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Missouri Governor Declares State Of Emergency, Activates National Guard Ahead Of Michael Brown Shooting Verdict
it's been a while since the public disturbance in Ferguson, MO made the front pages, so here is a reminder: with the St. Louis County prosecutor saying he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in mid-to-late November whether Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson should face charges for shooting Michael Brown on Aug. 9, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is not taking any chances and moments ago declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
Per AP, Nixon said Monday that the National Guard would assist state and local police as needed, in case there is civil unrest when the grand jury's decision is announced. There was no indication an announcement is imminent. There is no specific date for a decision to be revealed about whether Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson should face charges for shooting Michael Brown on Aug. 9.
Below is the full executive order:
WHEREAS, the City of Ferguson and the St. Louis region have experienced periods of unrest over the past three months; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice and St. Louis County authorities are conducting separate criminal investigations into the facts surrounding the death of Michael Brown; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice and St. Louis County authorities could soon announce the findings of their independent criminal investigations; and
WHEREAS, regardless of the outcomes of the federal and state criminal investigations, there is the possibility of expanded unrest; and
WHEREAS, the State of Missouri will be prepared to appropriately respond to any reaction to these announcements; and
WHEREAS, our citizens have the right to peacefully assemble and protest and the State of Missouri is committed to protecting those rights; and
WHEREAS, our citizens and businesses must be protected from violence and damage; and
WHEREAS, an invocation of the provisions of Sections 44.010 through 44.130, RSMo, is appropriate to ensure the safety and welfare of our citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Missouri, including Sections 44.010 through 44.130, RSMo, do hereby declare a State of Emergency exists in the State of Missouri.
I further direct the Missouri State Highway Patrol together with the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to operate as a Unified Command to protect civil rights and ensure public safety in the City of Ferguson and the St. Louis region.
I further order that the St. Louis County Police Department shall have command and operational control over security in the City of Ferguson relating to areas of protests, acts of civil disobedience and conduct otherwise arising from such activities.
I further order that the Unified Command may exercise operational authority in such other jurisdictions it deems necessary to protect civil rights and ensure public safety and that other law enforcement agencies shall assist the Unified Command when so requested and shall cooperate with operational directives of the Unified Command.
I further order, pursuant to Section 41.480, RSMo, the Adjutant General of the State of Missouri, or his designee, to forthwith call and order into active service such portions of the organized militia as he deems necessary to protect life and property and assist civilian authorities and it is further directed that the Adjutant General or his designee, and through him, the commanding officer of any unit or other organization of such organized militia so called into active service take such action and employ such equipment as may be necessary to carry out requests processed through the Missouri State Highway Patrol and ordered by the Governor of the state to protect life and property and support civilian authorities.
This Order shall expire in thirty days unless extended in whole or in part by subsequent Executive Order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 17th day of November, 2014.
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The spark that starts the 2nd civil war?
Fight the Power!
Meh.
So they burn down a gas station or two. Unless a half dozen little kids and old women get killed by the cops -- this will be forgotton in a few weeks.
Would love to see someone fly the Stars and Bars there just to stir the pot though.
i hope the national guard get their shooting practice in once the rioting starts. the behavior of black fergeson protestors is NOT what we want as the image of this country every other month.
The Sovereign rules, period.
Helter Skelter, Bitchez!!
Just another excuse for falling McDonald's sales.
The Feds were getting ready 1st. Marxist Obama's big chance to agitate and grandstand. Hint - Reich Security isn't there to help. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdIFXHIJFb0#t=169
It's Show Time. Get your popcorn and fire up the HD TV.
So is the revolution going to be televised, or not?
You'll be shown what they want you to see. So sit down and shut up... then wait for government instructions.
He's just concerned all the white people will riot when the grand jury brings that cop up on charges.
They will do everything they can to calm the situation when it is announced that O.J. will not be indicted… and no, the psych-op people at Langley and the Pentagon have not been working for the last three months with Hollywood screen writers to script and fan the crises... conspiracy theorist.
large groups of mondays protesting ? just fly a chopper overhead, drop a few hundred pre-approved job applications...
problem solved.
