AMAC EXCLUSIVE
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Since Joe Biden took office more than three years ago, one of the defining features of his administration has been its lawless weaponization of the justice system against Christian, pro-life, and Catholic communities—and its simultaneous unwillingness to prosecute acts of anti-Christian violence committed by left-wing activists.
Though the Biden administration’s pattern of bias against Catholics has generally failed to elicit attention from the national political class and corporate media, a recent letter to Biden from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) could potentially catapult the issue into a central focus of the 2024 presidential campaign—and potentially bring Biden’s silence on the matter to an end.
“I write with regard to the dramatic increase in attacks on Catholic churches across America,” Rubio wrote to Biden in the March 5 correspondence. “These religiously motivated attacks seldom result in any consequences for offenders and are part of a larger trend of fanatical activists targeting religious institutions. I demand you speak out on the growing number of attacks on Catholic churches and make investigating, and fully prosecuting, these incidents an urgent priority for your administration.”
Rubio goes on to note that since the deadly Black Lives Matter riots began in May 2020, more than 400 Catholic churches in the United States have suffered from violent attacks. In his letter, Rubio cites a database launched by CatholicVote that has tracked every attack on a Catholic church since 2020.
Of the more than 400 attacks, 142 occurred in 2020 and 2021. An additional 143 attacks occurred in 2022 alone, triggered in part by the release of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June of that year. More than 100 attacks followed in 2023.
According to CatholicVote, at least “238 attacks have been perpetrated against Catholic churches since the draft Supreme Court opinion proposing to reverse Roe v. Wade was leaked in early May 2022, with many including graffiti with pro-abortion messages.” The attacks have affected churches in 42 states and the District of Columbia.
“These attacks are not random nor are they the result of a temporary lapse in judgment by perpetrators,” Rubio continued. “They are motivated by a deep and abiding animosity towards religious institutions and people of faith.”
Rubio goes on to list a series of examples of anti-Catholic violence, including a “woman setting fire to a statue of the Virgin Mary,” a person “beheading a statue of the baby Jesus,” a “priest being attacked with a machete,” a “249-year old church being set on fire and nearly fully destroyed,” and a “man crash[ing] a van into a Catholic church and then set[ting] it on fire with people inside.”
However, CatholicVote has found evidence of arrests relating to these attacks in only 25 percent of cases—signaling the Biden administration’s apparent disinterest in prosecuting violent criminals when those criminals go after Christians.
“It should be of highest priority for your administration to protect and defend any group from violence,” Rubio wrote. “Yet, your administration’s passivity causes people of faith across America to seriously doubt whether you are willing and able to defend Catholic churches and their parishioners.”
But despite the lack of consequences for these deliberate acts of anti-Catholic violence and vandalism, Rubio notes, Biden has nonetheless eagerly deployed his Justice Department against churchgoing, pro-life, and traditionally-minded religious Americans.
Earlier this year, the Biden DOJ invoked the FACE Act to convict six pro-life activists—who now face up to 11 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines—for peacefully singing hymns and praying in the hallway outside of a Nashville-area abortion clinic. In Fall 2022, Biden’s FBI also sent armed agents to raid the home of Mark Houck, a Catholic pro-life activist and father of seven who physically defended himself and his son from a heckling protester outside of an abortion clinic.
Meanwhile, the shocking extent of the Biden administration’s hostility toward people of faith was further revealed in a groundbreaking December report published by the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which outlines in detail the FBI’s breach of religious freedom against Catholics and other religious believers. Among other disturbing revelations, the report noted that the FBI “abused its counterterrorism tools to target Catholic Americans as potential domestic terrorists” when agency operatives in Richmond, Virginia, circulated a report designating so-called “radical-traditionalist Catholic[s]” as potential “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.”
Though the FBI and Biden administration officials have repeatedly attempted to reassure the American people that these incidents are not indicative of anti-Catholic bias, many Catholics remain skeptical.
As Rubio observed in his letter to Biden, “The wave of attacks against Catholics suggest[s] that many activists would like countless Americans to abandon their genuine religious faith and submit to a godless, progressive pseudo-religion.”
He concluded: “You have a responsibility to protect Americans from harm. I demand you condemn the growing number of attacks on Catholic churches and make combatting these incidents an urgent priority for your administration by prosecuting each and every offender to the fullest extent of the law.”
Unfortunately, Catholics should not hold their breath waiting for Biden to take meaningful action to address the mounting epidemic of bias against Catholics and other Christian communities.
Rubio’s letter, however, could serve as a rallying cry for Christians to turn out and vote for leaders who are actually committed to protecting them from religious persecution.
Aaron Flanigan is the pen name of a writer in Washington, D.C.
attacks are not only on Catholic Churches, but on any number of CHRISTIAN CHURCHES!!! THIS NEEDS TO STOP!
Thank you for the informative article. Yes, it should be a rallying cry, as should many other things that this communist/democrat government has done.
Obama’s transformation of America continues
Our Christian Rights are in danger of being taken from us one day at a time. Biden minions even attack God’s chosen people.
