PART NINE, MORE RECENT NEWS FOR OUR FAITH-BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO -THE RIOTS, PROTESTS, AOC'S RANTINGS ON SAINT DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI, MAYOR'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP CATHOLIC/NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED SHOT DOWN BY MARYLAND GOVERNOR, PHILADELPHIA HISTORY DEFACED, DESTROYED, ETC.

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

 

MORE RECENT NEWS FOR OUR FAITH-BASED READERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO. THE RIOTS, PROTESTS, AOC'S RANTINGS ON ST. DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI, MAYOR'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP CATHOLIC/NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED SHOT DOWN, ETC.

AOC on Saint Damien of Molokai: "Example of White Supremacist Culture"

Right. According to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Read what she said. You can't make this up. Damien of Molokai, the Belgian priest who ministered to lepers in Hawaii, and eventually died of leprosy. Considered a hero by Hawaiians. Canonized by the Catholic Church. Here he is being a white supremacist.  READ MORE AT https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2020/08/aoc-on-saint-damien-of-molokai-example-of-white-supremacist-culture.html

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ALSO FROM CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--"The Real Damien of Molokai"

...........Marisol Escobar’s statue of St. Damien of Molokai has graced the statuary hall in the U.S. Capitol since 1969. The people of Hawaii chose this statue to mark their tenth anniversary of statehood. It stands out, in part, because of Escobar’s distinctive blocked style. “Marisol” (as she was called) sculpted her subjects almost as square frames, flattening them like screens upon which she could project her own presence. One critic called this “feminine playfulness” set against square “patriarchy.”  READ MORE HERE.

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MARYLAND GOVERNOR OVERRIDES COUNTY: CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CAN RE-OPEN, MANY THANKS TO ST. AUGUSTINE R.C. CHURCH FOR THE INFO; https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/08/montgomery-county-bars-non-public.html
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SADLY CONFIRMED, RIOTERS DID INDEED DEFACE THE STATUE OF MATTHIAS BALDWIN, ABOLITIONIST AND NUMEROUS OTHERS: A spokesperson for Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s office confirmed that “the statue of Matthias Baldwin, along with other statues in the area of Philadelphia’s City Hall, was tagged with paint and graffiti at some point during the first days of protests that took place in Philadelphia. MORE AT https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/defaced-abolitionist-statue/

 
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YOU CAN SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES AT...
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. https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/08/part-eight-more-recent-news-for-our.html