What Should America Do With The Statue of Liberty?

"We are going to tell the Americans — those who have chosen to side with tyrants, those who fire researchers for exercising scientific freedom — we are going to tell them two things. First of all, give us back the Statue of Liberty! We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently, you despise it. So let it be here with us."

European Parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann wants the United States to return Lady Liberty to France. The French politician believes that the U.S. no longer represents the values embodied by the copper statue.

Do they want their fries and their toast back, as well?

If France wants the statue back, and they're willing to pay to take it back, they can have it. I won't lose a minute of sleep if the Statue of Liberty no longer overlooks the New York Harbor. But giving Lady Liberty back to France should be Option B.

Then what is Option A? I'm glad you asked.

The full title of the iconic statue is The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. It is a relic of Europe's Enlightenment Era of the 17th and 18th centuries. During this time, secularism fundamentality changed how people viewed and analyzed the world. Secularism, in plain English, separates religion from public life. The predominant religion at the time was Christianity. Instead of filtering everything through the lens of Scripture, people started using science and their own reasoning to understand the world. There is nothing wrong with applying science and reason, but Scripture should be the glue to bring it all together. It's no coincidence that as divine wisdom has been pushed to the side, society continues to fall apart.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was born in France on August 2, 1834, amid the Enlightenment Era. He studied drawing, painting, and architecture in school, paving the way to becoming a full-time sculptor. In 1855, a trip to Egypt spurred his fascination with colossal sculptures. Years later, he returned to Egypt to propose a statue named Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia, which, in hindsight, served as a first draft of the Statue of Liberty. It possessed many of the same features that Lady Liberty has today. The proposal was declined.

Despite this setback, Bartholdi remained determined to bring his vision of a monumental symbol to life. As he sought support for his next grand project, he found himself aligning with powerful, influential, and deep-pocketed backers who shared his ambitions—the Freemasons.

Here's where it gets interesting. Around 1875, Bartholdi became a Freemason. Freemasonry spread like wildfire during this time, aligning with the Enlightenment Era's penchant for scientific reason and atheism. Author Arthur George implies in his book The Mythology of America's Seasonal Holidays that Bartholdi became a Mason in a strategic effort to secure funding for the Statue of Liberty. In Cara Sutherland's book, The Statue of Liberty, she reports that several Masons contributed to what was called the Liberty Project, which involved securing funding and the creation of both the statue and its pedestal.

In 1880, this photograph was taken of Bartholdi.

His pose is a Masonic pose called The Hidden Hand. Now, historians present various reasons why men did this pose: they had stomach ulcers, itchy skin, or deformed hands. Some say putting your hands in your pockets was impolite back then, so they put it in their coat instead. Maybe that's true (color me skeptical), but what's also true is many men seen doing the pose were enthusiastic and well-known Masons—figures like Karl Marx, George Washington, Napoleon, Mozart, and Joseph Stalin.

I won't be longwinded here, but Freemasonry has strong ties with pagan and occult practices. Some believe Freemasons are connected to ancient Egyptian priests who studied the stars and performed secret rituals. Others connect Masons to The Knights Templar, a group of medieval warriors who guarded the world's hidden knowledge. Whatever the case is, the origins seem dubious at best and demonic at worst.

Let's tie this all together—a man born during a secular era in history became a Freemason, teamed with other Masons to create a pagan statue that was gifted to a Christian country that became secular over time. Got it?

So what should America do? Thank goodness there's a book full of divine wisdom explicitly telling us what should be done with pagan shrines.

Deuteronomy 12:1-3:

1 Be careful to follow these statutes and ordinances in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess all the days you live on the earth. 2 Destroy completely all the places where the nations that you are driving out worship their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree. 3 Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah poles, cut down the carved images of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

The Statue of Liberty has always been an altar of secularism. That statement might rub some patriots the wrong way. Most of us were taught that the Green Goddess represents freedom and exceptionalism, and maybe it truly did at one time. But the Statue of Liberty has never been about Christianity. The poem etched on the pedestal, "The New Colossus," was written by a Jewish activist, Emma Lazarus. The most famous line from the poem—"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"—has always been manipulated by liberals. "Boss" Tweed was chief among them. His political machine in 19th century New York, Tammany Hall, leveraged immigration for political gain. It's been a recurring theme ever since—Hart-Celler Act of 1965, Immigration Act of 1990, Biden's open border. We are not the world's international homeless shelter.

America was literally born as the world's homeless shelter you dumbfuck. https://t.co/MVJ5XW4M4P

— Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) March 18, 2025

Furthermore, America is not, and has never been, a nation solely of immigrants. America, as we know it today, was built by settlers and immigrants, natives and foreigners. The narrative that Indigenous tribes were living here peacefully before the evil, white, colonizing colonials came over and pillaged everything has been debunked a million times over.

We are amid a great awakening. People of all colors, from all over the country and all parts of the political spectrum, are reexamining the historical narratives that generations before us took for granted. What really happened during World War II? Where did the concept of Judeo-Christian come from? Who introduced slavery to America? Who shot JFK? Was Nixon set up? What happened to Building 7? What is the true meaning behind the Statue of Liberty?

What should we do with the Statue of Liberty? Let's go with Option A—we should destroy Lady Liberty. I am not advocating destruction for destruction's sake, but I am calling for a renewal. America is in the ugly process of stripping our secular house down to the studs and rebuilding it anew. Completely destroy the relics of a secular past, tear down pagan symbols, and obliterate the images and likenesses of false gods.

In its place, let's build something that reflects a refreshed Christian vision. Not the nativity scene. Not an image of Jesus Christ. Something simple. A massive Christian cross will do. Let's build something that truly reflects the America we believe in and want to live in.