It is currently 23 degrees F with a wind chill equivalent of 9 degrees F in Ferguson. Light snow predicted.
Knee grows only get their riot on in the summer time. Even in LA where winter is mild.
Nothing will happen.
When it comes to rioting, crowds tend to be somewhat selective at times. Quite some time before the Ferguson riots, I remember reading a piece on a little African American girl - I think she was seven or eight - that was caught in the crossfire of street gangs and got killed. There was a silent and peaceful protest march and that was it. But when a young male who moments before his death robbed some convenience store is killed by a police officer, a whole city burns and Al Sharpton attends the funeral with a fire and brimstone speech.
Well Al, I would personnally recommend some more focus on dead seven to eight year old girls and less on young male adults who seem to have a problem with the distinction between their own belongings and others'.
Or am I being rascist now?
Not if they can pay the lawyers to hold off the exoneration announcement until January or February
Preferably during a bitingly cold blizzard
... and get ready for firearms confiscation.
Would you go through this much trouble if you didn't know the verdict?
Obama wants race riots, evidently
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/11/obama-meets-with-ferguson-activi...
You're GD right he does. The F-ing little CIA bred Marxist agitator.
We must be at war here as we are everywhere else. From chaos comes power. The fearful dependents will line up behind anything Obama wants once shit starts hitting the blades.
The Ferguson Mart and Liquors sign advertises that they sell wine coolers.
Do you figure they sell many of those there?
Does Jay Nixon know something? Did he have people break into the Watergate Hotel to help him out???
So did the odds on the cop not being tried just go down? Is there a way to gamble on that?
Hmm, Nixon, Nixon, Nixon...where have I heard that name before? Get ready for Kent State V2.0. Whatever became of Justice? Let's ask Jason Moore, Kelly Thomas, etc...
Hey habitual junker,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoTuZFbKaHo
Auf Deutsch, nur für dich, du Fotze.
>> the behavior of black fergeson protestors
You need to learn to differentiate between protestors and looters. Protesting is something this country could use more of. Obviously looters are a different matter. You lumping them in all together, most likely because they are predominantly black, is playing right into the PTB's hands. Whether you agree with their cause or not, people have a right to protest.
Protestors do not require the National Guard. Looters do. That is how I define the difference. Color is but a decoration.
"Protestors do not require the National Guard. "
in amerika, actual utilization of the right to assemble = terrorist picnic
That's why you see so DAMN little of it.
logged in to upvote greatbeard
Considering Jay Nixon's track record so far a mini-Watts riot would not be unexpected.
I think you give too much credit to black America.
Black America and White America are exactly the same in this sense.
Can they watch the game? Yeup.
Play Halo? Yeup.
Drink beer? Yeup.
Fuck? Yeup.
Eat? Yeup.
Sleep? Yeup.
Things could get rough, but only for a couple days -- and then -- like I said it will be forgotten. Both groups of people are politically lazy and indifferent.
Racists.
All of 'em
See what this shit leads to?
This is so disappointing. CNN reported today that Walt Disney's new filmcalled "Jet Black," the African-American version of "Snow White" has been
canceled. All of the 7 dwarfs: Dealer, Stealer, Mugger, Forger, Drive By,
Homeboy, and Shank have refused to sing "Hi Ho, Hi Ho" because they say it
disrespects black prostitutes. They also say they have no intention of singing,
"It's off to work we go. Attorney General Eric Holder has launched an investigation of Disney hiring procedures to see if the actors who were originally hired to portray the characters had their civil rights violated, and Rev. Al Sharpton and the ACLU have announced that they are filing a lawsuit as soon as they can figure out a reason for doing so.
knukes....that is fucking funny.....
+1000 Knuks.
Had to log in just to upvote you.
You be the director, and that's one flick I'd pay to see.
<evah thought of crowdfunding?>
Bravo - laughing my @$$ off right now
knukles, I swear to god, whatever business you are in, its the wrong one !!!
It's the home brew. Has to be. He could sell it and be a trillionaire,
but knuks is having way too much fun to be bothered;)
The idiots selling moonshine for $17 a quart in Safeway forgot what shine is supposed to be: cheap. If it was $2.95 they'd make a billion $.
