Okay Ortho-bros, I see you.
Remember, that satanic statue that kept getting smashed outside of the New Hampshire Capitol?
Here's the man who claims responsibility for one instance of destruction of a Baphomet idol.
Joshua Cummings actually took to Facebook the day after Christmas explaining the entire ordeal and why he chose to smash the offensive idol.
I live in Concord, New Hampshire. It was I who destroyed the Satan statue in front of the State House. Other people have destroyed it on several occasions. It has basically become open season on the stupid thing at this point, but I (have lost count but) did at least five times bash it on the head with my medieval mace in the middle of the night, and I was finally apprehended by police for it a few nights ago. I wasn't arrested, only asked some basic questions and read my Miranda Rights; and I don't think charges will be pressed, and if they are I'm sure I can cover the lawfare with some kind of crowdfunding. It'd probably quickly go viral the same way the news articles have.
So an Orthodox Christian, someone who is obviously big on iconography and truly adores symbolism, snuck out in the middle of the night with a medieval mace and bashed the statue?
I can't even be mad at the guy.
Taking a medieval weapon out for a walk in Concord, New Hampshire, on a cold winter's night, intent on destroying a satanic idol?
I mean, c'mon!!!
I don't think anything will come of this legally, but if anything does I will be happy to state my case, and I pray it can provide a confession for Orthodoxy, which has the fullness of theology to explain why it is perfectly Christian to destroy an idol in front of the very State House. What does it say about us as a people if we allow such a filthy and hideous image to appear before God in our most basic societal representation?
He also wasn't happy with Christians who defended the statue.
Online, some Protestants and Catholics in the comment sections of the widespread news articles have even defended the statue, saying that the 1st Amendment protects its being in front of the State House. I maintain my stance that we ought to have anti-blasphemy laws, and that it is unChristian to not destroy idolatrous statues, a fact witnessed to by the countless saints who did not hesitate to topple monuments to falsehood.
So far, it doesn't appear as if there have been any charges filed and its unclear if anything else will come of all of this.
The following two quotes are my favorite part of his statement:
I know the Satanic Temple wants to catch me on a 'hate crime' charge. On the night I was apprehended, the officer, after spending a few minutes at his vehicle, came up to me and said 'So you did this because you hate the Satanic Temple?' Paraphrasing, I responded 'I don't hate anyone. The Satanic Temple are a bunch of idiots, but I pray they repent. I hate Satan.'
Again, I maintain that Satan is not who the Satanic Temple says he is — he is who he is — he has no humility and no love, and hates everyone, seeking their destruction. The 'Seven Tenets' of Satanism (which the Temple regularly cites as the reason for making their cause attractive) have nothing to do with the actual agenda of Satan. God forbid the members of the Satanic Temple die in their delusion and realize their eternal disappointment: Satan doesn't like you as much as you liked him!
Good on you, Joshua. That-a-way to live up to your namesake!
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