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Chelsea Clinton weighed in on the present statue removal debate with a religious analogy:
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The story of Lucifer-who rebelled against God-is part of many Christians' traditions. I've never been in a church with a Lucifer statue.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) August 18, 2017
“The story of Lucifer-who rebelled against God-is part of many Christians’ traditions. I’ve never been in a church with a Lucifer statue,” she said, drawing comparisons between the story of God kicking Satan out of Heaven and the Civil War.
After making the tweet, critics were quick to inform her that her premise was incorrect. In fact, many churches had artwork that depicted Satan.
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Statue of Lucifer in Holy Trinity Church Marylebone, Westminster pic.twitter.com/BHvZWvbo8D
— Gay Lynn Schlosser (@UberPT) August 18, 2017
Virtually every Catholic church of St. Michael has the archangel slaying lucifer in some form or another.
— Rob Eno (@Robeno) August 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/strawman_chan/status/898379511951220736
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Others criticized what they believed to be Clinton’s religious habits:
Twice this week. In addition to be fortunate to attend services at l'Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Luc, we also visited nearby St. Aidan's.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) August 18, 2017
Even the Church of Satan had a response:
Appreciate the hundreds of people alerting us to this, however we don't have a physical church with a Lucifer statue, so… thanks? https://t.co/9eMxYeNk1f
— The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) August 18, 2017
