Back in December, for instance, it was reported that the Chicago chapter of the “Temple of Satan” was given permission to place a Satanic statue in between a Christmas tree and a menorah at the Illinois statehouse during the holiday season, in open defiance to both Christianity and Judaism.
According to reports, the four-foot sculpture depicted a black-colored fist clenching an apple, which was meant to represent the sin of Adam and Eve when they ate of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, in violation of God’s edict placing the tree and its fruit off-limits.
Below this Satanic statue was a placard stating, “Knowledge is the Greatest Gift,” along with a Baphomet-embedded pentagram – just to ensure that everyone viewing the statue knew that it was there to honor Satan.
“Under the Constitution, the First Amendment, people have a right to express their feelings, their thoughts,” stated Dave Druker, a spokesman for the Illinois Secretary of State, in defense of the statue’s grotesque presence. “This recognizes that.”...read more>>>...