but michael doesn't see it that way. why satan? >> why not? what has satan done that's so evil b...

Attitudes and practices that michael ultimately couldn't get behind, so he continued his search. two years ago michael heard about a new religious group forming in detroit called the satanic temple, it promoted seven tenets designed to inspire noble action and thought. where compassion, wisdom, and justice always prevail. christians believe that satan is the ultimate arbiter of evil, that he is behind insidious things like murder and robbery and rape and lying. but you say satan represents none of those things? >> satan is the ultimate scapegoat. everyone needs someone to blame when things go ...

The christian world. >> none of these objects to me carry any spiritual value, so therefore i don't feel like it's hurting anything or anyone. the christian world can be very mocking to us in our beliefs. i keep my beliefs in my bedroom, and i don't impose them on others. >> in the judeochristian faith, god's greatest adversary is satan. a vitriolic figure perceived as a great deceiver. a liar and a perveyer of evil who can only lead humanity into one way, into sin. but michael doesn't see it that way. why satan? >> why not? what has satan done that's so evil besides rebel against god's ideas ...