{"id":2126452,"date":"2023-12-15T18:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-satanic-temple-issues-statement-after-its-statue-deemed-beyond-repair\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T18:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:12:09","slug":"iowa-satanic-temple-issues-statement-after-its-statue-deemed-beyond-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-satanic-temple-issues-statement-after-its-statue-deemed-beyond-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Satanic Temple: Statue Declared &#8216;Unfixable"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fiowa-satanic-temple-issues-statement-after-its-statue-deemed-beyond-repair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2126452&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sometimes words become lies simply \u2064by virtue of who utters them.<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/2023\/12\/14\/satanic-display-iowa-capitol-vandalized-beyond-repair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCRG-TV<\/a> \u200c in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Satanic Temple of Iowa\u200d posted \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/688085943432528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Facebook Thursday regarding \u2063the toppling and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-military-veteran-beheads-satanic-statue-state-capitol-conscience-held-captive-word-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destruction<\/a> of its \u201choliday display\u201d at the Iowa state \u200dcapitol by \u200ba heroic Christian veteran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, we were\u2062 informed by authorities that the\u2063 Baphomet statue in our holiday display \u200bwas \u200ddestroyed beyond repair. We are\u2064 proud to continue our holiday display for the next few days that we have been allotted,\u201d the Satanic Temple\u2019s \u200bstatement\u200b began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask that for safety, visitors travel together and use the 7 Tenets as a\u200b reminder for empathy, in \u200dthe knowledge that justice is being pursued the correct way, through legal means. <strong>Solve et Coagula!<\/strong> Happy\u200d Holidays! <strong>Hail Satan!<\/strong>\u201d the \u2062statement \u2064concluded.<\/p>\n<p>References \u2064to Baphomet date \u200dto \u200bthe\u2062 Middle Ages. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trumps-lawyers-offer-former-presidents-answer-to-impeachment-article-on-incitement-of-insurrection\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump\u2019s Lawyers Offer Former President\u2019s Answer To Impeachment Article On Incitement Of Insurrection\">mid-19th century<\/a>, however, European occultists adopted\u2062 the \u201cSabbatic Goat\u201d image of the pagan deity that has since \u201cbecome \u200ca recognized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-convert-kat-von-d-says-possessed-person-showed-house-night-threw-away-occult-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occult<\/a> icon,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Baphomet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britannica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday,\u200c former Navy pilot Michael Cassidy threw the\u200c idol\u2019s head into a trash can and then knocked over the Baphomet statue. He was later\u2064 arrested on\u200b a charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-soft-on-crime-radicalism-destroying-new-york-could-take-democrats-down-with-it\/\" title=\"The Soft-On-Crime Radicalism Destroying New York Could Take Democrats Down With It\">fourth-degree criminal mischief<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On social media and elsewhere, however, Cassidy has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-ken-paxton-calls-on-texas-house-speaker-to-resign-over-slurring-episode-stymying-election-integrity-bills\/\" title=\"Paxton urges Texas House Speaker to step down after slurring incident and blocking election integrity bills.\">received substantial support<\/a>, including financial contributions to his legal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-veteran-accused-beheading-satanic-statue-gets-overwhelming-support-legal-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world may tell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-non-profits-ensure-baby-jesus-takes-center-stage-record-number-us-state-capitols\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christians<\/a> to submissively\u200c accept the legitimization of \u2063Satan, but none of \u200bthe Founders would have considered government\u200c sanction of\u200c Satanic altars inside Capitol buildings as protected by the First\u200c Amendment,\u201d Cassidy told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicsentinel.com\/articles\/exclusive-christian-tears-down-and-beheads-satan-shrine-in-iowa-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sentinel<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepubSentinel?\">@RepubSentinel<\/a> can reveal that Michael Cassidy, a Christian and former military officer, tore down and beheaded the Satan \u200baltar in the Iowa Capitol:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rIYIdZOzee\">https:\/\/t.co\/rIYIdZOzee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tZDsmKM5Pm\">pic.twitter.com\/tZDsmKM5Pm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sentinel (@RepubSentinel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepubSentinel\/status\/1735406252358852985?\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed, the\u2064 Founders did not\u200d intend the First Amendment\u2063 to cover satanic\u200d displays on public grounds. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/1st-amendment-protects-religion-not-satanism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">own words<\/a> tell us as much.<\/p>\n<p>The Satanic Temple\u2019s statement also called for \u201cempathy\u201d based on its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thesatanictemple.com\/blogs\/the-satanic-temple-tenets\/there-are-seven-fundamental-tenets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 tenets<\/a>.\u201d The \u200bfirst of those tenets, for instance, urges\u200d \u201ccompassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What should we \u2063make of this?\u200d Has \u200bthe Satanic Temple merely mimicked Thomas Paine and the deistic radicals of the French Revolution? After all, who could object to compassion,\u200c empathy and reason?<\/p>\n<p>In short, everyone can and must object.<\/p>\n<p>Those who\u200b profess\u2063 to follow the 7 tenets\u2064 openly worship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-satanist-says-met-terrifying-satan-body-experience-now-devotes-life-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satan<\/a>. They do not hide it.