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Man who damaged Satanic statue in Iowa Capitol raises $20,000 for defense
Just the News ^ | December 15, 2023 11:00pm | Kim Jarrett

Posted on 12/16/2023 10:51:23 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

(The Center Square) - A man who damaged a Satanic statue in the Iowa Capitol building said he raised $20,000 for his defense after he was criminally charged.

Michael Cassidy, a former candidate for the Mississippi House of Representatives, is charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for tearing down the statue placed there by the Satanic Temple Iowa, according to KCCI. He closed the defense fund after it reached $20,000 but reopened it Friday afternoon, saying he had learned additional charges could be filed against him.

The statue is destroyed, temple officials said on Facebook.

Florida Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and talk show host Erick Erickson said they would help with the defense fund. Turning Point USA donated $10,000, according to a social media post from its founder, Charlie Kirk.

DeSantis made the statue a campaign issue, blaming former President Donald Trump for allowing the statue to be in the Capitol during a town hall meeting on CNN earlier this week.

“Lo and behold, the Trump administration gave them approval to be under the IRS as a religion,” DeSantis said.

The statue drew ire from state lawmakers, with one calling for its removal.

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: iowa; statue

1 posted on 12/16/2023 10:51:23 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Let Baal plead for Baal because one has tore down his altar.

Judges6: 29 And they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And after they had searched and inquired, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.”
30 Then the men of the town said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has broken down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it.”

31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.”

Let satan contend for satan because one has broken down his altar.


2 posted on 12/16/2023 11:18:13 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Excellent verse.


3 posted on 12/16/2023 11:22:34 AM PST by dynachrome (War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

+1.


4 posted on 12/16/2023 11:42:24 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How much did the fine the far-left cancel culture Nazis when they tore down so many of America’s beloved statues and monuments. HYPOCRITES! Fascist Hypocrites.


5 posted on 12/16/2023 11:46:17 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Paul never tore down idols in any heathen lands. While I understand the desire to do this, we are not in Israel and we are definitely a heathen nation.


6 posted on 12/16/2023 11:49:30 AM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Statues are worldly things. Is you love Our Father, His Only Son, and the Holt Spirit, make a monument to God in you heart.


7 posted on 12/16/2023 11:58:28 AM PST by Sirius Lee (I am going to keep SPAMming the meme "I see Freepers bickering..." where applicable)
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To: Sirius Lee

Okay. Will do.


8 posted on 12/16/2023 12:02:10 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The Lord is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s bull and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it; and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold in an orderly manner, and take a second bull and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.” Then Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had spoken to him; and because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city to do it by day, he did it by night.

Judges 6:24-27


9 posted on 12/16/2023 12:03:05 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't match your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

+1. If Satan is a god, certainly he could fight his own battles…correct?


10 posted on 12/16/2023 12:20:25 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

America is also a nation that began with 13 Colonies and grew to 50 states..

Christ began with Him and His 12, and the New Covenant Church grew at 50.

Maybe it’s not an accident this nation currently has one Captain (DC) for that 50, either
..

Maybe what we’re waiting on isn’t a Paul,but an Elijah


11 posted on 12/16/2023 12:26:12 PM PST by delchiante
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wouldn’t be surprised if the judge confiscates the donations.


12 posted on 12/16/2023 1:06:39 PM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1997 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Good verse, quite appropriate!

Along the same lines, the Roman prescription for blasphamy was "Let the Gods avenge themselves."

The IRS area responsible for certifying Satanism as a religion was probably basing it upon its 501C status rather than content as a "religion" status. The Satanic church exists as an Anti-religion tool for atheists who want to raise the middle finger to Christianity, like the spaghetti monster church. The danger is that children start to approach it as a substitute for Christianity or Judism. (Islam, of course, is a criminal enterprise based on slavery, theft, and sex. Thugee in India was based on murder / sacrifice.)

13 posted on 12/16/2023 2:35:20 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

As one man said on another web page..The satanists are just trolling to get a rise out of Christians since they really don’t believe in their own statues.

As you said, “Let the Gods avenge themselves.”


14 posted on 12/16/2023 2:57:27 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Oof! Apologies for the phone typos.


15 posted on 12/16/2023 4:32:16 PM PST by Sirius Lee (I am going to keep SPAMming the meme "I see Freepers bickering..." where applicable)
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To: delchiante
Toss in that 600,000 in Roman numerals is DC with an overline.

D̅C̅

On a mystical level, the number 600,000 is identified with the number of souls comprising the Nation of Israel. The Talmud teaches that the arrival of the Messiah will transpire when all these souls are "complete."

The son of David will not come until all the souls in the body are complete. (Yevamot 62a)

The Nation of Israel

Maybe it’s not an accident this nation currently has one Captain (DC) for that 50, either

"Da Capo (D.C.)"

16 posted on 12/16/2023 5:15:36 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What was this dude doing? If God wanted it destroyed, He could have done so without effort.


17 posted on 12/18/2023 12:14:19 AM PST by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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