Brickbat: Watch Your Mouth

New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to the Cornerstone Church in Batavia warning that she could take legal action if "extremist" rhetoric at a pro-Trump event the church planned to host spurred violence or illegal actions. "You are therefore instructed to take all necessary steps to ensure that the event complies fully with the requirements of New York's civil rights laws and all other applicable state and federal statutes," James wrote. She warned of $5,000 fines for violating those laws. Pastor Paul Doyle said he believed the letter was an attempt to intimidate the church and the event's organizers.

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[Adans smith]

Will someone rid me of this meddlesome priest?

[SQRLSY One]

The head of John the Baptist upon a silver platter!

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[m40195971]

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[Fist of Etiquette]

Pastor Paul Doyle said he believed the letter was an attempt to intimidate the church and the event's organizers.

Duh.

[Longtobefree]

She is clearly a racist, involved in a violent discrimination conspiracy. Lock her up.
(words are violence, remember)

[TJJ2000]

but, but, but threatening to Fine/Imprison someone even when someone has the 'tool' of Gov-Guns behind them is just free speech. Ya know; Just like it would be if an armed criminal threatened to steal your money or kidnap you if you don't hand over your car-keys. Just exercising free speech.... /s

[cgr2727]

Threading this minister with specific direct actions is ok when the AG does it, but god help him if he, for rhetorical example, threatened her with specific, direct actions.

[cgr2727]

^threatening, not threading. But maybe he has bushy eyebrows that need to be threaded.

[mad.casual]

Imagine the fool you'd look sending Mother Theresa, Mahatma Ghandi, or Rev. King such a letter.

[TJJ2000]

Maybe she should call up her CHAZ peaceful protesting boy-scouts to keep an eye out.. Course they aren't insurrectionists or burn down buildings or loot or do any violence at all. It's just those 'racist' 'extremist' Pro-Trump fans....

Leftards are building a self-made narrative here because President Trump threatened their Nazi-Regime... There is no forgiving attempts to cancel the Nazi-Regime and Make America Great Again... And anyone who praises Trump for DE-REGULATING the Nazi-Regime should be marked as terrorists...

[Jerry B.]

But the "extremist" rhetoric that led to dozens of deaths and billions of dollars in property damage during the BLM "protests" was just free speech.

[CFred]

“Pastor Paul Doyle said he believed the letter was an attempt to intimidate the church and the event's organizers.”
Ya think?

[Social Justice is neither]

If you look at the threat the violence it "inspires" could come from anyone so the antifa thugs who show up and assault people in protest are grounds for fines. This would never be applied on reverse though.

[Brandybuck]

Okay, Christian churches should not be worshiping Trump. There's stuff in the Bible explicitly forbidding this. But still, the First Amendment still exists. Freedom of Speech AND Freedom of Religion. I just think for decorum's sake they should take the cross down and stop pretending to follow Christ.

[mad.casual]

I just think for decorum's sake they should take the cross down and stop pretending to follow Christ.

That's awful presumptuous. Maybe they invited Trump non-believers in the hopes of attaining a middle ground or finding common reverence for God or ask guidance for Trump/leaders to reach more people with a more Christian voice, maybe they were just using his name to get more alms for the poor. There are all kinds of ways render unto Trump, as it were. Your ex cathedra prescriptions seem self-righteous and judgmental.

[Don't look at me!]

… self-righteous and judgmental.

That’s him.

[Dillinger]

>>event ... spurred violence or illegal actions

at church. what kind of church was New York Attorney General Letitia James raised in?

[Stuck in California]

Maybe one like the one the Obamas attended in Chicago.

[Dillinger]

which level of Robot Hell is reserved for that guy?

[m40195971]

The church of socialism.

[jdgalt1]

I'd have sent back a similar threat letter to James warning her to comply with Trump supporters' rights of free expression on pain of civil and criminal penalties.

[Utkonos]

The First Amendment has its time and place-/it is NOT a Trump Card!

[Efforidentalistionicker]

Remember when the democrats burned down cities, threatened police, and caused 2 billion in damage, to win an election? Remember all the violent racist speech? Remember socialist calls for defunding police? Remember AOC saying, "Let this radicalize you?" Remember the burned down police stations?