Words Worth Noting - March 15, 2026

“This Spring, Minnesota Representative Pam Altendorf posted a video on X showing another display at the State Capitol, a plaque with the following message. ‘The Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers thanks Gov. Tim Walz for not standing in the way of spreading Satanism at the State Capitol Building. Satan has a special place for you.’ Indeed. GKC: ‘It has always been a definite mark of diabolism that its language was splendid and pure. For the heart of all evil religion is fear. And the sacrament of fear is flattery. For this reason the old pagans called the Furies the Gracious Ones. For this reason many modern peasants called their goblins good people because they believe that they are bad people. It is the common-sense of all diabolism that if you worship Satan you worship him as God.’”

“News With Views” “compiled by Mark Pilon” in Gilbert: The Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 28 #6 (July/August 2025) [and obviously GKC is Chesterton]