December 15, 2023
Devil's Advocate
Timothy Birdnow
A man is being charged with multiple crimes after beheading a statue to Satan in the Iowa State Capitol.
The man- Michael Cassidy- decided he could not stand idol-ly by (pun intended) while this mockery of a "holiday display" was honored via our tax dollars.
Now Satanism worships a demon, something that celebrates hatred and betrayal and evil. So the First Amendment forces us to celebrate hatred?
In fact, isn't this fellow simply following the tenants of the Church of Satan in letting his hatred free?
As Anton Zandor LaVey stated in The Satanic Bible:
"By learning to release your hatred towards those who deserve it, you cleanse yourself of these malignant emotions"
So it is fine for Devil worshipers to release their hatred but not someone who thinks they are bad cannot?
In point of fact we have never forbidden free speech or free religious associations but have always limited them - especially where that speech encourages evil behavior. "Fighting words" for instance, are recognized by the Supreme Court as a justification for acts exactly like what this gentleman did. If mocking Christians and Chrismas with a statute of Satan is not fighting words I don't know what is.
LaVey also admonished:
"Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I "love" them does that not place me at their mercy?”
"Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!”
"There is a beast in man that should be exercised, not exorcised.”
"If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.”
This one is especially pertinent to this discussion:
"There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!”
So how can Satanists claim they were wronged here? They PREACH wronging others.
I would further ask would this man be prosecuted if this were a Nazi swastika or a burning cross he cut down? Strange how those are matters of hatred and fair game but not the Devil.
If we are unable to differentiate between true religions and something evil that must be rejected then we are truly lost.
A man is being charged with multiple crimes after beheading a statue to Satan in the Iowa State Capitol.
The man- Michael Cassidy- decided he could not stand idol-ly by (pun intended) while this mockery of a "holiday display" was honored via our tax dollars.
Now Satanism worships a demon, something that celebrates hatred and betrayal and evil. So the First Amendment forces us to celebrate hatred?
In fact, isn't this fellow simply following the tenants of the Church of Satan in letting his hatred free?
As Anton Zandor LaVey stated in The Satanic Bible:
"By learning to release your hatred towards those who deserve it, you cleanse yourself of these malignant emotions"
So it is fine for Devil worshipers to release their hatred but not someone who thinks they are bad cannot?
In point of fact we have never forbidden free speech or free religious associations but have always limited them - especially where that speech encourages evil behavior. "Fighting words" for instance, are recognized by the Supreme Court as a justification for acts exactly like what this gentleman did. If mocking Christians and Chrismas with a statute of Satan is not fighting words I don't know what is.
LaVey also admonished:
"Why should I not hate mine enemies―if I "love" them does that not place me at their mercy?”
"Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!”
"There is a beast in man that should be exercised, not exorcised.”
"If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.”
This one is especially pertinent to this discussion:
"There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!”
So how can Satanists claim they were wronged here? They PREACH wronging others.
I would further ask would this man be prosecuted if this were a Nazi swastika or a burning cross he cut down? Strange how those are matters of hatred and fair game but not the Devil.
If we are unable to differentiate between true religions and something evil that must be rejected then we are truly lost.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at
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