33 years ago, I had my first drink of peach moonshine out of a canning jar, and man was it the best.We opened the jar and the aroma of peaches filled the room. But getting another jar of that moonshine turned out to be impossible. So one day, I'm in Krogers and there on the shelf is a jar labeled moonshine. That stuff was pure shit. Man I wish I could find the guy that made that original jar cause he knew what the fuck he was doing...
Could very well have been "Popcorn" Sutton look him up on youtube
I had apricot shine ...once, and goddam.. if you couldn't run a car with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp56sT66D1U
That was great man, well worth the watch !!!
Quit buying that govt approved shit. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36050 Grow what you eat, drink, and smoke...as much as possible. Make your own 'stuff'. No govt has the right to tell you what you can ingest.
I'm worried that he may of got holt of some of that fracking water in Kalifornia !!!
knukles, it was already done brah! Back in the 30's or 40's, it was "Coal Black and the Sebbin Dwarves". It can be found out on the webz.
where have I heard that comment before, knuckles? hmmmm.
what a great country.
Which one?
It's not even a verdict, simply a no bill. They only hear the prosecution's side of the case, and are about to decide there is no justification for any charges.
Prosecutors are fond of saying, they could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. If it's that one sided, there is no case against the cop, None. But watch what the scum bag Holder does with this.
Second Civil War? When was the first one?
Dupe.
Bring out the Apaches!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI7pPVJTeSY
I'm not sure. But it certainly looks like the latest distraction from the awful economy.
Since Obama's Ebola fearmongering failed miserably, it appears that the Golfer in Chief prefers race riots.
Nixon: Thanks for the nudge and wink.
The Grand Jury will not indict.
Only kinds of sparks that cause ignition, are the one's that take alot of effort to produce, and the one's that no one notices..
All McDonalds should be closed in Missouri or at least the state because violence usually erupts in a McDonalds even more than KFC.
Especially if they run out of Filet o fish and mc ribs.
In the words of the Joker...."And here...we...go !"
There will certainly be anger and another week of protests....basically Ferguson part deux. But no major civil unrest or breakdown of society.
But ..boy o' boy....I bet the chicks with dicks and the dicks with clits over at MSNBC are juicing their Jockies already getting plane tickets to set up shop in Ferguson again.
These are not the revolutionaries you're looking for...
You mean people that have had enough and nothing to lose?
This is America......just when you think you have nothing to lose someone reminds you that you get EBT, you have an X-Box and Kim Kardashian just showed off her fat ass all over the internet again this month.
And then everyone goes home.
Since he is activating the National Guard in Advance then we already know what the ruling is, Police officer legally sanctioned killing. No trial.
I sincerely hope that the thing that sparks the "2nd Civil War" is not ultimately predicated on outrage over a cop shooting a criminal who was fighting with him for his gun.
Last week the KKK made a very showy entry into the mess.
Open carry + stand your ground + race riots + KKK = what a mess
Yeah, Ferguson is turning into a magnet for mass stupidity.......
KKK aren't nearly smart enough to pull this off.
If they want to do it without going to jail -- rent a motel room (with the door to the parking lot) put 20 dudes in it all heavily armed and lots of body armor. Put the Stars and Bars in the Window, and walk around outside once in while in one of their ghost costumes. When SHTF run inside, and wait until it gets crazy.
But alas -- they aren't that smart.
Stupidity everywhere.
The "KKK" today as in the late 1960s is comprised largely of government agents. They were/are agent provocateurs. The whole violent Ferguson soap opera has a product of agent provocateurs.
Maybe Bill Cosby can go talk to them
or put a big mickey in the tap water and fuck them in the ass.
Remember his skit where he was "at the dentist". Gibbering because his lip was asleep?
No one ever guessed he was imitating his dates.
Ferguson is the powder keg. Executive amnesty is the match. Civil unrest much ?
https://durablefaith.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/obama-executive-order-is-a-lit-match-racial-tension-of-ferguson-a-potent-powder-keg/
And great advice on how to prepare for civil unrest here -> http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wolfe118.html
Sheet .... it 25 and snowing in Ferguson. Them bruthas be on the X-Box.
