The Statue of Liberty, depicted as a pagan goddess akin to Athena, Minerva, Isis, and Ishtar, embodies a deceptive symbol of freedom that rejects divine authority. Known as Lady Liberty, she represents a system of enslavement and immorality, tied to occult symbolism and Enlightenment ideals of moral license. Embraced by Pagans and Wiccans in rituals for liberation, her influence extends into mainstream Protestant denominations and New Age churches through doctrines promoting unity and sexual practices linked to goddess worship. Despite objections from clergymen, her presence on public soil persists, symbolizing a destroyer of families and nations, promising liberty from divine rule while fostering idolatry and immorality.

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America's Goddess (Part One)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom and civil justice, is depicted as a pagan goddess, embodying an age-old deception. Known as Lady Liberty, she is linked to the Greek Athena and the Roman Minerva, goddesses of wisdom, philosophy, and civic virtue, as well as the patroness of good government in ancient Athens and Rome. The statue, presented to the U.S. in 1884 and dedicated in 1886, was designed by Auguste Bartholdi, a Freemason influenced by ancient sculptors like Phidias, who crafted statues of goddesses such as Athena and Nemesis. Bartholdi had previously sought to build a statue of Isis, the Egyptian queen of heaven, for the Suez Canal, depicting a robed woman with a torch, a design mirrored in the Statue of Liberty. This iconic figure also connects to various other goddesses, including the Roman Juno, the Sabine Feronia, and the Babylonian Ishtar or Semiramis, a legendary Assyrian queen known for founding Babylon and her sexual license. The Statue of Liberty, officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World, bears symbols like the seven rays on her crown, reminiscent of Semiramis, and stands on a pedestal evoking Babylonian style. Positioned in New York Harbor, within a city seen as a modern Babylon, she represents a system of enslavement and captivity, contrary to the liberty she outwardly promises. Her presence, tied to the Enlightenment ideals of moral license promoted by figures like Voltaire, Ben Franklin, Gustave Eiffel, and Bartholdi—all associated with goddess worship—reveals a deeper occult symbolism. The statue, also called the Mother of Exiles in Emma Lazarus' poem, is viewed as the embodiment of the Mother of harlots, beckoning the world to a freedom that rejects God's sovereignty. Despite objections from some American clergymen in the late 1800s who opposed placing a pagan goddess on American soil, the Statue of Liberty was embraced, reflecting a growing acceptance of paganism at that time.

America's Goddess (Part Two)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

President Cleveland inaugurated Lady Liberty as America's goddess, declaring her a peaceful deity greater than all other gods celebrated in ancient song. Her influence remains strong in this nation. To many Wiccans and Pagans, Lady Liberty is a powerful and ancient goddess who guides, inspires, protects, and comforts. Pagans invoke her in rituals for personal and social liberation, include her image in household shrines, and are required to pray to her statue on symbolically important days, leaving offerings and praying for freedom from oppression. For Wiccans and other Pagans, she represents goddesses like Ishtar, Isis, and Athena from various cultures. This goddess worship extends beyond Pagans, subtly influencing mainstream Protestant denominations such as Methodists, Episcopalians, and Presbyterians, where the term goddess is increasingly used. Ishtar, as the Goddess of Liberty, impacts some New Age mainstream Christian churches through doctrines promoting unity via cross-pollination, carrying sexual overtones. Reports of sexual misconduct in certain Third Wave churches involve practices where sexual relations are part of worship, seen as a means to gain spiritual blessings or forgiveness of sins through becoming one with the goddess. Among liberal Protestant denominations, trends move towards Ishtarism, with groups like Liberated for Christ promoting non-monogamous practices, echoing ancient mystery religions deifying figures like Semiramis, also known as Ishtar, Isis, Athena, and Lady Liberty. While pagan gods and goddesses like Lady Liberty appear on public property, there is no opposition to their presence, highlighting a pervasive influence. This goddess worship is expected to persist, even amidst global destruction, as mankind continues to cling to idols and immorality. Lady Liberty, presented as a symbol of peace and freedom, is seen as a destroyer of families and nations through immorality, promising liberty from divine authority.

Inventing Goddesses and Demons (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Lilith, a demon goddess of the night and reputed first wife of Adam, originates from ancient Babylonian lore and appears in Jewish folklore alongside Samael, a Satan figure. Despite her prominence in mythology, she is absent from biblical texts. Some scholars suggest that Isaiah 34:14 refers to this night demon, as the Hebrew word "lilith," derived from "laylah" meaning night, is used there. However, this is the only occurrence of "lilith" in Scripture, and its meaning remains unclear beyond an implication of nocturnality. Strong's Concordance defines it as "screech owl," fitting the context of wild animals in desolate places. The New Revised Standard Version capitalizes "Lilith," implying a personality, influenced by Jewish legend, though nothing in the biblical context supports connecting "lilith" to the Babylonian myth or a specific demon goddess. Isaiah 34 speaks of God's judgment on Edom and its future desolation, portraying a wilderness inhabited by wild animals, not a haunt for a demon named Lilith. The myth of Lilith is considered a Jewish fable, warned against as a source of false doctrine and a distortion of God's Word.

Inventing Goddesses and Demons

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Jews turned a Babylonian myth of Lilith into a fabrication about a woman before Eve. Some translations suggest Israel sacrificed to a demon named Azazel.

The Spirit of Babylon (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The spirit of Babylon is one of self-determination and independence, antagonistic toward every institution of God, even something as basic as God-given gender.

The Spirit of Babylon

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Spirit of Babylon is couched in brazen outlook of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar, the femme fatale who asserted her free will to overcome the influence of Eden.

The Spirit of Babylon (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Despite Inanna's marriage to a god named Dumuzi, she still took lovers whenever she wished—she would not be constrained by the divine order of marriage.

The Spirit of Babylon (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

An ancient, Babylonian description of Eden and a goddess reveals an influential spirit that has endured the millennia to ensnare the present Western world.

God and Gender

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Gender-neutral language in Bible translations is a spill-over of radical feminism, which also endorses goddess worship and other non-Christian practices.

Be My Valentine?

Article by Mike Ford

February 14, Valentine's Day, may seem harmless until the truth of its origins comes to light. Here is what lies behind this licentious, pagan day.

Easter: Origins and Implications

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The only biblical reference to 'Easter' (in some versions) is a mistranslation of 'Passover.' Easter comes from the Assyrian fertility goddess Ishtar.

The Woman Atop the Beast (Part 1)

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Revelation 17 depicts a fallen woman astride a beast, drunk with the blood of God's saints. Whom does this image represent? History makes the answer plain!

The Occult

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The Bible condemns divination, necromancy, soothsayers, sorcery, spiritism and witchcraft, identifying all these practices as abominations, based on demonism.

The Perfect Wife

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Biblically ordained marriage roles are at odds or in conflict with cultural expectations, especially the influences of radical feminism and postmodernism.