1 May 2023 2:14 am
There are a lot of Christian fundies in Ohio. I've worked with them.
Church bombing set off alarms over rise of white supremacists in Ohio (msn.com)
A recent firebombing of a small-town church is setting off alarms that a rise in white supremacist domestic terrorism.A local church was going to host a drag-queen storytime, which led to the firebombing."The group White Lives Matter Ohio launched in April 2021. It is loosely affiliated with a nationwide group and uses Telegram to spread propaganda and disrupt drag shows like the one the Chesterland Church of Christ organized. The Anti-Defamation League report said there were 85 incidents of reported white supremacist propaganda efforts in Ohio in 2021 and 128 last year. Most of the efforts include dropping fliers at various locations, and the dominant group in Ohio in the last two years has been the Patriot Front."According to Anti-Defamation League of Cleveland Director Kelly Fishman, "White Lives Matter had the most incidents in Ohio. We’re seeing crossover with certain groups and more participation in the groups.”