Then no better time to let this shit loose.
Get it over with.
Thug steals shit, gets caught, beats owner, smokes weed, walks in middle of street, gets busted, threatens cop, attacks cop, gets plugged and dies.
So what's the issue here?
summary execution?...I don't feel very comfortable letting some roid rager decide who should live and who dies.
I don't feel very comforatble letting some roid rager decide who should live and who dies.
And your icon is Oddjob?
Nice redirection, I 'll take from that you approve of Police executing who they want when they want.
Is that you Al Sharpton?
When said cop was attacked? thug trying to get control of the cops side arm?
I'm white, and there is no question I would get shot pulling the same shit, in any city..
I can see where the facts and evidence confuse you, I'll be watching for your outrage over the 10 ppl a week that are gunned down in Chicago..
al sharpton using a computer and logging on? finding a website and making a troll post? lol
Sorry, forgot to add the /funny...
What if cops had a habit of lying?
What if the cop in question who supposedly had an orbital blow-out was caught on high-def security camera footage directly after the incident, at the station looking completely healthy, unstressed and unharmed?
Nobody likely has any idea what happened that day. Though the brown shooting really is immaterial. The anger that exists is boiling over because of the militarized cop tactics that plague the nation and especially in STL. At least some people have some balls to protest it. To the peanut gallery: What the fuck have you done?
Even if the crowd is interspersed with idiots and agent provocateurs, some people have the courage to speak truth to power. It may not mean much, but it's slowly galvanizing the people against those that seek to kill them.
Next looter you see, you might want to ask them what government agency they work for... just sayin' because they absolutely have an army of people trained just for that kind of work.
I've had enough of this race baiting bullshit. The white people that are starting to wake up to the militarized police should really talk to some black people. They've had to live with it for much longer.
The conflict is between those in power and the people, (black, white, brown, whatever). We're all in the same shit together. Might as well end the petty bullshit and work together to protect your own community.
Depends on if you believe the autopsy evidence. Powder burns on his hands only could have happened if his hands were near the cops gun, but if evidence is not believable, then you must believe what you want....just like the black protestors did, with no evidence at all.
This isn't about whether that was a good shoot or not. Not really. Read my next comment below.
According to the autopsy, Brown had gunpowder residue on his hand from when he was shot in the thumb.
Like I said, nobody but the people there that day know how things went down. Could it have been a justified shoot? extremely possible. Could it have been a case of cold blooded murder? also extremely possible, happens every day.
People fixated on the Brown verdict are missing the point. It's just a catalyst. These communities are completely fucking exhausted with being persecuted by the police. Right, wrong or indifferent, many are using this event to determine if there remains any justice for little people.
Is there true justice for the people? Answer that question and you'll know why the people are angry.
Cops kills kid, its always justified. Kid purportedly tries to kill cop, kid dies.
Its a broken record.
Tell it to Kelly Thomas (Fullerton CA), -1 for you.
Now THAT I would buy...the latest title from Microsoft..."Ferguson on Fire"...
its goin down.
Pookie don't like that hawk. Maybe he won't be out in dem streets.
"The hawk" is cold weather for you whitey white white faces.
Teachers in schools near Ferguson will receive notice 3 hours before the verdict is revealed. Plenty of time for social media to organize protesters and riots. Be safe out there!
Hez honour - William J LePetomane, GOV
Hedley Lamarr: As per your instructions, I'd like you to meet the new sheriff of Rock Ridge.
Governor William J. Le Petomane: I'd be delighted.
Governor William J. Le Petomane: Wow!
[whistles, then drops his voice]
Governor William J. Le Petomane: I gotta talk to you. Come here.
[grabs Bart and pulls him aside]
Governor William J. Le Petomane: Have you gone berserk? Can't you see that man is a ni...
[turns and sees Bart]
Governor William J. Le Petomane: Ha ha... wrong person. Forgive me. No offense intended.
