{"id":184162,"date":"2025-09-24T11:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=184162"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:13:57","slug":"texas-republican-opposes-hanuman-statue-calls-us-a-christian-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/24\/texas-republican-opposes-hanuman-statue-calls-us-a-christian-nation.html","title":{"rendered":"Texas Republican opposes Hanuman statue, calls US a Christian nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184163\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/Capture1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"214\" \/>New Delhi: A senior Republican leader in Texas has opposed the installation of a 90-foot statue of Hindu deity Hanuman, declaring that the United States is a Christian nation and describing the idol as a \u201cfalse god.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Alexander Duncan, a state-level Republican figure and senate candidate, took to social media to criticise the newly unveiled \u201cStatue of Union\u201d in Sugar Land, Texas. The bronze structure, located at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple, is the tallest depiction of Hanuman outside India and the fourth-tallest statue in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are we allowing a false statue of a false Hindu god to be here in Texas? We are a CHRISTIAN nation!\u201d Duncan posted, citing biblical verses from Exodus and Romans. 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