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Seattle is actively launching a war against Christian believers and the First Amendment. This is not an exaggeration. It is a city-approved, left-wing media-backed, left-wing crusade to trample on any belief that dares to exist outside its secular, progressive orthodox concept.
The Trump administration is paying attention to potentially intervene in places where city leadership refuses to protect fundamental rights.
Seattle’s hatred of Christians has been on display throughout the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, Cal Anderson Park (notoriously because of the main phase area of Seattle's Lethal Autonomous Region in 2020) became the ground zero of Seattle's helpless war on faith. Christian group Mayday America gathered a worship rally under the #dontmesswithourkids banner. They oppose the gender transition to minors, which is Seattle’s mainstream position as the marginal one. However, most activities are singing worship songs, dancing and providing free hairstyles for kids.
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Left and Left Mixer - As always, counter-role play crowds, shrouding the park, firing urine-filled balloons at worshippers, throwing water bottles at police officers, and physically attacking officials and civilians.
Twenty-three arrested. A policeman was hospitalized. All this is because a group of Christians are bold in praying in public in Seattle’s “forgiving” city.
How did Democratic Mayor Bruce Harrell respond? He intervened in the attacker and then asked the cowards to blame the believers.
"On Saturday, our city held an extreme right-wing group rally at Cal Anderson Park, attracting supporters and counter-protesters. While we respect the right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, it is clear that intentionally provocative rallies are intended to attract confrontational, to attract confrontational communities and law enforcement resources," the mayor's office said in a statement.
Translation: If Christians are attacked in Seattle, then they are so provocative of all worship, it may be their fault. Maybe things would be quieter if they just stayed at home and then played a story about a drag queen.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell (David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, council member Bob Kettle, who focused on law and order, accused the city of granting believers a license to visit Cal Anderson Park, the most gay-friendly neighborhood in Seattle. At the City Hall rally, Councilman Alexis Mercedes Rinck and state representative Shaun Scott appeared to support activists targeting believers.
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Harrell even claimed to label extremists with his frustrated admirers, trying to "terrorize" him because he was "Seattle's second black and first mixed-race mayor."
But the left wing has not been completed yet. Later this week, believers and their supporters showed that the kind of courage that politicians in the city could only pretend to have. They gathered at the Town Hall, demanding that the city finally complete its work and protect the right to worship. Again, it was a positive event, full of open faith, singing and dancing.
They are harassed, insulted and sometimes attacked their mobs.
As they left the rally, left-wing agitators flocked, screaming not only in supporters but also in the police there to keep peace. Eight more arrests. This is Seattle’s “forgiving” – as long as you join the right team.
But don't wait for city leaders to condemn the violence. That's why it keeps happening.
As I detailed in the book, “What is Killing America: In the tragic destruction of the radical left on our city,” I infiltrated the anti-thug dogs and their activists as they caused damage in Seattle. They will only become bolder when they are exempt from violence. I was at the town hall rally this week. Let's not pretend to have a Venn diagram to separate the militants who have captured six city blocks in the autonomous district of Capitol Hill (Chaz) and they appear in those who harass and beat Christian believers. They are basically the same group of people.
Now, the official line is that the worshippers themselves are "extremists." Local media strengthened the political stance of the mayor's office, a narrative that endlessly disguises insisted that the events were "purpose to attract confrontation" - as if public prayers were some kind of riot bait.
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The Seattle Times describes believers as “rightest” protesters. But descriptions of violent and child-harassing thugs? Just "Pro-LGBTQ+ protesters" - no ideological identifier. Komo-TV marked one side as "right wing" but did not identify radical protesters. Instead, the channel concludes ridiculously that it is "not clear" what "caused confrontation".
Frankly: If other minorities are targeted in this way, then this anger will be deafening. But for Christians? Silence - Worse, blame.
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But there is a silver lining, although it is not Seattle Town Hall that is predictable. The Trump administration is now paying close attention. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and White House Faith Official Advisor Paula White both said they were reviewing the activities.
The message is clear: If Seattle does not protect fundamental rights, the Trump administration may. But this shouldn't be done. The Trump administration does not have to remind Seattle of the actual meaning of the First Amendment, and all forms of political violence are wrong.
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