Historic D.C. Black churches attacked during pro-Trump rallies Saturday

[mia]

Source: Washington Post

A Black Lives Matter banner and sign were torn from historic Black churches in downtown D.C. and destroyed during pro-Trump protests Saturday night.

In one of the incidents, a series of videos posted on Twitter shows a group of people identified as Proud Boys marching with a Black Lives Matter banner held above their heads, then cheering as it is set on fire while chanting “f--- antifa.”

The banner was taken from Asbury United Methodist Church, one of the oldest Black churches in the city. Ashbury United has stood at the corner of 11th and K streets NW since 1836.

“Last night demonstrators who were part of the MAGA gatherings tore down our Black Lives Matter sign and literally burned it in the street,” senior pastor Rev. Ianther M. Mills said in a statement. “It pained me especially to see our name, Asbury, in flames. For me it was reminiscent of cross burnings.”



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[mahina]

1. Stomach turning

[dhill926]

2. cross burnings indeed....

and supported by a majority of the repub party. fuck this shit...

[marble falls]

3. But it was done in the spirit of Christmas, dammit.

[SunSeeker]

4. Sickening.

[gademocrat7]

5. Despicable racists.

[plimsoll]

6. Why does the GOP hate Christianity?

When is the last time you heard of liberals actually attacking a house of worship?

Just sayin.

[LastDemocratInSC]

14. Perhaps the GOP doesn't know

that Jesus of Nazareth was a dark skin Palestinian Jew. All the portraits of him hanging in their churches make him look like one of the Doobie Brothers.

[SansACause]

18. Or Kenny Loggins...

There's one where I live where they gave him blonde hair!

[orangecrush]

7. Where were the police?

[ChazInAz]

15. Participating.

[ancianita]

8. Call all burners of ANYTHING Black -- Call them all KKK and cops who protect them KKKops.

[alfredo]

9. But I was always told that it is the Liberals that are violent thugs.

[Biophilic]

12. These must have been antifa in disguise. What other explanation is there?

[thecrow]

17. They don't understand that they are

the “FA” of the antifa they are cursing.
Or maybe they do. Up is down anymore.

[alfredo]

20. They are what the trump says they are

[alfredo]

19. Not many morbidly obese Antifa.

[Biophilic]

21. They are really good with their disguises.

[alfredo]

23. They could get one of those optical illusion shirts

[Biophilic]

24. I don't think it will work for them.

[BobsYourUncle]

10. Deplorables. N/T

[IronLionZion]

11. War on Christmas

Make America Hate Again

[bdamomma]

13. Good will

towards men???? WTF, Americans against Americans because of this POS, he should burn in hell. Just fucking arrest them all.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. It's the new Klan/ Birchers/ Brownshirts, whatever you want; ie FASCISTS for an orange fuehrer.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. And no federal SWAT team sent by Trump

Oh yeah these guys are white