It will not be long before our Christian warriors will need to make a stand. The evil imps of Satan will learn the power of prayer and the wrath of God.
It doesn’t matter what criticisms assail the Biden administration, he knows the deep state will protect him (until he’s no longer useful to them).
Its not getting out people to vote that is concerning, its the verification that the vote counting is accurate and verifiable. The demoncrats have nothing but lie, cheat, steal, buy-off votes to get their way. We have to stop them in 2024 or its over period!!!
Finally! Someone with guts!
Bravo Rubio Bravo
Eventually, these people are going to push enough people too far and it won’t be an unarmed riot at the Capitol they’ll face; ask King George.
We Christians, reps, white race people have to stand up will our race survive. Ole Joe with the WEF will destroy America. And as the Hur report showed ole Joe is so dement he can’t remember what day it was yesterday. And with that Hur concluded he could not prosecute ole Joe. Nice job Joe faking senility and loss of memory so you perpetuated the two tier justice system to your advantage. You knew darn well you had all these classified documents spread over 22 places. As VP you knew darn well you were not allowed to take them out of the White House. And now years after the fact you fake memory loss. But are clear of mind enough to be president. Hur made a big mistake by being your defense attorney the judge and the jury instead of investigate only and write a summation of what he found. H and Ole Joe should have both been indicted on obstruction of Justice and destroying or hiding classified information. Hur overstepped his authority. He is judging ole Joe on his behavior today. Ole Joe is as slick as the famous mafia criminal that faked total incompetence at trial and when he was found not guilty he went home and lived the life of Riley. Ole Joe will do the same with all the millions of dollars in bribes he received from our enemies. Russia, China and don’t forget Iran. Ole Joe doesn’t care about the people of America. Trump does and ole Joe can’t understand this at all and is thereby envious and wants to destroy Trump and his supporters. And with the elites of the WEF behind him and money from Soros he will succeed. Stand up call your congressman your senator your local legislators. You are not taking their BS any longer and to start being statesman and represent all the people in their home state and everywhere.
It isn’t just Roman Catholics who are being targeted for their faith. It is all Christians and anyone who stands for the truth of God’s Word. This administration, (and the Democrat party,) does not want to be exposed as supporting evil practices.
Hey, waddaya want??!! Yes, President Biden is certainly senile, but that doesn’t mean he ever made it past adolescence. Just look at videos of his self-congratulations from all of yesteryear. To him, “spiritual” is vandalizing a graveyard.
The problem could be solved if the pastors
We wonder how fast the DOJ would respond when mosques ar4 attacked and burned?
Biden is no Christian
But many such as this one compromises their faith for worldly power.
Americans want to help with donations, but as I feel comfortable stating, many of us get the same email each day from the same people asking for money. I’ve not seen one post of any financial statement or some document as to where this money goes. If one donates $100.00, how much of this money actually goes to the people asking for money…$25.00. The other $75.00 who knows. Until our party gets to see where their hard earned money is going, the less they are likely to donate.
Biden calling himself a Catholic is like Hitler calling himself a Jew, it’s an evil disgrace. He is already a liar, criminal and sell out of the US to China and anyone else that wants to line the pockets of his crime family. The media and other entities are complicit in their actions to allow this to continue. This isn’t about political parties or any mudslinging business, this is about an evil man that has sold out everyone and everything that he can in order to make more millions. He is destroying the US with his open (illegal) borders and he doesn’t care, he and his family are insulated and protected by taxpayer funded armed security. The same arms that he is trying to remove from law abiding Americans. He will be dead and gone long before any proof of his actions can be made public. By then, people will say “oh well, nothing we can do now”. That’s been the plan all long. Even if Biden lives another 30 years, he will never be prosecuted because he will be wearing diapers and drooling on himself within a year of leaving office. It’s only because he is the POTUS that he’s getting the care to keep him upright and (semi) functional. We are seeing Obama’s third term and the democrats know that Biden can’t win gain, unless more widespread voter fraud occurs. That won’t be able to happen as easily this time. So, the democrats are having reports put out that mention Biden’s declining cognitive abilities. This way they can have him removed from office, and if need be, another puppet put in place. Obama loves power and he wants to keep it….. “while wearing sweats in his basement.”
Give it a rest. You in NO WAY represent Reagan or his legacy.
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You can go preach that at the graves of the 100 million plus individuals who have been slaughtered by communists. And the number grows every day.
Your hero, Karl Marx, was a devil worshipper. He states it plainly for all in his poems and other writings. His only purpose in all of his efforts was to destroy any semblance of civilization. You can find that in his writings also.
So, If I understand and see the communism have their rich and treat their people horrible.
At least Trump love this country and trying to protect it unlike Biden. I agree everyone needs to pay taxes but without wealthy people there would be no jobs. I don’t like my tax dollars going to stupid stuff. And the government not being accountable for where the money goes or even know where it goes. They still can’t find all the covid money and some of that money was spent on personal and other groups. We need true free Americans to stand!!