Priest Kicked Off Church Property For Trump Photo: ‘They Turned Holy Ground Into A Battleground’

Rev. Gini Gerbasi, an episcopal priest in D.C., said that federal police used tear gas to expel her and other people from St. John’s Episcopal Church property to make way for President Donald Trump’s photo-op staged there on Monday evening.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1312134
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But the evangelicals love their man of god…

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I just can’t believe Trump tear gassed the biggest crowd he’s ever had.

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Trump, The scourge of the Episcopalians, devastator of small female priests, fumbler of bibles and crosser of streets.

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Fat Nixon tried, but failed, to get General McArthur’s corncob pipe for his triumphant return.

From the bunker.

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Cue religious liberty absolutists rage in three, two, one… hello? hello?.. is this thing on?

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Well, it’s not like they gassed a real man of God like Jerry Falwell, Jr. This was just a female priest from a mainstream religion, and Trump’s supporters don’t particularly like females or mainstream religion.

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The evangelicals don’t think Episcopalians are real Christians coz … just coz. Bishop Budde is being twitter attacked by a number of them.

The Evangelicals can’t see blasphemy in real time.

https://twitter.com/revgregbrewer/status/1267610896513282051

“As a bishop in the Episcopal Church, and an American citizen, I am shaken watching protestors in Lafayette Park gassed and cleared so that the President of the United States can do a photo op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church holding a Bible.This is blasphemy in real time.“

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Yeah, Episcopalians aren’t part of the Evangelical elect anyway.

BTW, have you all seen this:

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And Republican’s were whining about the War on Xmas?

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He’s going to defile another D.C. religious site today …

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Anyone notice how many white folks Trump had run off church property?
Do white folks, who back Trump, understand you are next unless you give your whole being to his royal ass?

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REMEMBER EVERY DICTATOR USED RELIGION TO MANIPULATE THE CLUELESS AND THE EASILY LED.
This disgraceful photo-op was done for only one group and one group only-tRump’s cultist base.

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I hope the Diocese tells him no, but I’m not expecting that they will.

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Former vice president Joe Biden delivers remarks on the George Floyd protests from Philadelphia. Clashes between police and the public intensified Monday night, as largely peaceful daytime protests descended into violence and chaos after dark, despite widespread curfews and National Guard deployments.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/biden-delivers-remarks-on-george-floyd-protests/2020/06/02/f5e20e8b-1da8-4b97-bd55-bad7140f5410_live.html?itid=hp_no-name_multi-video-bar%3Aposttv%2Fvideo-live-bar-2018

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Coz she spoke Christian.

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“D.C. had no problems last night,” Trump said in his tweet. “Many arrests. Great job done by all. Overwhelming force. Domination. Likewise, Minneapolis was great (thank you President Trump!).”

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I am listening and it is a good speech.

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Watching and listening to him right now.

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