Satanic Temple Still Saber-Rattling in Arkansas

Religious Freedom,

This week the Satanic Temple announced it will bring a 7½-foot statue of baphomet — a part-man, part-goat figure — to Little Rock as part of a protest at the Capitol Building in August.

The group had previously threatened to place the statue on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds after the legislature moved forward with plans to install a monument of the Ten Commandments on the capitol lawn. However, nothing ever came of the threat, because monuments cannot be built without legislative approval.

The Satanic Temple says it opposes Arkansas’ monument of the Ten Commandments, because the monument is an endorsement of religion. However, Arkansas’ monument of the Ten Commandments is identical to one the U.S. Supreme Court ruled constitutional in Texas, and it is intended to celebrate the Ten Commandments’ influence and legacy in our modern legal system.

Nevertheless, two atheist groups are suing to have the monument removed from the capitol lawn.

Frankly, there just shouldn’t be anything controversial about honoring the significance of the Ten Commandments.

The Ten Commandments are one of the earliest examples of the rule of law in human history, and they have had a tremendous impact on western civilization. The Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are amazing documents, but the Ten Commandments are the great-great-granddaddy of them all.

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Help End Abortion in Arkansas

Abortion, , , ,

This September pro-life Arkansans will gather for peaceful prayer outside abortion facilities.

The prayer vigils are part of the 40 Days for Life campaign.

All across the country, Americans will join together praying that abortion will end.

40 Days for Life will begin in less than two months on September 26, and it will last until November 4. Volunteers will take turns praying outside abortion facilities from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM throughout the day.

Leaders are looking for churches who will each recruit enough volunteers to cover one or more days during the 40 days. Typically, a volunteer will pray for only one hour outside the abortion facility, so it takes at least 12 volunteers to cover an entire day.

These gatherings are not rallies or protests. They are peaceful assemblies for prayer and reflection — and they work.

Every year we hear stories from other states of abortion clinics shut down and abortion workers coming to Christ in the wake of a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign. We want Arkansas to be next.

This is your opportunity to help us end abortion, and all you have to do is pray.

People in central Arkansas can learn more about 40 Days for Life by contacting Toni Blackwell at 501-650-2993 or 40DaysForLifeLittleRock@gmail.com.

In Northwest Arkansas, you can learn more about 40 Days for Life by contacting Sheila Pursell at 469-231-1959 or 40DaysNWA@gmail.com.

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