Molech statue at the Colosseum; Pachamama statues thrown in the Tiber
A host reads that a reconstruction of Molech — the pagan deity to whom children were sacrificed, featured in the 1914 film Cabiria — was installed at the Colosseum entrance as a celebration of Carthaginian culture, running through 03/29/2020. The hosts note the Colosseum was declared a sacred site in 1749 and hosts Stations of the Cross. They connect it to the Amazon synod: traditional Catholics threw Pachamama statues into the Tiber after Vatican officials called them regional symbols, not idols. The hosts side with calling idolatry out and physically removing it — 'I'm for it' — and joke about personally taking care of the Molech problem (and Romanian jail).
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Evaluating the event: Elijah, Josiah, the sign of Jonah, the donuts test
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Ask the pastor: the queen of heaven in Jeremiah 7:18
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