Man Who Destroyed Satanic Shrine In Iowa Capitol Charged With ‘Hate Crime’
January 31, 2024 in News by RBN Staff
source: zerohedge
BY TYLER DURDEN
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
Michael Cassidy, a Christian veteran who decapitated a Satanic shrine on display in the Iowa State Capitol building, has been charged with a ‘hate crime’.
Yes, really.
If you object to literal Satanic displays in public buildings you are now hateful.
Back in December, Cassidy, beheaded the caped figure placed in the building by The Satanic Temple, and threw the goat skull that was serving as its head in a bin.
Cassidy was quoted as stating that he took the action to “awaken Christians to the anti-Christian acts promoted by our government.”
Instead of simply charging him with misdemeanor damage to property or vandalism, the Des Moines Register reports that Polk County prosecutors charged the veteran with felony third-degree criminal mischief, arguing that the act was “in violation of individual rights” under Iowa’s hate crime statue.
A statement from the Polk County Attorney’s Office claimed that “Evidence shows the defendant made statements to law enforcement and the public indicating he destroyed the property because of the victim’s religion.”
Cassidy is raising money for his legal defense on his GiveSendGo page, which notes “Out of the millions of Christians in this nation, Cassidy was the first to act in bravery and conviction. He was not willing to see God reviled, especially in a building where lawmakers are supposed to honor Jesus Christ as King and look to his law for wisdom as they legislate with justice and righteousness.”
[ZH:] And of course, leftists have been tearing down statues all over the country with impunity.
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Jude 1:8-10 KJVS
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. [9] Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. [10] But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
Apostle Paul would never have been so brazen as to do what this man has done. He wrote this.
1 Corinthians 5:9-13 ESV
I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people- [10] not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. [11] But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler-not even to eat with such a one. [12] For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? [13] God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
Apostle Paul set a precedent for believers not to judge the world, it’s not their place to judge the world. Apostle Peter wrote this.
1 Peter 4:15 KJVS
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
This man did exactly that, and he rightfully suffers the consequences of his actions.