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← Three uses of the Law“Seated at the Right hand of the throne of God” → Ellen White Denies Deity of Christ Posted on October 15, 2015 by ACTheologian 408923_247114988699281_100002023463473_605563_179444531_n For a Biblical breakdown on the Deity of Christ please click here. Below I am going to present a few troubling quotes in proper context and attempt to get a better understanding of Ellen White’s view on the doctrine. “The Eternal Father, the unchangeable one, gave his only begotten Son, tore from his bosom Him who was made in the express image of his person, and sent him down to...

A Satanist leader was arrested on Friday morning after reportedly getting into a physical altercation at the Kansas State Capitol during a so-called “Black Mass” event. Michael Stewart, the founder of the Satanic Grotto, was detained at the Kansas Statehouse in the capital of Topeka after getting into a shoving match with another individual, according to WIBW News. The Satanic Grotto is described as an “organization for Satanists and allies who follow the Left-Hand Path,” according to the organization’s website. Per the outlet: Stewart then made his way to the rotunda, where he held his arms skyward and made a...

Editor’s Note: Raymond Arroyo of EWTN’s The World Over was joined by Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, on March 20, 2025, to discuss the recent scheduling of a black mass within the city and the efforts of the archdiocse to have the event canceled. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. In what has become a First Amendment battle in the state of Kansas, the Satanic group has scheduled a black mass outside the state Capitol on March 28. A black mass is a blasphemous inversion of the Catholic liturgy. Here to tell us more and...

TOPEKA — Rep. Sean Tarwater prayed Thursday for his House colleagues who support a satanic plot to make a mockery of his faith. Tarwater, who identified himself as a devout Catholic, said he stayed silent earlier in the week during a committee hearing on House Resolution 6016, which denounces the Satanic Grotto’s plans to hold a black mass on March 28 at the Statehouse. Tarwater, R-Stillwell, said he was afraid of what he might say if he spoke up during the hearing. “I was simply dumbfounded by what I heard from some of those that are on the committee,” Tarwater...

CV NEWS FEED // In a pivotal court development Wednesday, the leader of a group known as the satanic Grotto testified under oath that neither he nor members of his organization possess a validly Consecrated Host, easing a central concern voiced by the Catholic Church ahead of a highly controversial ritual scheduled to take place March 28 at the Kansas State Capitol. The sworn testimony came just before a civil legal action filed by Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas was set to be heard in district court. The archbishop had sought emergency relief to recover what he...

CV NEWS FEED // Bishop Carl Kemme of Wichita, Kansas, urged Catholics to add another day of fasting to their Lenten practices to counter the satanic worship ritual that is scheduled to take place at the Kansas State Capitol March 28. “It is voluntary, but I hope many will join me in this spiritual act to offer reparation for the offenses God receives because of this blatant show of evil,” Bishop Kemme said in a statement addressing his diocese. “Let us, as a united Body of Christ, lift our voices in prayer and our hearts in supplication. May our fasting...

A Satanic worship ritual – a so-called “black mass” – is scheduled to take place at the Kansas State Capitol on March 28. This is beyond outrageous. Extremists are orchestrating this vile act to publicly profane our faith in response to pro-life legislation. In this blasphemous ritual, they aim to denounce Christ and desecrate the Eucharist, the Body of Our Lord. It is a deliberate and horrifying act of sacrilege. Governor Kelly, who claims to be Catholic, has refused to take action. It’s up to us to demand the immediate cancellation of this sacrilege. Will you stand with us to...

In this SNL skit Lady Gagme and the cast are summoning Lamashtu in Mesopotamian religion, the most terrible of all female demons, daughter of the sky god Anu. From Wiki: She was believed to feed on the blood of human infants[3] and was widely blamed as the cause of miscarriages and cot deaths.[3] Yea you can see SNL's agenda in doing this skit Say a prayer before watching this video it's that bad.

The Satanic Grotto is set to “dedicate the grounds and [the Kansas]legislature to the glory of Satan,” later this month. In a statement posted on Facebook, the group announced its intentions, saying, “We will be performing rites to the Black Mass and indulging in sacrilegious blaspheme. God will fall and Kansas will be embraced by the black flame of Lucifer. Hail Satan.” Kansas Catholics, along with the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, have led the charge in coordinating a “rally of reparation.” These groups are calling on Catholics and Christians across the nation to gather...

As many as 400 million Hindu pilgrims are expected to visit Prayagraj, India, during this year’s 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela festival. Held every 12 years at one of four places in India, the Kumbh Mela is considered to be an especially auspicious time to bathe in the Triveni Sangam—the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers—for purification from sin.

CV NEWS FEED // A satanic so-called “holiday display” is currently in the Minnesota State Capitol, according to recent reports. The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who does not personally approve of it, recently told a news outlet that the display is protected by the First Amendment. CBS News Minnesota’s WCCO News reported that the group Minnesota Satanists set up the display over the Dec. 14-15 weekend. A spokesperson for Walz told WCCO in a statement regarding the display: “The First Amendment means that he does not police speech in the State Capitol. That’s true whether it’s a religious...

