US judge awards Black church $US1 million after BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest
Washington DC, USAP A judge on Friday awarded more than $US1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington, DC, that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest. Superior Court Associated Judge Neal A Kravitz also barred the extremist group and its leaders from coming […]
Storming of the US Capitol: How Christian nationalism paved the way for the 6th January attack
As the January 6 committee hold their first public hearings in the US, JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how the former US President seemed to frame himself as leading an existential fight against liberal foes, defending America from an attack on the Christian faith…
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 […]
US Capitol invasion: For insurrectionists, a violent faith brewed from nationalism, conspiracies and Jesus
In the wake of last week’s invasion of the US Capitol, JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, talks to experts about some of the beliefs driving those participants who identify as Christians…
‘Christian’ crowdfunder hosts campaigns for Tarrio and other Proud Boys
RNS Since the arrest on Monday of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in connection with the destruction of a Washington, DC, church’s Black Lives Matter sign late last year, more than $US100,000 has been raised for his legal defense on the self-described Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. Tarrio’s is not the only campaign hosted on the […]
Historic Black church in DC sues Proud Boys for destroying Black Lives Matter sign
Washington DC, USRNS A historic Black congregation in Washington, DC, is suing the group Proud Boys for destroying a church-owned Black Lives Matter sign last month, aiming to “hold the Proud Boys, its leadership, and certain…members accountable.” The lawsuit, which was filed in DC Superior Court on Monday, accuses the Proud Boys, an organisation the Southern […]
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 […]
Complaints on Trump’s debate performance highlight generational divide among white evangelicals
RNS Kyle Meyaard-Schaap didn’t even make it to the climate change section of the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Despite running Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, an environmental advocacy group, Meyaard-Schaap only managed to watch about 30 minutes before he picked up his remote and turned off […]