Ahead of right-wing rally, Washington DC churches ask for extra police protection
Washington DC, USRNS Houses of worship in the nation’s capital will receive additional police protection ahead of a right-wing rally this weekend after members of the militant group Proud Boys destroyed and burned church banners in December, 2020. In a letter sent to Washington Metropolitan Police officials on Thursday, Asbury Methodist Church’s pastor, Rev Ianther […]
In the US, Proud Boys leader sentenced to five months for burning church banner
Washington DC, USRNS The leader of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys has been sentenced to five months in jail for setting a historic Black church’s Black Lives Matter banner on fire in December and possessing high-capacity firearm magazines when he returned to Washington days before the 6th January insurrection. According to The Associated Press, […]
In the US, Proud Boys leader pleads guilty for burning church’s Black Lives Matter banner
RNS Proud Boys national leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio pleaded guilty to two charges on Monday, including the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner taken from Asbury United Methodist Church, a historic Black church in Washington, DC. Tarrio, 37, also pleaded guilty in the DC Superior Court to one count of attempted possession of a […]
Four historic African American churches receive preservation grant
RNS On Thursday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US announced more than $US3 million in grant funding for the preservation of Black historic sites, including several churches. “African American historic places have been undervalued for decades. This part of the preservation movement is working to catch up,” said Brent Leggs, founding executive […]
DC church replaces Black Lives Matter banner destroyed by ‘Proud Boys’
Washington DC, USRNS Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington replaced a Black Lives Matter sign Friday that was taken from its grounds and set aflame last weekend by members of the Proud Boys. According to police, Asbury was one of four churches that endured property destruction last weekend after supporters of President Trump descended on […]
Church vandalism in Washington DC exposes divisions over faith and politics
Washington DC, USAP 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 […]
In the US, vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies
Washington DC, USAP Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze as night-time clashes Saturday between pro-Donald Trump supporters and counterdemonstrators erupted into violence and arrests. Police on Sunday said they were investigating the incidents at the Asbury United Methodist […]