FBI opens investigation into targeted violence against Christians in Seattle
Quote:Dan Bongino of the FBI announced on Tuesday that the agency has opened an investigation into "allegations of targetd violence against religious groups at the Seattle concert." This follows an incident on Sunday in which Mayday USA, a Christian group, held a permitted concert in Cal Anderson Park which drew Antifa counter-protesters who then attacked the Christians.
Following the attack, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell condemned the Christian group who was attacked, claiming that they were "far-right" and had no business holding an event in the park due to its proximity to the locus of the LGBTQ+ community. 23 arrests were made among the militants who showed up to harass the Christian event.
"We have asked our team to fully investigate allegations of targeted violence against religious groups at the Seattle concert. Freedom of religion isn’t a suggestion," Bongino said.
“Today’s far-right rally was held here for this very reason – to provoke a reaction by promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city’s values in the heart of Seattle’s most prominent LGBTQ+ neighborhood,” Harrell said following the event on Saturday.
"When the humanity of trans people and those who have been historically marginalized is questioned, we triumph by demonstrating our values through our words and peaceful protest – we lose our voice when this is disrupted by violence, chaos, and confusion," Harrell went on.
This led to calls for Harrell's resignation and those calls turned into a protest on Tuesday where the Christian group protested Harrell and more Antifa and trans activists showed up to protest the Christians.
It was later revealed that, despite Harrell's protestations against the Christian group and his complaints over the location of their event, city officials had previously suggested that the event happen in the park. Event organizers had suggested Pike Street, the location of the iconic Pike Place Market, but an official said that "other Seattle Parks locations" should be considered, including Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill where the event did go forward.
Harrell's condemnation of the event said that the location was a deliberate affront to the "LGBTQ+ communities" and "trans neighbors," but it was actually not the group's first choice, but the location to which they were directed by Harrell's own administration.
RE: FBI opens investigation into targeted violence against Christians in Seattle
I've been following this story some, from what I gather everyone arrested was from the group attacking the Christians. And somehow this idiot mayor found a way to blame the Christians who simply exercised their rights to gather or protest as left wing groups always do and followed the law to the letter.
As soon as you hear the words "historically marginalized" and "facists" you know instantly you are dealing with radical Marxist anarchists who are only interested in violence and spreading hatred and bigotry. You know, the very things they pretend to be fighting against.
Quote:The left's foot soldiers, known as Antifa, like to view themselves as the good guys in the room. They thump their chests and say they're standing up for the oppressed and resisting fascism, but they're really just brainwashed thugs who will sink to some pretty abominable lows in order to make sure their politics reign supreme.
Just to catch you up, their "politics" is anti-Americanism in any form.
Antifa's most recent egregious action involves descending on the Seattle MayDay USA worship event, a family-friendly worship service at Cal Anderson Park on Saturday. Antifa became violent with attendees, assaulting and harassing people coming and going from the event. Twenty-three arrests were made as police attempted to protect the Christian attendees.
True to Democrat form, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell blamed the Christians for the violence, calling it a "far-right rally," and what's more, accused the Christians of holding their event in the same park that CHAZ/CHOP happened in to stoke anger and division with the symbolism. According to The Post Millennial, it was actually city officials who orchestrated events so that the MayDay USA event had to take place at that location:
However, newly surfaced information revealed that the location of the event—Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill—was not the first choice of MayDay USA organizers. While they initially proposed hosting the event on Pike Street near the iconic Pike Place Market, a city official instead recommended “other Seattle Parks locations,” including Cal Anderson Park.
This revelation sparked criticism of Mayor Harrell’s handling of the situation. His administration's role in steering the event toward the park clashes with his later public condemnation, which framed the location choice as a deliberate affront to LGBTQ+ residents. The contradiction fueled accusations of political posturing and led to public outcry.
Among those who got caught up in Antifa's attempt to assert its dominance over the people was a mother who had a small baby and a frightened toddler in tow. Antifa members screamed at the mother and got in her face as she looked bewildered and frightened. Beside her, the toddler was crying as Antifa screamed and pressed in around them.
Police had to show up and help escort the woman and her family to safety, and at one point, a man wearing what looks like pink sunglasses in his hair attempted to charge into the crowd where the woman was standing. Police took him down immediately. Antifa members then began chanting "f*** you, pig" at the police as they arrested the man.
Eventually, police had to assist the mother by picking the child up and carrying him out themselves.
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I've seen a lot of responses asking how the mother could have brought her children there in good conscience, and I have some thoughts about that.
For one, this was a family event where mothers and fathers should have been able to peacefully take their children to a place of fellowship and worship. There was no reason for these people to be attacked, but Antifa believes that any event that runs contrary to their ideological rigidity needs to be invaded and destroyed.
People should be able to attend events, including religious events, without worrying about their religious freedoms being restricted by psychopaths. Restricting ourselves out of fear is not the answer.
Secondly, I think it's important to note that while we may know it would have been dangerous to attend an event like that in Seattle, given Antifa's actions there, not everyone pays attention to the news like we do. It's likely that the mother didn't know it would get that bad, and judging by the look on her face, she was entirely surprised to find herself in that situation.
And she shouldn't have been in that situation, not because she shouldn't have put herself in it, but because Antifa shouldn't be forcing themselves on the public like this.
But this is what the left has devolved into. Radical activists surrounding families with small children, lunging at them and screaming obscenities, as Democrat politicians accuse Christian families of being instigators of the wrongs done to them.
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FBI opens investigation into targeted violence against Christians in Seattle
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