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Hundreds of people turned out tonight for the unveiling of a very controversial statue.

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Yeah, it really is. The Satanic Temple of Detroit revealed the one-ton bronze statue.

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Their message, they say, more about laws protecting religious freedom than about Satan.

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Priya Mann joins us live. Priya, I know there were some protesters out there this evening.

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To get tickets, they were told to step back, which they did.

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The Satan statue will be unveiled tonight at a secret location.

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As a small group of protesters prayed, hundreds waited for tickets to the unveiling of an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a goat-headed Satan.

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Most of the people here agree with the teachings of the Satanic Temple, the group responsible for the event.

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It's here. It's in Detroit, and this is fantastic that we get to experience this, and we get to see this amazing statue be unveiled for all the world to see.

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Many tell us they feel misunderstood and are quick to point out they do not worship the devil.

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It's mostly about individuality, so the one thing I don't like is the backlash, but they have no knowledge or have no ears open to listen to it.

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In the name of Jesus!

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Lord, remove him!

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The protesters took the heavy rainfall as some sort of sign and even brought their own statue of an angel crushing the devil.

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Western culture, Western civilization was built by the Catholic Church,

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so for them to come out and want to make a statement that all of this is horrible, it's rotten, they don't...

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I feel sorry for them. I really, really feel sorry for them.

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I think it's like an unabashedly anti-Christian event, but, you know, I have no problem with that,

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just like I don't really have a problem with protesters standing outside telling me I'm going to go to hell.

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The unveiling here in Detroit is historic. The Satan statue has never before been seen publicly.

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The Satanic Temple says the statue is a symbol for what they advocate, the separation of church and state.

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This country was based on religious freedom, and tonight in what the temple is doing,

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this is a celebration of true religious freedom.

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Now, it's important to note that the Satan statue will not stay here in Detroit.

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The Satanic Temple wants to take the statue to Arkansas, the state capitol there.

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There is a monument to the Ten Commandments.

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They want to put the statue next to it as a form of protest.

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So, again, the Satan statue will not stay here in Detroit.

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Reporting live, I'm Priya Matt, Local 4.

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All right, the controversy will move south. Thank you.

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Thank you.