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A huge pagan statue just went up in Texas. Is this the Western civilization we should be cheering?

Blaze Media · Aug 15, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC

A 50-foot bronze statue of the pagan god Prometheus is rising out of the Texas dirt near SpaceX's Starbase, holding a torch over the launch site that is supposed to carry mankind toward the stars. The symbolism is not exactly subtle.…

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Society · The Free Press

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