News about Michael Cassidy

According to his lawyer, a veteran who is charged with a hate crime after decapitated a Satanic statue in Iowa's state capitol is being charged because of his 'conservative Christian faith.' Since destroying the sculpture, which had been on display in December, Michael Cassidy, 36, faces five years in prison. He was 'outraged' by the 'blasphemous' effigy,' according to him. Cassidy, a flight instructor and former Navy pilot, was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor relating to property destruction.

Michael Cassidy, a former congressman and legislative candidate, was charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief after wacked the head off of the bizarre horned statue on December 14. According to the group that erected the figure inside the civil building, it was 'destroyed beyond repair.' The statue was dressed in a red robe and flanked by a symphony of electric candles. At the time, Cassidy wrote: "My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree." And so I acted.'

Last Thursday morning, Michael Cassidy, 35, was arrested for tearing down the Iowa Satanic Temple's Baphomet display. The display included a statue of Baphomet - a goat-headed figure used to represent Satan, as well as the seven tenets of Satanism, Satanic symbols, and candles. Cassidy was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after reportedly tore down Baphomet's head, but a zealous Christian said he wanted to remove the statue because it was'very anti-Christian.' After raising $80,000 through donations for his legal defense, the vandalizer has now called out those who are defending the display under constitutional law for 'overcomplicating' the situation.

On Thursday morning, Michael Cassidy, 35, was arrested for reportedly tearing down the Iowa Satanic Temple's Baphomet display. A statue of Baphomet - a goat-headed figure used to represent Satan with the seven tenets of Satanism, Satanic symbols, and a slew of candles were included in the exhibition. Cassidy was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after reportedly ripped the head off Baphomet inside the Iowa State Capitol. In a text to Fox News, the ardent Christian confessed his act of demolishment, saying he tore it down because "it was very anti-Christian."

In January, the Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted off the shore of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, causing tsunamis to lash Japan, North America, and South America. However, an investigation of ice cores in Greenland and Antarctica has revealed that a magnitude 7 volcanic eruption, which may be 10 to 100 times larger than the one recorded in January, is a likely scenario for this century. Rapid climate change and civilisation collapse have been caused by eruptions of this magnitude in the recent past. Yet one of the UK's leading volcanologists today warned that the world is 'woefully' unprepared for such an event (left: Tungurahua Volcano, Ecuador)