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Controversial Halloween Display Sparks Community Outrage

A shocking Halloween display in the religious community of Bucktown is making headlines…but not in a good way. The community located in the New Orleans Metropolitan area is up in arms over a neighbor’s Halloween decorations, which depicts Satan holding the decapitated head of Jesus above a crucifix where the rest of His bloodied body hangs.

This has sparked protests from churches around Louisiana and stirred controversy about religious expression during holiday celebrations.

Vic Miorana of Bucktown refused to take down his Halloween display despite calls from his community and threats from nearby residents. He said “It’s over the principle. I have my rights and I refuse to back down.”

He also noted that similar images can be found in scary movies, video games or haunted houses. He argued that while religious images are meant to scare people they should not be taken out of context as something blasphemous.

Miorana begins mapping out his Halloween decorations months in advance, spending thousands of dollars and countless hours carving tombstones, creating bloody organs and molding creepy masks every year for this holiday season.

This year he decided to delve into the holiday’s scarier side by raising a two-story display depicting Satan holding Jesus’ severed head above a crucifix with His bloodied body hanging below it.

It appears that no matter how much effort was put into making it look like an ordinary spooky scene some members of his church felt it crossed the line into blasphemy instead, resulting in protests outside Miorana’s residence.

At the end of the day we do live in a free country where people have certain rights however, that does not mean they can just go around offending others without consequence either real or imagined.

While some may feel passionately about their right to freedom of expression there must also come with it responsibility lest one person’s actions cause irreparable harm towards another or group thereof.

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