Far-Right Activist Faces Backlash After Claiming Fallen Angels Introduced Pharmaceuticals
Former Delaware Republican Senate nominee Lauren Witzke is drawing renewed attention online after a video clip circulated this week in which she links biblical fallen angels to modern pharmaceuticals, claiming the practice amounts to “witchcraft” and contributed to God’s decision to destroy the world in Noah’s Flood.
In the clip, Witzke references the Watchers and the Nephilim, figures described in the Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish apocryphal text not included in the standard Protestant Bible. She claims these fallen angels shared forbidden knowledge with humans, which she connects to contemporary issues including pharmaceuticals, drug addiction, and abortion. Witzke characterizes this knowledge as corrupting humanity prior to the Flood.
The video was first highlighted by Right Wing Watch, a project of People For the American Way that monitors far-right media and political figures. The clip has since circulated widely on social media platforms, drawing criticism and mockery from commentators across the political spectrum.
The Book of Enoch, written between the third and first centuries BCE, describes fallen angels teaching humanity metallurgy, cosmetics, and other forms of knowledge. However, mainstream biblical scholars note that the text does not reference modern concepts such as pharmaceuticals, nor does it frame such teachings in the terms used by Witzke. The book is considered apocryphal and is not part of the biblical canon for most Christian denominations.
Witzke, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in Delaware in 2020, has previously been associated with far-right activism and conspiracy-aligned rhetoric. She has appeared frequently in online political media spaces and has drawn attention in the past for controversial statements on social and religious issues.
As of publication, Witzke has not publicly responded to the renewed circulation of the clip or addressed the backlash surrounding her interpretation. No evidence has been presented to support the claim that pharmaceuticals have origins tied to biblical mythology, and experts widely reject such assertions as symbolic or conspiratorial rather than historical.
The video remains part of a broader trend of religious and conspiratorial narratives gaining traction online, particularly within fringe political movements.
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