Reproductions of the 50-foot arch that formed the temple's entrance are to be installed in New York and in London, a tribute to the 2,000-year-old structure that the Islamic State destroyed last year in the Syrian town of Palmyra.

I realize that the headline of this article sounds like it must be false, but it is actually completely true. The Temple of Baal (also known as the Temple of Bel) was a world-famous landmark that was located in Palmyra, Syria. In August 2015, this temple was destroyed by ISIS, and most of the world recoiled in terror at the loss of a "cultural heritage site." (Photo: Reuters/via Charisma News)

In an attempt to "preserve history," two exact replicas of the 50-foot arch that stood at the entrance to the temple will be erected in April 2016 in Time Square in New York City and in Trafalgar Square in London. Needless to say, a lot of people are quite disturbed by this. In ancient times, child sacrifice and bisexual orgies were common practices at the altars of Baal, and now we are putting up a monument of worship to this false god in the heart of our most important city.

When I first came across this story, I could hardly believe it. But this is not just some Internet rumor. This was reported by the http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iHtmSuPngvrQH9pOtf5osC-JsFoYU 9OeSz9u4q9GmclFHzPRGeFwe9N51lEuzPaKx9WDe4KNLAXrlyFKvoF3hRwD4 8hlw2_m3oIyPIGhd_yMhV9OlAf9w0QetMnzU40ZjJDV_TCw5Hfd08c8hrFRU Mhz5L9Z37E6t1yd1ESM_gvsihGGdULPDxrFCXu7j6bRHgThDDrxJLbW8ueRL pEB3DROvfmZ27U8kH_rSwlzGmTTWwhYtojY5GDsuGvj_q8VrfuvL1nTelo=& amp;c=0SiQlTkbhseOipmnhPGyogu4ANo35-whfWvpt8FOongFQLfUp WkL-g==&ch=OY7Udx9IGQukB8bGPIkIXaDH8whKBSO8yEKujLrWA8r02 2HIMfS0kw==" alt="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/l ife-among-the-ruins.html?_r=3 - New York Times .

NEXT month, the Temple of Baal will come to Time Square. Reproductions of the 50-foot arch that formed the temple's entrance are to be installed in New York and in London, a tribute to the 2,000-year-old structure that the Islamic State destroyed last year in the Syrian town of Palmyra. The group's rampage through Palmyra, a city that reached its peak in the second and third century A.D., enraged the world, spurring scholars and conservationists into action. Numerous nongovernmental organizations are now cataloging and mapping damaged cultural heritage sites in the region.

Of course, most nonreligious Americans don't understand who Baal was, nor do they really care. (Photo: Temple of Bel in Palmyra/via Wikipedia/edited)

But the truth is that many of the elements of ancient Baal worship are being mirrored in our society in 2016. The following is an excerpt from an excellent article by http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iHtmSuPngvrQH9pOtf5osC-JsFoYU 9OeSz9u4q9GmclFHzPRGeFwe9N51lEuzPaKfT7hZNJaRD6TmMRP9dfhhXCW4 fUXlxViyPevvV1r317Jf_dJvvOSGykKDn9ljTQrq2W-1iwRGakrqpPUeWL4H 6KPFr-f9mK2r26uXP0UorA75Y3rkk4Lpezxu7uUSbua&c=0SiQlTkbhs eOipmnhPGyogu4ANo35-whfWvpt8FOongFQLfUpWkL-g==&ch=O Y7Udx9IGQukB8bGPIkIXaDH8whKBSO8yEKujLrWA8r022HIMfS0kw==" alt="http://www.wnd.com/2008/12/83960/ - Matt Barber :

Ritualistic Baal worship, in sum, looked a little like this: Adults would gather around the altar of Baal. Infants would then be burned alive as a sacrificial offering to the deity. Amid horrific screams and the stench of charred human flesh, congregants—men and women alike—would engage in bisexual orgies. The ritual of convenience was intended to produce economic prosperity by prompting Baal to bring rain for the fertility of "mother earth."

The natural consequences of such behavior—pregnancy and childbirth—and the associated financial burdens of "unplanned parenthood" were easily offset. One could either choose to engage in homosexual conduct or—with child sacrifice available on demand—could simply take part in another fertility ceremony to "terminate" the unwanted child.

Modern liberalism deviates little from its ancient predecessor. While its macabre rituals have been sanitized with flowery and euphemistic terms of art, its core tenets and practices remain eerily similar.

So considering the child sacrifice and sexual immorality that we are engaged in today, perhaps it is only natural for us to have a Temple of Baal in Time Square.

In the ancient world, the names Baal and Bel were often interchangeable, and they both trace back to...

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