As Beryl stormed across Texas leaving millions without power, one particular point of destruction has some saying it was an act of God.
Taking up residence at the University of Houston following its reveal in New York City, the satanic, pro-abortion statue “Witness” was found beheaded in the aftermath of Beryl.
Peaceful protests by pro-life groups as well as prayer walks have targeted the statue and its tentacle-like visage, but never with any manner of violence or damage, a stark difference to the pro-Hamas riots disrupting American university campuses over the past several months.
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The creator of this statue, Pakistani-American Shahzia Sikander, has made the claim that it wasn’t the storm which beheaded “Witness,” but an act of vandalism by those pesky pro-life protesters.
“This was a violent, hateful act,” Sikander said in a statement to CNN. “And I hold the University of Houston accountable for their inadequate response and failure to protect the art. I urge them to release the footage of the perpetrator. The despicable narrative should not be cloaked by the hurricane. The act of violence is part of the history of the work and a testament to its power. I have asked the university to remove the tarp and show the violated work. They need to respect the wishes of the artist.”
The University of Houston has yet to release any video that would support Sikander’s unfounded claims of vandalism.
And it remains absurd for anyone to assume a person or group went out into a dangerous storm instead of seeking shelter for the sole reason of vandalizing a statue.
Sikander’s theory doesn’t quite add up, and it is reasonable to assume if this was an act of vandalism which the UH had footage of, it would have been released by now. The university has said that “the damage is believed to be intentional,” and “the University of Houston Police Department is currently investigating the matter.”
But God certainly works in mysterious ways, as this is not the first time that a statue has met a grim fate at the hands of the Lord Almighty or even been beheaded.
In the book of 1 Samuel chapter five, the pagan god Dagon of the Philistines fell before the Ark of the Covenant.
“When they arose early on the next morning, again Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold. Only the torso of Dagon was left to him,” (1 Sam. 5:4).
Our God is a jealous God (Exod. 34:14) and He will tear down that which He so chooses.
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James Lasher is Staff Writer for Charisma Media.
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