[walks Bart back, then pulls Hedley aside]
Governor William J. Le Petomane: Have you gone berserk? Can't you see that man is a ni?
Governor William J. Le Petomane: We've gotta protect our phoney baloney jobs, gentlemen!
Do you have to wait to purchase a gun to defend your home from the thugs?
Face to face sale = no background check
Buying from a FFL like a gun store, you fill out the form, they call it in, and render a sale, no sale, or a wait verdict. It takes about 5 minutes or so. We also have castle doctrine in MO so you can take your weapon with you in your car even without a carry permit.
Gun sales near Ferguson have skyrocketed. I haven't seen sales stats to see what people have been purchasing.
From 3 days ago. Looks like people are buying higher cap automatics(glock M&P) and shotgus.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/gun-sales-boom-ahead-ferguson-ruling/story?id=2...
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Oh yeah. this won't piss angry black people off more or anything.
The politicians have no control over these situations.
St. Louis police chief says "only criminals" were teargassed in Ferguson, using the new definition which includes moms, journalists, and even kids!
Just remember, DHS wouldn't be in Ferguson without the Obama Administration's orders. The fish rots from the head down.
These people, no matter what "side" you vote for, ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND.
Considering the people that the government are calling "potential terrorists" nowadays, being called criminal is not a surprise, except of course if your criminal which is a civil right violation to be called criminal.
We are caught in a situation where we pay people to write and enforce laws and then feel justified in resisting them when we like. I fit in that category, but I also accept the fact that doing so will cost me. Ultimately if we don't like our laws and enforcement, we should change them, but fear of consequences overrides that desire.
Get Euro-X-ians if this does go down.
Euro-X-ians are the real problem and should be sent to their brown god in pieces!
Well if Obumerang had done a little better in the mid terms maybe there would have been a double deposit on the ebt cards and this would have all blown over.
Seems their ramping up, This surprises me, I honestly thought they would find an excuse to wait for really really cold snowy/icy/freezing weather to release any news.
Well Nixson must already know what the grand jury decision is then!
not guilty
The Grand Jury votes to indict. It does not determine guilt.
Just leave cases of Grape soda on the street with KFC Buckets of chicken.......That will pacify the bro's in da hood...for a few days..
I prefer scrawberry soda wid my chicken bucket.
yes-sir, ummmm hmmmm.
In these here parts, it's OranPop.
Businesses should be projecting some inventory shrinkage.
You can bet the Urban asphalt apes are going to try to make a big deal out of this....I hope they make it so big that they get taken out....if this is black vs white...lets get it done
What an ASSHOLE!!!
Preemptive race war....it's on like monkey kong!
Home of the brave and the land of the free.
Well...it was a good idea.
home of the slave and land of the fleeced
fixed
Kinda curious, when they start tossing bones in the air and screaming their jungle whooops, are you going to have the pleasurable fantasy of law enforcement restoring civility by shooting?
It sounds like the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights are terribly inconvenient for the Missouri Governor.
Declaring a state of emergency when no such emergency exists is tyranny.
have a drink and enjoy the day
ps. try living in the real world
maybe our tax bought hollow points will be put to use...or not
You should see Ferguson, businesses started boarding up the past few weeks like a Cat 5 was bearing down.
It is totally pathetic.
New storm >>> 'Cat 5' Race Riots
Probably an improvement to that shithole....
The precedent has been established with the 'Ebola pre-emergency emergency'.
States of emergency (with suspension of rights)
are now being declared in advance of actual emergencies.
The state of emergency will be in force indefinitely,
until the threat of a future real emergency coming into existence no longer exists.
"Serve treason, protect tyranny."
An American, not US subject.
You know. "To protect civil rights"
They should save their ammo for when the EBT cards won't buy a day's worth of food.
Gonna shoot a few folks so they will be free.
If they announce it tonight during MNF there will be no riots.
It never occurs to these fucks that sending out police dressed and armed and acting like soldiers ratchets up tension that may have remained relatively mild.
