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Fox
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 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject: Extremist Group Harasses Citizens of Amarillo, Texas |
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An evangelical Christian hate group called �Repent Amarillo� is reportedly terrorizing the town of Amarillo, Texas. Repent fashions itself as a sort of militia and targets a wide range of community members they deem offensive to their theology: gays, liberal Christians, Muslims, environmentalists, breast cancer events that do not highlight abortion, Halloween, �spring break events,� and pornography shops. On its website, Repent has posted a �Warfare Map� of its enemies in town.
Calling Repent an �American Taliban,� blogger Charles Johnson notes that the group�s moniker �Army of God� is a rough translation of �Hezbollah.� Led by a man named David Grisham, a security guard at a nuclear-bomb facility called Pantex, Repent first gained media attention in Texas following a campaign to boycott Houston for electing a gay mayor. The group, which is associated with Raven Ministries, collaborates with other Christian groups as well as forced pregnancy advocacy associations like �Bound 4 Life.�
According to a new expos� by the Texas Observer, Repent set out earlier this year to destroy a discreet club of swingers they discovered in town. On New Years eve, the harassment began, with Repent members, almost exclusively young men, showing up in military fatigues and bullhorns, blaring Christian music at the swingers� club building. The swingers, made up of �regulars� of middle aged, working class couples, were then stalked at every following visit to the club. Repent not only took video of each member, but obtained the swingers� license plates and dug through their trash, informing neighbors and coworkers of what was once private.
Repent has struck with some success at many of its enemies within the town. A community theater attempted to open �Bent,� a play about the persecution of homosexuals during Nazi Germany. But the day before opening night, Repent members helped shut down the play by calling in fire marshals to complain about the theater�s permit. Staffers at a nature preserve were featured on local news defending themselves against Repent accusations that their site represents something related to witchcraft.
But grassroots opposition to Repent is also building. A group called �Angel Action� has mobilized against Repent, and blogs and Amarillo-based Facebook groups are springing up to protest Repent�s hate. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Extremist Group Harasses Citizens of Amarillo, Texas |
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| According to a new expos� by the Texas Observer, [b]Repent set out earlier this year to destroy a discreet club of swingers they discovered in town. On New Years eve, the harassment began, with Repent members, almost exclusively young men, showing up in military fatigues and bullhorns, blaring Christian music at the swingers� club building. The swingers, made up of �regulars� of middle aged, working class couples, were then stalked at every following visit to the club. Repent not only took video of each member, but obtained the swingers� license plates and dug through their trash, informing neighbors and coworkers of what was once private. |
Amazing that there would be such a pack of losers running around in Texas.
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Street Magic
Joined: 23 Sep 2009
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| Led by a man named David Grisham, a security guard at a nuclear-bomb facility called Pantex, Repent first gained media attention in Texas following a campaign to boycott Houston for electing a gay mayor. |
Wait, really? |
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.38 Special
Joined: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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When I read this, I thought it was so bizarre that I had to look into it. By all accounts, this group is real. They're also a joke 
Please, I could make a better militia out of ten-year-olds with Red Ryder BB guns and drippy noses.
But then that's the difference between a militia and wanna-be jihadists. A militia stands for defense and order, jihadists seek change through disruption.
Sometimes liberty is ugly. The people of Amarillo will need private detectives to watch them for illegal activity, keep the FBI on speed dial, and protest them into irrelevancy. |
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