That's how long a satanic statue lasted in front of the State House in Concord, New Hampshire. The robed Baphomet's legs remained standing, but its upper half had been severed and its head removed. Its accompanying panel featuring the Satanic Temple's seven tenets had also been shattered,

Concord city officials said they had to decide “whether to ban all holiday displays” and opted instead to grant a permit for the Satanic display “to avoid litigation.”

New Hampshire's state capitol was forced to allow a Satanic "holiday display" under the threat of a free speech lawsuit before vandals tore it down.

The city of Concord calls the decision to allow the Satanic Temple’s statue to go up a ‘show of unity and religious pluralism.’

The Satanic Temple continues its annual holiday tradition of erecting satanic displays near Nativity scenes on government property by unveiling a statue of the demon Baphomet on the grounds of the

Satanic Temple cofounder and spokesperson Lucien Greaves said the city of Concord is "acknowledging that they did not really have a choice but to follow the law."

Only the legs of the black mannequin remained upright, while the strewn head and torso were damaged. The entire display was removed Tuesday. The post Satanist holiday display near New Hampshire Nativity scene destroyed after apparent vandalism appeared first on Boston.