By Wyatt Thomas:
Monuments have been erected as remembrances since time immemorial. They testify to the mighty heroes, great victories, and revered gods of civilizations long past.
After the Children of Israel crossed the Jordan River on their way to the Promised Land, God directed Joshua to set up twelve stones as a remembrance and “teachable moment” for future generations. “That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.” (Joshua 4:6-7)
Proverbs 22:28 instructs: “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” These ancient landmarks were boundary stones which marked territorial inheritance and delineated borders and cultural divides. They were to be left untouched in respect to the legacy of those who had come before and to direct future generations’ daily interactions
None of these memorials were graven images or idols in violation of the Second Commandment. Even the ancient Tabernacle and Hebrew Temple were adorned with figures of angels and of nature. These monuments were signs of honor, not idolatry. So, too, are the statues and shrines our nation has traditionally erected to memorialize great leaders and events from our own history for future generations. They have an inherent power as an embodiment of our stored cultural memory.
Because we are in engaged in spiritual warfare and Satan is an inversion of all that is good and honorable, our Enemies Within are on a rampage to eradicate all that has been revered in our society. The latest such travesty is the “NOW” atrocity which has been placed atop the Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State. Resembling a pagan fertility goddess complete with a Ruth Bader Ginsburg style collar, this “work of art” represents the destruction of our patriarchal society by a cadre of Karens who hold child sacrifice as the holiest of rites.
Those who rightly mock the obvious hideousness of this statue often fail to notice the underlying spiritual battle which lies at the heart of this controversy. The site for this idol was chosen by a committee headed by NY Judge Dianne T. Renwick who led the fight to suspend Rudy Juiliani’s law license in retaliation for his efforts to fight voter fraud. Judge Renwick sees erecting this Golden Calf as the opening salvo to topple all the great men of the past from their rightful pedestals in the name of freedom, equal rights and justice: “As we seek to broaden the visibility of less-often-recognized contributors to law and justice in our society, what better way to start than with the figure of a woman? Women are foundations of our society. Throughout history we have been champions for freedom, equal rights and justice. For the first time since the Court’s historic opening well over 100 years ago, the figure of a woman finally and rightfully will stand on equal footing with the male philosophers and lawgivers who line the other pedestals. This type of collaboration is unprecedented in New York State and we are very excited about this endeavor and the possibilities for other courts.”
The creator of this artwork Shahzia Sikander is a Pakistani-born diversity hire who sees her work as part of an “urgent and necessary cultural reckoning underway as New York…reconsiders traditional representations of power in public spaces and recasts civic structures to better reflect 21st century social mores.”
The woman this statue memorializes, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was an ACLU hack who is now reaping her eternal reward in an extremely warm place after a lifetime spent enabling Communism, advocating for the murder of the unborn, and doing her utmost to destroy our nation. This is the type of woman the Left believes should “finally and rightfully stand on equal footing with the male philosophers and lawgivers” who created Western Civilization.
This monstrosity has been placed atop the Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State which was built in the 1890s as part of the City Beautiful Movement. At its grand opening in 1899, the New York Times described this building as “one of the most chaste monuments of art in the metropolis.” Decorated with stunning mosaics depicting our legal legacy and classical statuary honoring the notable men who guided its development, this was the perfect target for the Woke Brigade. It is the embodiment of all they seek to destroy.
And now an 8-foot abortion idol stands atop a court of law in America’s largest city. The Left have removed our nation’s ancient landmarks. They have annihilated the boundaries. They have torn down our monuments and enshrined their symbols instead. There are those on our side who will just mock this latest “artwork,” or, worse, shrug it off as “just a statue” not worth even quibbling over. There are those who will point out the demonic symbolism of this effigy without realizing the implications of how right they are. The ones who set up these totems are not “stupid” or “insane” or “crazy.” They are intentional in their pursuit of Evil. Their goal is to eradicate our history, our heritage, our nation, and us as a free people.
The public square is not neutral territory. It will reflect the religion and values of its citizenry. Long gone are the days of “just live and let live.” The Left will no longer grant us that option. We compromised with Evil and this is the result. The ancient Israelites were instructed as to how godly people are to deal with the monuments and memorials of the ungodly: “And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.” (Deuteronomy 12:3) These idols are a blight on our land and an afront to our godly heritage. But to those who are determined to remain “loving” and winsome in the face of encroaching evil, this command is too harsh and dismissed as not applicable to us today. This is why we continue to cede more territory. This is why our children now have pagan idols on the public square and a rewriting of our history as their “memorial forever.”
After a God-intervened victory over the Philistines, the Old Testament Prophet Samuel “took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.” (I Samuel 17:12) As the line in the time-honored hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing so beautifully declares, “Here I raise my Ebenezer.” It’s time to recognize the true nature of the battle in which we are engaged, repent and seek divine intervention, strive to overthrow these modern-day Philistines, remove their pagan Ebenezers and restore our own.
Wyatt Thomas
