Empathy and the Religious "Enemy"

‘We’re Having a Coup’: This Anti-Gay ‘Brigade’ Filmed Itself During the Capitol Riots

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‘We’re Having a Coup’: This Anti-Gay ‘Brigade’ Filmed Itself During the Capitol Riots See all items with this value

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News article

Creator

Carter Sherman

Date

21 January 2021

Description

News report on Pass the Light Brigade (a section of Pass the Salt Ministries) members present at the Capitol riots in January 2021.

Language

English

Publisher

Vice

Relation

Pass the Salt Ministries

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"The Brigade portrays itself as a group of Christian warriors dedicated to defending American culture from their enemies—most prominently, LGBTQ+ people and their allies, although the group is also deeply opposed to supporters of abortion rights."

"Daubenmire also showed up at the Capitol on the day of the insurrection. He has a long history of attacking LGBTQ+ people and bemoaning women’s political and economic advancement.

Over just the last few years, he’s compared gay sex to child murder and bestiality and said that letting women play sports could turn them into lesbians. In another rant, he mocked former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who’s gay, and called to make homosexuality “unthinkable again.” "

"Daubenmire has also propagated conspiracy theories: He’s questioned whether millions of Jews died in the Holocaust and said that the coronavirus is a “reaction to 5G.” Daubenmire, who is white, has wondered aloud whether the U.S. has benefited from accepting interracial marriage."

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bm8x/were-having-a-coup-this-religious-right-brigade-filmed-itself-during-the-capitol-riots

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