Sen. Jason Rapert has long sparred with the First Amendment rabble rousers at the Satanic Temple and its leader, Lucien Greaves. The group is among many that have challenged the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments erected on the state Capitol grounds, decreed by a bill that Rapert sponsored. The Satanists were inspired by Rapert to seek their own statue at the Capitol, an eight-and-half-foot-tall bronze representation of the goat-headed pagan god Baphomet. Rapert was not pleased with that idea.

Faced with online barbs from his rival from the dark side, Rapert is now countering with the light of prayer. Rapert announced on social media that “#God brought [Greaves] to me for a purpose.” Greaves, Rapert explained, does not yet understand this purpose. Rapert used a few other hashtags for emphasis as well, including #Jesus and #praying. Hashtags alert other internet users of topics of mutual interest, so that could help to expand the circle of prayer. You know what they say. If they try to egg you, make deviled eggs.

Rapert also suggested that his friends pray that Greaves might come to know Jesus (no hashtag this time) like Kanye West.


West announced this week that “Jesus has won the victory because now … now, the greatest artist that God has ever created is now working for Him.”

For his part, Greaves suggested that prayers for him should come in the form of haikus.


Sometimes I have this aching feeling that all is vanity, and there is no new thing under the sun.