PART EIGHT, MORE RECENT NEWS FOR OUR FAITH-BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO. THE RIOTS, PROTESTS, DESTRUCTION OF BIBLES, FLAGS, PORTLAND ETC., HISTORICAL ITEMS, BLM, NORWEGIAN/CONFED FLAG "CONFUSION" AGAIN, ETC.

Continuing our series for our faith-based readers and history buffs too...

More sad news for those of us with friends and family in beleaguered Portland as those "peaceful protests" continue--PROTESTORS BURN BIBLE, AMERICAN FLAG--Protesters burned an American flag and a Bible in Portland, Oregon, sparking outrage just as weeks of violent demonstrations seemed to be coming to a close.

For more than 60 days, Black Lives Matters demonstrators, including a “Wall of Moms” and a “Wall of Vets,” have clashed with federal agents in the city, drawing national attention as authorities blasted marchers with tear gas and the civilians at times responded with weapons of their own — such as feces, bleach, bricks or batteries. READ MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/protestors-burn-bible-american-flag-as-tensions-rise-in-portland/

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UNION SOLDIER CIVIL WAR STATUES DESTROYED IN SARATOGA (not just Confederate statues any more); read more at https://dailygazette.com/article/2020/07/26/saratoga-springs-will-replace-destroyed-civil-war-soldier-statue-statue-found-vandalized-shattered-july-16

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WISCONSIN BISHOP DENOUNCES KING'S CALL TO DESTROY STATUES OF JESUS https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2020/07/wisconsin-bishop-denounces-activists-call-to-destroy-statues-of-jesus/

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MORE SEEING GHOSTS AND GOBLINS AND CONFEDERATE FLAGS (ACTUALLY ANOTHER NORWEGIAN FLAG MIS-IDENTIFICATION)  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/07/in-news-again-for-2020seeing-ghosts.html

SEE PART SEVEN OF THIS SERIES AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/07/part-seven-more-recent-news-for-our_24.html

P.S. IF YOU ARE A NON PUBLIC SCHOOL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SAYS YOU WILL REMAIN CLOSED https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/08/montgomery-county-bars-non-public.html

UPDATED: THEY HAVE BEEN OVERRIDEN, STAY TUNED