A former Mississippi political candidate is facing criminal charges after a bedazzled statue of Baphomet, a figure associated with the Satanic Temple, was discovered decapitated at the Iowa State Capitol.
Michael Cassidy, 35, a former U.S. Navy pilot, told Fox News that he saw the controversy surrounding the display, which was heavily criticized by Republican politicians like Ron DeSantis, and drove to the Iowa Capitol to see it for himself. He said it hit a “nerve” and went on to destroy it.
…
According to an archived version of his campaign website, Cassidy pushed for a 10-year prison sentence for anyone who destroys a statue in his own state.
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Or, was that behead your enemies?
Love your enemies, sure. But when they put a goat statue in a government building, that’s a bridge too far! As a good Christian, you’ve got a right to defend yourself in life-threatening goat statue situations.
Who knows what it’s up to once you’re not looking at it?!
Are you implying baphomet statues are actually weeping angels?
Well, maybe not the time energy stealing kind but, we can’t be sure they don’t move just because they didn’t when we were looking at them
It’s far more than just a goat statue, have you seen it? It’s dope. I’ve always liked the children at his feet looking up to him lol I’m sure that triggers Christians so hard.
In their minds, this is loving your enemy. Because Christians are right and everyone else is wrong. So forcing your beliefs on people is a good thing because you’re saving their souls.
This is why slavery was a good thing for Africans.
[/s because 2023]
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/07/ron-desantis-florida-slavery-curriculum
edited in the article in case people didn’t know that this is an actual thing GOPs believe
Awww the only words he can read are: enemies, hate, curse, mistreat. Bless his lil heart.
Love your enemas?
That’s some commie shit
I think it went something like this, “Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written, The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.”
Was this the guy who didn’t even have the decency to put the world’s population in a sack before he drowned them? “Oh he’s changed now”
He is going to send death for both of us too.
“We should be grateful to be able to serve a homicidal maniac, after all, we’re just like him”
Okay, you go first tho. I’m following you, believe me, just jump from the bridge first
How benevolent
Kinda sure that’s not Satan but Baphomet. Completely different characters if you know what you are talking about; which is not your case since your Christian mindset doesn’t allow for the retaining of useful information as it is normal for a sheep mindset
Oh neat, can I try?
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
– Paul Atreides, Dune - Frank Herbert
Did I do it right? We’re sharing quotes from our favorite fiction books, right?
Pretty sure it went something in Ancient Greek and that you’re just parroting an interpretation without any introspection of the source text nor the context from which it was lifted.
Try doing something scholarly next time. Hot-take-Bible-Quotes are worthless.