The handwritten letter - which according to the Presbyterian News Service has an illustration of a swastika - set a Nov. 15 deadline for the denomination to reverse its Middle East policies "or else."
"I promise violence against Presbyterian Churches -- They will go up in flames, bet your ass that's a terrorist threat," the letter stated.
Officials at the Presbyterian Church headquarter in Louisville, where the letter was sent, notified federal authorities of the threat both in Kentucky and in New York.
Longer quote after the fold ...
The heated debate on the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s decision to divest from companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza may turn into fire - literally. On Friday, Nov. 12, the PCUSA reported that an anonymous writer sent a letter form Queens, NY, threatening to burn down Presbyterian churches in retaliation for "your anti-Israel and anti-Jewish attitudes."
The handwritten letter - which according to the Presbyterian News Service has an illustration of a swastika - set a Nov. 15 deadline for the denomination to reverse its Middle East policies "or else."
"I promise violence against Presbyterian Churches -- They will go up in flames, bet your ass that's a terrorist threat," the letter stated.
Officials at the Presbyterian Church headquarter in Louisville, where the letter was sent, notified federal authorities of the threat both in Kentucky and in New York.
"We have also tightened security here at the Presbyterian Center," said Mission Support Services Director Joey Bailey to the PNS.
Meanwhile, the PCUSA head Clifton Kirkpatrick immediately informed PC(USA) officials in New York of the threat and offered several safety precautions for churches in the area. More
Since I was just about to write a diary on something like this anyway, I'll pick this up. All day I've been talking about how, if they've called the FBI to close the vote in Ohio on Nov. 2, what will Bush be willing to do to stop a recount? My spidey senses have been in overdrive on the notion that a terrorist event was just hours away. Doubletime now that it's happening here in my hometown.
[Update] I removed the following line, it was too much:
/If BushCo wants to push the us vs. them in America, how could they create a "distraction" to the vote in Ohio? Start a religious war right here at home/
