The New York-based Satanic Temple has unveiled designs for a seven-foot tall statue of Satan that they want erected in the Oklahoma state capitol where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012.

The artist's rendering depicts Satan as Baphomet, a goat-headed figure with horns, wings and a long beard that's often used as a symbol of the occult. Children smile alongside Satan in a pentagram-adorned throne.

According to the group's website, the statue would have "a functional purpose as a chair where people of all ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and contemplation."

"The monument has been designed to reflect the views of Satanists in Oklahoma City and beyond," temple spokesman Lucien Greaves said in a statement.

According to the L.A. Times, the Satanists aren't particularly interested in the afterlife. Instead,  “Satan” to them is more a metaphor than a literal Prince of Darkness, a symbol of free thought, not an evil doer.

"We have this rejection of arbitrary authority and respect for personal sovereignty," Greaves told the L.A. Times. "It doesn't matter if you are doing good in the name of Satan or the name of Jesus Christ, as long as you are doing good."

The Satanic Temple maintains that the Oklahoma Legislature's decision to authorize a privately funded Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol opened the door for its statue. The Ten Commandments monument was placed on the north steps of the building in 2012.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma will not be stepping in to fight for the Satanists’ rights at the Oklahoma Capitol because the civil rights organization has already sued the state to remove the monument, advocating that it violates the separation of church and state.

Similar requests for monuments have been made by a Hindu leader in Nevada, an animal rights group and the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

 “Our position is we’d like to see the government get out of the religious monument business altogether,” said ACLU of Oklahoma Legal Director Brady Henderson. “Our feeling is, more religious display doesn’t solve the fundamental problem that the government is wading into the religious realm.”

The Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission has recently placed a halt on considering any new monument requests.

Oklahoma, known as the buckle of the Bible Belt, is home to some of the country’s most popular mega churches and the famous Christian college, Oral Roberts University.

Critics of the monument believe the commission would never approve the proposal.

"I think you've got to remember where you are. This is Oklahoma, the middle of the heartland," said Rep. Don Armes, R-Faxon. "I think we need to be tolerant of people who think different than us, but this is Oklahoma, and that's not going to fly here."