Iowa Governor Called to Pardon Christian Veteran Who Beheaded Satanic ‘Holiday’ Statue, DeSantis Offers Help

🏞️Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is coming under pressure to pardon the Christian veteran charged with destroying a satanic statue that had been on display in the state Capitol building in Des Moines.

The statue, which depicted the demon Baphomet and featured a ram’s head perched on a caped mannequin, was erected with permission this month by the Satanic Temple of 🏞️Iowa as part of a purported “holiday display.”

The group said the statue was an expression of their right to religious freedom.

“We’re going to really relish the opportunity to be represented in a public forum. We don’t have a church on every street corner,” Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves said.

Still, the statue was immediately criticized.

🏞️Iowa resident Shellie Flockhart, for instance, called the display a “very dark, evil force,” according to Fox News. She added, “I hope that people realize spiritual warfare is real. That there are evil satanic forces that are trying to infiltrate our state.”