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Ahead of Inauguration, Faith Leaders Urge Devotees in State Capitols to Take Precautions
WASHINGTON (RNS) Liberal religious groups and minority faith communities around the country are urging caution in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, with some expressing concerns of potential violence against “liberal churches.”
On Friday evening (Jan 15), the United Church of Christ tweeted out a message to member churches warning “there are reports that ‘liberal’ churches will become targets of possible attacks” from January 17 until Inauguration Day, January 20.
“We strongly encourage you to be attendant to all safety concerns for ministers and congregations, even if that means meeting in a way that is other than in person at a church building this week,” read the statement, which was posted to the UCC’s official Twitter account.
One of the recurrent myths that far-right street brawlers such as the Proud Boys like to tell each other, is that what differentiates them from “rioters” like antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM) is that they don’t engage in arson and property damage.
Proud Boys, some of them wearing Right Wing Death Squad shirts, set a Black Lives Matter banner, torn down from Asbury United Methodist Church, afire in the streets of Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12. Image from: Screengrab Twitter
One of the recurrent myths that far-right street brawlers such as the Proud Boys like to tell each other, in bullhorn speeches and social media posts, is that what differentiates them from “rioters” like antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM) is that they don’t engage in arson and property damage: “That’s not who we are!” is a common refrain heard at right-wing events, including the recent pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” protests.
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Proud Boys Attacked Black Churches In DC â Just Like KKK Screenshot from December 17, 2020 DailyKos/ Youtube
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One of the recurrent myths that far-right street brawlers such as the Proud Boys like to tell each other, in bullhorn speeches and social media posts, is that what differentiates them from rioters like antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM) is that they don t engage in arson and property damage: That s not who we are! is a common refrain heard at right-wing events, including the recent pro-Trump Stop the Steal protests.
But it is, in fact, who they are, and worse. The Proud Boys who invaded Washington, D.C., last Saturday to protest Joe Biden s election made that more than clear when they began attacking and vandalizing African American churches with Black Lives Matter signs and banners, tearing them down and burning them in the streets. Metro D.C. police are now investigating the acts as hate crimes.