Michael Cassidy, a former U.S. Navy pilot, destroyed a display of Baphomet, which was being featured at the Iowa State Capitol.

A former Mississippi political candidate is facing criminal charges after a bedazzled statue of Baphomet, a figure associated with the Satanic Temple, was discovered decapitated at the Iowa State Capitol.

Michael Cassidy, 35, a former U.S. Navy pilot, told Fox News that he saw the controversy surrounding the display, which was heavily criticized by Republican politicians like Ron DeSantis, and drove to the Iowa Capitol to see it for himself. He said it hit a “nerve” and went on to destroy it.

“How precisely did you decapitate Satan?” Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Cassidy.

“Tore it off. Pulled it apart. Put him in a garbage bag,” Cassidy said.

  • 𝕯𝖎𝖕𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖙@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Yes, all churches need to pay taxes.

    Nuh uh! Churches do charity work so they need to be tax free. — any christian we’ve argued with over this on the internet.

    See, the thing about charity work is, it’s tax deductible!