University of Houston Promotes Satanic Idol
Pro-life Texans gathered in prayer February 28 at the University of Houston to express their opposition to a statue many in attendance described as “satanic.”
The prayer rally was intended to coincide with the university’s opening ceremony for the statue, which would have included a talk by the artist Shahzia Sikander.
The university canceled the event Tuesday due to “unavailability of the artist,” according to Houston Public Media who adds that the image of the statue was in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Sikander’s statue, named “Witness,” was first established in New York at Madison Square Park and was brought to Houston to spark dialogue on the issue of abortion.
The campus pro-life organization, Coogs For Life, went ahead with the prayer rally and hosted speakers to address the university that demonically-inspired statues that advocate for abortion are not welcome by the student body.
The pro-life club invited staff from Texas Right to Life, a pro-life non-profit, to speak about the danger that abortion represents and encourage women to stay strong against the abortion movements message that women need to ability to kill their preborn children in order to be successful in life.
"Using taxpayer dollars to endorse and promote Satanic, child sacrifice political beliefs is an act of hostility towards Christians and mothers and babies in Texas,” says Texas Values, a non-profit organization, “This demonic abortion obsessed effort shows that the University of Houston cares more about creating controversy with cult-like devil worshipping than focusing on education, academic excellence, and job market readiness for students.”
The mood of the rally was peaceful and reverent, with prayer and a bagpipe resonating Cullen Plaza, where the statue was planted. One student opposed to the rally held a sign proclaiming that the people in prayer were “losers.”
Several pro-life students sought peaceful dialogue with this student to try to talk through his views and share their own.
Neither university staff or faculty were observed at the prayer rally which led some to wonder why the university isn’t holding up its end of the responsibility to engage in dialogue with the student body.
“We are here to make a stand against the university and the statue they have brought here,” said David Bartlett, president of Coogs For Life, “we believe that they did not consult us, they brought it here without anyone really knowing.”
Texas Values says they will request information from the University of Houston to determine who made the decision to bring the statue to campus and are calling on the Board of Regents to remove it immediately.
