GOP Lawmaker / Pastor Makes Excuses For Satanic Display in Iowa Statehouse

Satanic Displays, the First Amendment, and Christian Responsibility

Okay in this video. I just wanted to cover a story. I saw online a Satan statue was put up in the Iowa Statehouse and a Republican lawmaker Basically sort of gave a bunch of excuses saying well, you know, I don't like it, but we can't discriminate in this lawmaker.

Apparently, he's a Christian. So he's catching a lot of heat. Here's what the Des Moines Register says. Here's the headline of the article. First Amendment protects satanic display in Iowa. But GOP lawmaker took abuse for saying so so I'm just gonna go straight to Twitter or X as it's now called.

And I'm gonna read Representative John Dunwell's response. He says as many of you had become aware last week a display was erected at the Iowa Capitol by the satanic Temple of Iowa as I have responded to concerns from Iowans about the display I wanted to share with you how the display came to be and my response.

How did it happen? Well, the Capitol structure falls underneath the control of the Iowa Legislature the Department of Administrative Services DAS is charged with the management's like blah blah blah. Why is this guy if he's a Christian?

Why is he not coming out of the gate? Just saying? Hey, this is unacceptable and I'm gonna work day and night to make sure this thing is resolved. So his response immediately We can see is is soft. That's probably the best thing you could say about it.

He continues currently access for the displays that the Capitol are open to anyone. Through an application process really would you allow the Nazis to put up a display? No, you wouldn't. No, you wouldn't and if somebody did put up a Nazi display you'd tear it down and rightfully so.

But here he says, you know, it's open to anybody and we cannot discriminate on the basis of religion or ideology. So I guess what he is saying is that we just have to put the Satan statue up. You know, we can't discriminate.

I mean this is this is Sad it is pathetic. So he goes on, you know talking about how the Iowa Legislature, you know, they can set the rules and standards for any display and it's up to them and Yeah, blah blah blah who cares like this.

This is not okay. And for the first 200 years of our nation's history Everyone understood that this is a nation under God. Jesus is Lord of Lords King of Kings. One nation under God it's right there, you know in the US Capitol.

The House of Representatives it says in God we trust right above the Speaker of the House. And there's no question about which God that was referring to. So for the again for the first 200 years of this country, there were no Satan statues going up around Christmastime.

So somehow, you know, the First Amendment didn't protect that stuff back then but now it does know it's just Evil people are now in power. So they want to Put up or allow the display of their God the devil in their statehouse.

The Display Is Not the Problem, the Excuses Are

So He as he says as a follower of Christ. Here's my response and this Represented he claims to be a pastor. He says here is my response the display. It's just an inanimate object. That is no real power in and of itself.

We have nothing to fear well, it's not it's not that that we think the object is magical or powerful or that the You know fake goat head and the robe and the candles that it has some sort of power. That's not the point.

It's the fact that you're allowing it and you're making excuses for it. That's the problem now. He does say he opposes the display. Well, I hope so if he's a Christian. But he says it is just it is just another way to worship.

Or it's not just another way to worship the same God. There are differences that need to be pointed out the display glorifies the evil influence we oppose. Okay, so he's on Some level saying the right thing that we had disagree with this.

This is evil. But at the same time he says the primary response required is prayer wrong. The primary response required is that you tear that thing down? The display itself is an invitation of the work We have yet to do.

Iowa needs Jesus and of course we would say amen to that Iowa needs Jesus, but again this display needs to be taken down. So he kind of makes excuse. He says well, I don't agree with it. But then he makes excuses like well It's protected under the First Amendment and we can't really do anything about it and Iowa has the right to allow this up.

And yeah. Sad sad display. Here's what one person or how one person responded on Twitter a woman. She says I am literally not reading any of that this guy's response. But to give quarter to the enemies of God she says is pathetic and contemptible.

So amen sister another person responds what a pathetic excuse for a Christian. Now, I prefer to be Polite the way I interact but I'm gonna say this his response as a supposed pastor. Yeah, it was his response was pathetic.

So that but this guy's calling him a pathetic excuse for a Christian and just oh this guy's getting beat up all over the place. On Twitter. So what should he do? Well, he can be more forceful in his condemnation.

He can say I promise not to sleep. I'm gonna work day and night to make sure this thing is removed. He could resign. There are several things he could do. What he shouldn't do is Respond this way and make excuses and then he goes on in the post to say well as a Christian.

We will we can never impose our beliefs. Oh, no Christians can never do that. Well, the secular progressives are imposing their beliefs. You know the satanic temple there. They're getting what they want.

But Christians are somehow we're not allowed to impose what we believe because someone will say well you can't legislate morality. Well, that's all you can legislate every single law is Somebody you know believe that this is wrong.

So they outlawed it or you can't do this. So they made it illegal every law is a reflection of somebody imposing their beliefs on To society but apparently Christians that were the one group that we're not allowed to do that.

Why Christians Should Not Retreat From Public Life

No wonder we're losing and Here's why you should care. Because this will be coming to a town near you okay, so this isn't the first time something like this has happened, but I was driving through the center of town today and Yeah, and in the town square on the town common there was a manger scene a crash and Next to it was a menorah.

Now. This is the first time I've ever seen the menorah and Christians probably aren't gonna be too bothered by that but You know if we allow this or if we respond the same way as this pastor this Christian Representative and just kind of cave in and make excuses.

Well, guess what? In your town you'll have the manger scene. Maybe a menorah and then the Satan statue this will happen in a community near you if Christians don't stand up and fight this stuff. So we need to be willing to speak up.

We need to be willing to fight. Fight the spiritual battles. We're not talking about fighting. Physically right we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against Principalities and powers and that is so very clear with this story right here.

So remain faithful speak up. Fight for truth and until next time may the Lord be with you and have a great day.