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.

According to an archived version of his campaign website, Cassidy pushed for a 10-year prison sentence for anyone who destroys a statue in his own state.

  • @dohpaz42
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    931 year ago

    Now imagine for a moment what would happen if someone were to decapitate a statue of Mary or Jesus.

    • @xc2215x
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      411 year ago

      Fox News would talk about it for the next week.

    • BobVersionFour
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      121 year ago

      Let try it out? It’s not like it will be hard to find one religious shit are everywhere

      • Spaz
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        21 year ago

        If everyone did it across the country, people would flip