I could understand people complaining about erecting such a scary looking statue in front of a nursing home or orphanage.

Such a statue could be scary to widows or the orphan children.

Religion ... pure and faultless is this: to help widows and orphans in need and avoiding worldly corruption. James 1:27

In his book "Dogme et ritual de la haute magie (1861), the influential French occultist Éliphas Lévi created the Baphomet that has become a recognized occult icon used by many occult religions to this day. Most believe it to be an ancient symbol, but to two adoring children and the 5 pointed star were added by Aleister Crowley for the frontispiece his own book Magick published in 4 volumes in the early 20th century, to avoid having to pay the Levi estate royalties.
Ancient Baphomet statues and drawings were simply a large goats head.

Only the none religious believe in freedom of religion.