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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has been covering the controversy for months after the city removed the original war memorial in Veteran's Park.

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It was removed after some members of the community complained about the separation between church and state. The monument depicted an image of a solider kneeling near a cross.

The removal generated so much backlash, the city reversed course, put the monument back and decided to call the area around the monument a "free speech zone."

A national organization known as the Satanic Temple petitioned the city to have a satanic monument built in the space.

It would be the first ever satanic monument built on public ground. The city gave it the green light, at least for now.

"We are not monsters," Koren Walsh, a member of Left Hand Path of Minneapolis, a group formerly part of the Satanic Temple, said.

Walsh is planning a rally with other members on Saturday to show support of the controversial monument.

"They get scared of the word 'satanism', mostly because of Hollywood, really. We don't sacrifice goats and babies. We don't run around in black cloaks," she said.

Meanwhile, another religious organization is also organizing a protest against the proposed statue on Saturday.

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In the last 24 hours, the original monument has been removed.

"I think it's sad," said Merlin Bartels, who lives down the road from the park.

Battles said he has a plan of his own if the satanic statue ever gets built.

"I'll probably stand in front of it and say the rosary since I'm Catholic," he said.

City leaders did not return repeated requests for comment.

One city council member publicly hinted that this is not a done deal and that there may be an "unexpected announcement" next week.