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Satanic Statue Mocking Christmas Up In Illinois Statehouse; Sign Near It Explains It’s Not Officials’ Fault

John Bickley

The Chicago chapter of the Satanic Temple is clearly very proud of its “Snaketivity” statue it successfully forced officials to display next to a huge Christmas tree in the Illinois Statehouse rotunda just in time for the holiday season.

The statue, which features a hand holding up an apple with a serpent wrapped around it, is now included alongside a Nativity scene and a Hanukkah menorah. It’s title, “Knowledge Is The Greatest Gift,” overtly mocks the idea of Christ as God’s great gift to the world.

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