Pastor Of Black Church Vandalized After Pro-Trump Rally Hopes More Christians Speak Up
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Rev. Ianther Mills hopes for more widespread condemnation of the protesters who burned Asbury United Methodist Church’s Black Lives Matter sign.
By Elana Schor, Huffington Post
Vandalism at four downtown Washington churches after rallies in support of President Donald Trump is exposing rifts among people of faith as the nation confronts bitter post-election political divisions.
Among the damaged houses of worship were two historically Black churches where people ripped down Black Lives Matter banners, with video posted to social media showing one banner being burned. Those defacements – which are being investigated as possible hate crimes, according to the police – raised questions among some clergy and churchgoers about why more fellow Christians were not speaking out against the incidents.
Proud Boys during a rally for Donald Trump in Washington, DC, December 12, 2020. Evelyn Hockstein Washington Times
The tearing down of Black Lives Matter signs came after pro-Trump demonstrations in the capital that attracted a sizable number of Proud Boys, a neo-fascist group prone to violent encounters. The protests were planned to bolster the president’s claims of election irregularities, although the absence of widespread election fraud has been confirmed by a range of officials nationwide, including Attorney General William Barr.
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