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Sarah Stankorb

Sarah Stankorb

·Jan 9, 2021

What Place Did Jesus Have at the Capitol Hill Riot?

Pastors who preached Christian nationalism and Trump’s promise from God are complicit in this violence — It’s not by chance that banners with Jesus’ name flew above this week’s insurrection on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, armed domestic terrorists scaled the United States Capitol building against the backdrop of a makeshift scaffold with a dangling noose. Rioters clambered up walls, broke windows, pawed at congressional offices, killed…

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What Place Did Jesus Have at the Capitol Hill Riot?
What Place Did Jesus Have at the Capitol Hill Riot?
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