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Is Valentine's Day Pagan? The Truth Christians Need to Know
📖 Matthew 6:19-23 • Is Valentine's Day harmless romance or pagan deception? This sermon exposes the shocking history of February 14th that most Christians have never heard.
⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • February 15, 2026
Valentine's Day isn't what you've been told. It's not romantic, it's not Christian, and it's not harmless. Americans spent $20 billion this weekend on a rebranded pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia - baptized in goat's blood and dedicated to false gods in ancient Rome.
This message walks through the documented history: pagan priests…
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