The Satanic Temple of Iowa is hosting the “family-friendly” “Satanic Holiday Joy” at the Iowa State Capitol this coming Saturday, where they tell attendees to expect, along with handing out coloring pages and an ornament decorating station for the kids, “Satanic holiday carols, a large Satanic altar and display, a devilish Sol Invictus/Saturnalia ornament making station, and ritual!” They will also have a costume contest with prizes for whoever dresses up as the best ‘Krampus,’ which is a horned, half-goat, half-demon figure from Central and Eastern European folklore who punishes children who misbehave. We last wrote about TST after they...

Public schools are quickly becoming Satanic temples. Don’t believe me? Look at Edgewood Elementary in Marysville, Ohio, where they’ve rolled out the red carpet for The Satanic Temple’s new “Hellion Academy of Independent Learning.” An actual program named HAIL is now part of the school day, offering kids “off-campus” lessons from an organization that openly mocks Christianity while claiming to promote “compassion” and “empathy.” If this doesn’t raise alarm bells, you’re not paying attention. The fox isn’t just guarding the henhouse—it’s hosting workshops on critical thinking and empathy while sharpening its claws. Of course, they’ll tell you this isn’t about...

Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide have eased the discipline for youth members after “serious wrongdoing”. The new guideline came within two weeks after the decision of the Oslo District Court in Norway to strip the Jehovahs of their official status as a registered faith community. The faith community seems to be trying to get a better position in the appeal case in Norway. The community came under attack for its rigid rules regarding discipline to “baptised minors”. Among Jehovah’s Witnesses, it is usual that children choose for baptism between 12 and 16 years. Religiously, they are seen as responsible members than, who...

The Satanic Temple (TST) has opened its second abortion facility — this time in Virginia — and has reaffirmed its so-called belief in abortion as a supposed religious ritual. TST actually claims to operate the world’s only “religious” abortion facilities. Last year, the Satanic Temple announced the opening of its first facility, located in New Mexico. In an attempted insult to the pro-life movement, TST named it “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic.” Malcom Jarry, one of the founders of the Satanic Temple, explained at the time, saying, “In 1950, Samuel Alito’s mother did not have options, and look...

The Satanic Temple opened a second telehealth abortion facility to provide what it describes as “religious abortion services,” and sees the killing of pre-born babies as part of its “destruction ritual.” Despite its name, TST is not affiliated with the Church of Satan, an organization founded by Anton Szandor LaVey in the 1960s. TST also has its headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, where it holds two virtual satanic Temple services each week. TST announced in a press release provided to The Christian Post that its new 24/7 telehealth abortion facility, “Right to Your Life Satanic Abortion Clinic,” will open in Virginia....

OPINION: Yale’s orientation coerced students to participate in ‘spell’ Yale’s Divinity School coerced students to read from a “spell” written by a “witch” as part of its Before the Fall Orientation. The three-day orientation between Aug. 21 to 23 saw a series of talks and activities preparing incoming students for the year ahead, interspersed with small group discussions. One of these small group periods was the first activity of orientation. Participating as an incoming student in one of these circles, I saw how the discussion opened with a set of “Restorative Circle Rules.” These rules boiled down to a warning...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has reached a settlement on behalf of The Satanic Temple (TST), according to a recent press release, after a judge ruled the Shelby County Board of Education in Memphis, TN, violated TST’s First Amendment rights by trying to stop the formation of an “After School Satan Club. It’s not an unexpected blow, given that The Satanic Temple is “the only Satanic religious organization recognized as a church by the IRS and the Federal court system.” In this case, the after-school club was advertised as consisting of” fun” and “exciting” activities for the children, including science...

Adventist Teaching: Yes Biblical Teaching: No In Seventh-Day Adventist theology, the sins of believers are transferred to a sanctuary building in Heaven where Jesus is doing a work of investigative judgement to see who is and isn’t worthy of the atoning benefits of His sacrifice. He is “cleansing the sanctuary” of sin in this process because this sanctuary became defiled by our sins. It is the blood of Christ in this work that transfers the sins there and His blood will also be what transfers them to Satan (though, they will say symbolically). They claim this is modeled after the...

A Mexican woman believed to be a witch with cartel ties, was killed after she tried to snatch an 18-month-old out his parents' arms with the stated intent of killing the child as sacrifice to the patron saint of cartels. Before Maria Guadalupe R.M., 33, tried to kidnap the child, she had made it known to her nephew, also the father of the child, that she believed a dead family member had been reincarnated as his son, reported local newspaper Norte Digital. Sunday, she broke into her relatives' Ciudad Juarez home as her nephew slept with his wife and son...