1/ "Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John’s church near White House -- bit.ly/3cuYFur by Jack Jenkins @jackmjenkins via Religion News Service @RNS --“ They turned holy ground into a battleground,” said the Rev. Gini Gerbasi.
@jackmjenkins @RNS 2/ "Gerbasi[Rev GiniGerbasi], who servesAs rectorAt a different St. John’s Episcopal Church,in nearby Georgetown, -- bit.ly/3cuYFur by @jackmjenkins --“arrivedAt St. John’s Lafayette earlier that dayWith whatShe said wereAt least20 other priests&aGroupOf laypeople...
@jackmjenkins @RNS 3/ ...They[wereAt least20 other priests&aGroupOf laypeople] were organized by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington to serve as a “peaceful presence in support of protesters.”-- bit.ly/3cuYFur by @jackmjenkins --“...
@jackmjenkins @RNS 4/ ..."The volunteers and clergy offered water, snacks and hand sanitizer to demonstrators who were gathered in Lafayette Park across the street-- bit.ly/3cuYFur by @jackmjenkins --“...
@jackmjenkins @RNS 5/ ... — [Lafayette Park]which sits directly in front of the White House — [The volunteers&clergy offered water, snacks&hand sanitizer2demonstrators who were there]to denounceRacism and police brutality after the death of Floyd.-- bit.ly/3cuYFur by @jackmjenkins --“
@jackmjenkins @RNS 6/ "ButSometime after6inThe evening,when volunteersWere packing up supplies, Gerbasi said police suddenly began to expel demonstrators from the park -- bit.ly/3cuYFur by @jackmjenkins --“— before the 7 p.m. curfew announced for Washington residents earlier in the day.
@jackmjenkins @RNS 7/ “I was suddenly coughing from the tear gas,” she said. -- bit.ly/3cuYFur by @jackmjenkins --““We heard those explosions and people would drop to the ground because you weren’t sure what it was.”
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