Just like no politician not named Ron Paul understood that near indiscriminate bombing and killing in half a dozen Muslim countries, for no reason having to do with the vital national security or even economic interests of the United States {not sure defending the petrodollar or Israel or preventing an Iranian gas pipeline through Iraq and Syria counts as vital national interest, but I concede lots of bankers, MIC types, and neocons do) leads to increasing numbers of increasingly motivated "terrorists" i.e. blowback.
Best thing the cops could do would be to lay off, and at very least not dress in battle gear.
Which is why they will be confrontational, and use all the heavy tactics they learned on their ADL/AIPAC sponsored trips to Israel to see how an occupation force treats untermenchen.
http://mondoweiss.net/2011/12/from-occupation-to-occupy-the-israelificat...
I am assuming you have written this with a healthy dose of sarcasm.
If not, please remove the rose colored glasses to get a healthy perspective of reality.
I'm assuming you use the word nigger a lot and don't understand that divide and conquer tactics are, most of all, what is on display here.
If he brack, he use it every other word.
You feelin' me?
You betray your ignorance by the use of that pejorative. FOAD
and you missed the point of its usage, you obtuse cunt.
you're cracking me up
hahaha
A set of keys jangled 2 feet from your nose would crack you up.
Load up some water cannons with Arizona tea and make some skittle shotgun rounds.
Sizzurp!
So are whites going to riot if the thug with badge is indicted. ....guess we already know what the decision is..
Let's get READY to rumble !!!!
If you think the brow beaten white people of this country are gonna ever get off thier asses and defend thier own race you are wrong..face the truth we are doomed pride in being "white" is dead keep voting
Would it help if those poor disenfranchised folk were issued TWO Obamaphones?
They are just there to protect the good "folks". That's all "folks". Goo(d) luck.
Nothing like wacking a hornets nest with a broom and expect no response.
This action activates a wide range of resources and effectively makes this a military operation - no different than confronting ISIS, AQ, Taliban, etc.
It is a wonderful trial balloon for how DHS and USNORTHCOM will PROACTIVELY respond to crises going forward.
Pay attention to the eyes in the sky.
The sad fact is any and all local "African American citizen groups" have already been infiltrated and co-oped with money to perform whatever function the Democratic Party wants portrayed in the media in the next week.
Good luck to everyone on the ground and don't give in to stupidity.
Game on bitchez...
Come on then, lets get the fucking party started, lets pit man against man you cunts, and lets see just how far natural law fucks the law of the books every, fucking, time.
Withdraw your implicit and complied concent folks. And then do what must be done.
It has to kick off somewhere, so why not here? Disclaimer, you cunts started this, and as ever, the proles will finish it, now write that cunt into law you fuckers. You fucking caused this. Every, fucking, time.
;-)
and, we learn today the NYT reported The Crown Negro has been meeting secretly w/ Ferguson "activists", advising them "to stay the course"; sounds like instigating a riot to me.
Lesson: Next time you get the urge to reach into a cop car and bust a cop's face, maybe just take a few breaths first.
What about Chicago, and Detroit? What about Compton, or Harlem?
I guess a lot of hedgers love martial law as much as they hate uppity niggers.
In related news, a fleet of DHS vehicles with FEDERAL POLICE emblazened on them showed up this past week. A man snapped a picture of them and summarily lost his job. We ar eway through the looking glass.
http://www.ktok.com/articles/national-news-104668/navy-vet-fired-after-p...
We’re so Fukushima’ed.
History repeats. Anyone remember a bunch of years ago when rioting and looting went crazy in Miami? THe National Guard blocked off the streets and announced anyone seen would be shot. Then they proceeded to shoot quite a few looters and rioters. To my knowledge the true number of dead was never made public.
Honestly, no I don't. Please quantify "quite a few" shot, too. What year was this?
How does the Mossad do their agent provocateur routine here? Hire the SEIU as contractors?
Anyways they're on the verge of restarting the Ebola meme again which I'm bored with, so ok let's give this simulated news some attention.
We need to see churches full of people behind locked doors and windows fully ablaze.
Let god sort ‘em!
religion is dying out on its own now its just a commodity used by .gov churches are failing due to the old fucks dying off the younger ones only attend to wife swap at the next bake sale