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Opinion: Satanic Display Shows Power Of The Bible

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on The Satanic Temple display in the Illinois State Capitol.
Mantegna Andrea's painting of the Temptation of Adam and Eve crunching the apple in the Louvre Museum.

There's a in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield this holiday season, near a Nativity scene and a menorah. It shows an arm, encircled by a serpent, winding up to a hand holding an apple, and below is an inscription: "KNOWLEDGE

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