this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2026
224 points (99.1% liked)

World News

39330 readers
445 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Today, in a symbolic act, Iranians set fire to the flags of Israel and the United States, as well as an obelisk and a statue of Baal—which they described as a symbol of Satan—in various cities across Iran in response to the release of the Epstein documents.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 16 hours ago

I've never heard that Baal was, not that he wasn't, but Baal simply means "Lord," or "master," like Baal Shem Tov, for example. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baal-Shem-Tov