\u2064 \u201cHail Satan!\u201d their\u2063 statement read. And Satan lies. By definition, Satan lies in the service of\u200d the evil he personifies. Without deliberate deceit, in fact, Satan would not be Satan.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, worshiping Satan without lies would amount to embracing Adolf Hitler\u2019s Nazis without hatred of Jews. It cannot be done.<\/p>\n<p>A famous literary example should \u200dsuffice to illustrate.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b 1942, legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis published\u2064 \u201cThe\u2063 Screwtape Letters,\u201d a \u2064satirical correspondence\u2063 involving two demons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/screwtape-proposes-toast-c-s-lewis-believed-demons-love-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screwtape<\/a>, \u200da \u2062master devil, wrote a series of letters\u2064 to his nephew Wormwood, a novice tempter. In each missive, the \u2063diabolical uncle instructed the apprentice demon on \u200chow best to alienate a young \u2062Englishman\u200d from God.<\/p>\n<p>The book\u2019s preface, however,\u2063 made it \u200dclear \u200bthat Screwtape \u2014\u200c even in pursuit of his own ends \u2014 detested truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReaders are advised to remember \u2062that the devil is a liar. Not everything that Screwtape says \u2064should be assumed to be true even from\u2064 his \u200cown angle,\u201d Lewis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samizdat.qc.ca\/arts\/lit\/PDFs\/ScrewtapeLetters_CSL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> of his literary demon.<\/p>\n<p>In short, when those who worship evil\u200c profess concern for safety, empathy and justice, do not believe them.<\/p>\n<p>When they express <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/father-takes-bold-stand-kids-school-displays-progress-pride-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pride<\/a>, on the other hand, take them at their\u2062 word.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iowa-satanic-temple-issues-statement-statue-deemed-beyond-repair\/\">Iowa Satanic Temple Issues Statement After Its Statue Deemed &#8216;Beyond Repair&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the promotion\u2064 of satanic beliefs by the Satanic Temple go against the principles of moral values\u2063 upheld by the Founders of the United States<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tan!\u201d\u2064 is \u200btheir rallying cry. Their ultimate goal is not compassion\u200b or empathy, but the advancement of their\u200b satanic \u200cbeliefs and the erosion of moral values in society.<\/p>\n<p>Words have power.\u200b They can inspire, motivate, and bring comfort. But they can\u200d also deceive, manipulate, and spread falsehoods. Sometimes, words\u200b become \u200clies simply \u200cby virtue of who utters them.\u200d When the Satanic \u2063Temple preaches\u2064 empathy and \u2064compassion, it is essential to recognize the ulterior motives \u200dbehind their message.<\/p>\n<p>The destruction \u200cof the \u200dBaphomet statue by \u2062Michael \u200dCassidy, a Christian veteran, has sparked controversy and \u2063debate. Many are divided between praising Cassidy for his actions and condemning him for vandalism. However, it is crucial to understand\u2064 the context in which this event occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The Satanic Temple&#8217;s display in\u200c the Iowa state capitol was an attempt to provoke and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demi-lovato-releases-pro-abortion-anthem-swine-aimed-at-birthing-people-for-anniversary-of-dobbs-decision\/\" title=\"Demi Lovato drops 'Swine,' a pro-choice anthem for Dobbs anniversary.\">challenge societal norms<\/a>. They intentionally chose a public and political space to promote their beliefs. \u2063By doing so, \u200dthey sought to gain recognition and legitimacy for \u2062their satanic\u2063 ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The First Amendment of\u200b the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-leads-senate-gop-effort-to-codify-landmark-supreme-court-gun-decisions\/\" title=\"Graham leads Senate GOP effort to codify landmark Supreme Court gun decisions\">protects individuals&#8217; rights<\/a> to express their beliefs.\u2063 However, it does not extend to destructive \u200bbehavior or the desecration of public property. \u2062The Satanic\u200b Temple&#8217;s display may have been legally \u200dallowed, but it \u200bdoes not make it morally right.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Founders of the United States did not \u200cenvision the \u200bFirst \u200cAmendment to protect\u200b satanic altars in Capitol buildings. They believed in freedom\u2064 of \u2063religion and\u2062 the \u200bright to worship, \u2062but they also recognized the importance of\u2063 moral values in society. \u2062The Satanic Temple&#8217;s promotion of Satanism goes against these principles.<\/p>\n<p>Compassion, empathy, and reason are virtuous qualities that should be encouraged and practiced by all. However, when these principles are\u200c used as a facade to push a hidden agenda, they become empty words. The \u2063Satanic Temple&#8217;s 7 tenets may sound appealing, but\u200c their true intention\u200d is to propagate satanic beliefs and undermine traditional values.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200ccrucial to be discerning and critical\u2064 of the words \u200dwe hear and the messages \u200bwe encounter. \u200bJust because something is presented as compassionate\u200c or empathetic does not mean it is genuine or\u200c morally right. When words are spoken by those who worship Satan, they become tainted and deceptive.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 conclusion,\u200b the Satanic Temple&#8217;s statement\u2062 about\u2062 the \u200cdestruction of their holiday \u2062display reflects their true intentions and beliefs. Words can \u2062become lies simply by\u200b virtue \u200cof who utters \u200cthem, and\u200b in this case, they come \u2064from a group\u2063 that openly worships Satan. It is essential to see beyond the facade of compassion \u200dand \u200dempathy and recognize their true agenda. Society\u200c must uphold moral values and not be deceived by the\u2062 manipulation \u2063of\u2062 words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That our holiday display had been toppled and destroyed by an individual claiming to be a heroic Christian veteran,&#8221; stated the Satanic Temple of Iowa on Facebook. The incident highlights how words can be distorted based on the speaker&#8217;s identity, turning truth into falsehoods. 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