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Creede Newton
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Christian Right, antigovernment and far-right extremists joined at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival this weekend. Experts fear this widening, anti-democratic coalition.
My first as an investigative reporter for @splcenter's @Hatewatch.
Rod of Iron: Antigovernment, Christian Right and Far-Right Movements
A broad range of Christian Right, antigovernment and other far-right extremists will appear at the gun-toting, anti-LGBTQ Sanctuary Churchs Rod of Iron Freedom Festival in Greeley, Pennsylvania,
splcenter.org
11:31 AM · Oct 9, 2021
Creede Newton
@CreedeNewton
Christian Right, antigovernment and far-right extremists joined at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival this weekend. Experts fear this widening, anti-democratic coalition.
My first as an investigative reporter for @splcenter's @Hatewatch.
Rod of Iron: Antigovernment, Christian Right and Far-Right Movements
A broad range of Christian Right, antigovernment and other far-right extremists will appear at the gun-toting, anti-LGBTQ Sanctuary Churchs Rod of Iron Freedom Festival in Greeley, Pennsylvania,
splcenter.org
11:31 AM · Oct 9, 2021
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/10/08/rod-iron-antigovernment-christian-right-and-far-right-movements-join-freedom-festival
The event showcases a widening coalition intent on destabilizing democracy, with Pastor Hyung Jin Sean Moon, who in 2013 founded the Sanctuary Church, playing a prominent role, experts tell Hatewatch. Steve Bannon, Joey Gibson of the far-right Patriot Prayer group, former Pennsylvania state Rep. Rick Saccone and pastors Dan Fisher and Gary Haskell, who want to revive a Black Robed Regiment of clergy to fight for liberty, are scheduled to speak.
John Lott, a discredited researcher who briefly served in the Justice Department and uses dubious research to claim undocumented immigrants commit more crime, and Richard Mack, founder of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association a group that claims sheriffs have more power than the federal government will also speak.
According to local news reports, thousands attended last years festival.
Frederick Clarkson, a senior research analyst at social justice think tank Political Research Associates (PRA), told Hatewatch the Rod of Iron festival shows Moons influence, in spite of the spectacle of his church and concerns about it being a cult.
But the festival speakers list shows its an organization with clout and influence, Clarkson said.
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Rod of Iron: Antigovernment, Christian Right and Far-Right Movements - SPLC (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Oct 2021
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(42,668 posts)1. AR-15s Are Biblical 'Rod Of Iron' At Pennsylvania Church
Girard442
(6,059 posts)2. The relevant (heh) scripture is Revelations, chapter 2.
It's pretty clear from the chapter that followers will be able rule over with a rod of iron as a reward after Jesus returns. Nowhere does it say believers should get ready to blow people away at a moments notice.