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America's Goddess (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe 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. CollinsPresident Grover Cleveland called the Statue of Liberty the United States' "peaceful deity—greater than all gods." Wiccans pray to her as a nature goddess.
Inventing Goddesses and Demons (Part Two)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeSome modern translations of Isaiah 34, influenced by Jewish mythology, wrongly insert the demon goddess Lilith into a prophecy of Edom's desolation.
Inventing Goddesses and Demons
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe 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. GrabbeThe 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. GrabbeThe 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. GrabbeDespite 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. GrabbeAn 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. RitenbaughGender-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 FordFebruary 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. RitenbaughThe 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. RitenbaughRevelation 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. CollinsThe 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. RitenbaughBiblically ordained marriage roles are at odds or in conflict with cultural expectations, especially the influences of radical feminism and postmodernism.