cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9638261

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday.

Michael Cassidy was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for knocking over and destroying a statue erected by the temple inside the capitol, The Des Moines Register first reported.

“Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” DeSantis said on X, formerly Twitter. “I’ll chip in to contribute to this veteran’s legal defense fund. Good prevails over evil — that’s the American spirit.”

  • nnullzz@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    This country’s doomed for the next big belief war within our own borders. It feels like everyday, between headlines with Trump, Mike Johnson, DeSantis, and many others, that a full-on war on anything but Christianity ruling America has begun. I can list a million and one reasons why Christianity now is worse than any “Satanic” or secular beliefs.

    What really sucks is the underestimated number of Americans who feel like they’re being signaled to fight this religious war thats being made up. Why can’t everyone just mind their own business…

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    11 months ago

    Good prevails over evil — that’s the American spirit.

    Hahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahaha… You’re a funny little man DeSantis.

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    11 months ago

    “Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” DeSantis said on X, formerly Twitter.

    The Satanic Temple doesn’t believe in Satan, Ron.

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      11 months ago

      If all of his past political stunts are any indication, Florida taxpayers’.

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    11 months ago

    Fitting that DeSantis would be in the corner of the guy who vandalized a symbol of free thought and anti-authoritarianism.