{"id":180074,"date":"2018-12-06T05:03:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T05:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=180074"},"modified":"2018-12-09T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T07:13:52","slug":"satanic-sculpture-installed-at-the-illinois-statehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=180074","title":{"rendered":"Satanic Sculpture Installed at the Illinois Statehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vigilant Citizen \u2013 Dec 5, 2018<\/h1>\n
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Right next to the Christmas tree and hardly noticable, part of an ongoing campaign to make satanism seem respectable and introduce it into the mainstream. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The Illinois Statehouse installed several holiday decorations this year: A Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus, a Christmas tree, a Menorah and \u2026 a Satanic sculpture.<\/h5>\n
Entitled \u201cSnaketivity\u201d, the display depicts a snake wrapped around a woman\u2019s hand as she holds an apple. On the side of the sculpture is the logo of the Satanic Temple \u2013 the head of Baphomet inside an inverted pentagram \u2013 and the words \u201cKnowledge is the Greatest Gift\u201d.<\/h5>\n
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The satanic display at the Illinois Statehouse rotunda.<\/p><\/div>\n

The symbolism of this sculpture refers to the book of Genesis and goes to the very core of Luciferian philosophy. It represents Eve grabbing the \u201cforbidden fruit\u201d of knowledge that was given to her by Lucifer who took the form of a serpent. Lucifer told Eve that biting the fruit would allow Adam and herself to become \u201clike gods, knowing good and evil\u201d. This is known as the \u201coriginal sin\u201d which God to expel Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.<\/h5>\n
To Luciferians, the serpent is not a deceiver but a \u201csavior\u201d who allowed humanity to access the knowledge required to achieve divinity through its own means. The marking under the sculpture saying \u201cKnowledge is the Greatest Gift\u201d refers to the \u201cgift\u201d given from Lucifer to man in the form of divine knowledge. This interpretation of the book of Genesis has been, for centuries, a core difference between theistic religions and occult schools.<\/h5>\n
Despite the very biblical meaning of its display, the Satanic Temple insists that its goal is not about proselytizing for its own religion. Next to the sculpture, the Satanic Temple also installed an also inscription saying: \u201cReligion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds\u201d.<\/h5>\n
In a GoFundMe campaign<\/a><\/span> to raise money for the sculpture, the Satanic Temple wrote:<\/h5>\n
\u201cThe Satanic Temple\u2014Chicago will no longer allow one religious perspective to dominate the discourse in the Illinois State Capitol rotunda during the holiday season. \u2026 Please consider what you may do to help us bring Satan to Springfield!\u201d<\/h5>\n
Another sign near the sculpture contains a disclaimer from the state:<\/h5>\n
\u201cThe State of Illinois is required by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution to allow temporary, public displays in the state capitol so long as these displays are not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Because the first floor of the Capitol Rotunda is a public place, state officials cannot legally censor the content of speech or displays. The United States Supreme Court has held that public officials may legally impose reasonable time, place and manner restrictions regarding displays and speeches, but no regulation can be based on the content of the speech.\u201d<\/h5>\n
Dave Druker, the spokesman for the secretary of state, confirmed that the Chicago-based Satanic Temple had the right to place its sculpture on display inside the statehouse.<\/h5>\n
\u201cUnder the Constitution, the First Amendment, people have a right to express their feelings, their thoughts. This recognizes that.\u201d<\/h5>\n

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