Statues of Saint Junípero Serra deserve to stay. The protesters are wrong.
To the protesters who tore down his statue in Los Angeles this month, the priest, friar and saint Junípero Serra represents “hate, bigotry and colonization,” as one activist put it. Nothing would have made Serra sadder, for the real man was a profound lover of all people and especially of the indigenous peoples he came to serve.
Los Angeles Protesters Take Down Father Junipero Serra Statue
A statue of Father Junipero Serra in downtown Los Angeles was toppled on Saturday. Protesters say Serra, who was a well-known Spanish missionary, forced California Native Americans to stay at his missions and accuse him of destroying their tribes and culture.
After Saint Junípero Serra statue torn down in San Francisco, Archbishop Cordileone offers exorcism prayers
After a mob tore down statues, including a figure of St. Junípero Serra statue, in a San Francisco park, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone was joined by several dozen Catholics Saturday in prayer and acts of spiritual reparation.
City of Columbus removes statue of Christopher Columbus outside City Hall
Early Wednesday morning, a crew of city workers gathered outside the Columbus, Ohio, City Hall to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus.
Sen. Mike Lee: ‘The Mob Hates America on America’s Dime. It’s Time to Cut Off Their Allowance.’
On the floor of the U.S. Senate Thursday, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah delivered an impassioned speech condemning mob violence in the United States. Lee offered a resolution, which his Democrat colleague, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, attempted to amend by inserting language attacking President Donald Trump. Menendez then repeatedly tried to silence Lee. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, served as the presiding officer and overruled Menendez. A lightly edited transcript and video are below.
Executive Order on Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence | The White House
The first duty of government is to ensure domestic tranquility and defend the life, property, and rights of its citizens. Over the last 5 weeks, there has been a sustained assault on the life and property of civilians, law enforcement officers, government property, and revered American monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial. Today, President Donald J. Trump took decisive action to put an end to this lawlessness and protect American streets from vandalism and mob violence.
Leftists Destroy Statues Because Scorched Earth Is Their Only Option
“Who even is this guy?” one Wisconsin protester asked, staring down at the toppled statue of Hans Christian Heg, an abolitionist leader who fought and died for the Union in the Civil War.
DHS deploys special federal unit to protect monuments over July 4 weekend amid vandalism fears
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is deploying a special federal unit across the country for the July 4 weekend in order to protect federal monuments and statues from a possible fresh wave of vandalism.
A General’s analysis of the dangers of mail-in voting
Leave it to an Army general to analyze, summarize and finalize the dangers of mail-only voting, succinctly, using data, and then give marching orders to the concerned. In a letter to the North Carolina Pilot, Lt. Gen. Marvin Covault (ret.) uses years of experience and all three of his stars to recognize that mail-only voting is the enemy of vote integrity.
More proof that mail-only voting is an electoral train wreck
When it comes to fighting against universal mail-only ballots, ACRU is a purposeful broken record. We have noted repeatedly these ballots go to 1. The deceased. 2. People who moved. 3. Non-citizens. In Michigan, hundreds returned universal ballot applications that went to 1. The deceased. 2. People who moved. 3. Non-citizens. Addresses don’t vote, and politicians don’t listen.