Today, in a symbolic act, Iranians set fire to the flags of Israel and the United States, as well as an obelisk and a statue of Baal—which they described as a symbol of Satan—in various cities across Iran in response to the release of the Epstein documents.

      • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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        18 hours ago

        i wonder how long we stop pretending w this jesus guy and cut out the middle man to go straight to worshipping baal again. lol

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      1 day ago

      Exactly. That’s how sacrifice worked. You burned shit to give it to the gods. These guys just gave Baal a really nice statue of Satan to put in his living room.

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      I’d totally have this be a valid form of worship if I were a god. Especially if they cook hot dogs and marshmallows over it