psycmoe
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Make sure you check out that fine print
Yep, it's a real letter. The place does serve food, but they are primarily invested in education through workshops, and they do a number of all ages events.
xedd82
Quite legitimizing nazis by calling them nationalists. Nazi church members. Racists. Pieces of shit. Those are really the only three descriptions you should be using for people like this. It’s time to call a spade a spade folks.
Also; the only good nazi is a dead nazi.
foxpotate
Ban Christians from your bathroom if they can't handle a fucking painting.
Telemapus
This is who they're picking on. Clearly a major hub of demonic activity:
themerkindirty
I’ll be in Arcata next week. I’ll make sure I stop by and support this local business.
Neurisko
This is terrorism.
decarnatedame
Probably now protected by the president's new directions against Anti-Christians.
decarnatedame
*directives
GreenMnM
So essentially join or die? Gee that sounds a bit too familiar.
Step 1: RECORD EVERYTHING.
If you don't have even small cameras up watching thing, get it done! You can grab small cameras online for $20 to $40 for indoor, a few bucks more for outdoor. And leave them in hidden places, up high, or behind windows+cages etc. Ensure they cannot be damaged by a random brick.
Step 2: continue living your life!
Fuck them and every wanna be nazi Christian value they have. You have support. The local¹
GreenMnM
² police may be completely useless bc they're more good ol boy then law man, but don't get discouraged. There are specifically agencies out there to deal with that.
Given the countries turmoil, I have no idea what shape they're in.
But do not let them control your beliefs.
Whatever your choices, make sure you keep you and yours safe. Always have a plan for friends/family/close characters that you want to keep from harm. This is the time to prepare. They gave you warning. Believe it. Prepare
JonSnowAKAAegonTargaryen
Go to the cops, and if they don't do anything make it clear to those cowards what you thing. Second amendment still stands.
thundercactus
If only there was some sort of constitutional amendment to protect people from this. And if only the federal government cared about said amendment.
RussellAllison
Pathetic in the worst sort of way … this constitutes a written threat and the authorities should treat it seriously.
RevRagnarok
And these "authorities" - they're definitely not the original perps, right?
smegheadenergy
If Jesus shows back to support the spray tanned fart balloon I’m gonna kick him in the balls, then nail him to anther cross by his fucking sack. Fuck maga Nazis
JohnSmithterms
"Its never god that does the smiting though is it . Its always just dirty, stupid assholes." - A Christian who escaped its foul clutches.
myballshurt
ActuallyAPirate
Pagan Hindu is an oxymoron, right?
Puolitettupuolituttu
Depends on the definitions used.
madeejit
"If God had a problem with me, then let him tell me, not you. "
PostalHeathen
Donald Trump is a prophet? I love the smell of heresy in the morning.
mckjm2
You mean the smell of heresy burning! As is proper in religion! /s
counterintel
DukeDarkwood
I'd love to think that this would be a great time for Pope Francis to excommunicate the idolatrous moron who has broken every single commandment (even counting differences in the list from differing translations - that's like 12 or 13 commandments total). UNFORTUNATELY, Donny's almost certainly listed as in a Protestant sect, and thus out of Francis's jurisdiction.
Sonicschilidogs
Francis can excommunicate Vance though 😂
DukeDarkwood
I'll take it, but as far as the MAGAts are concerned, this administration is Trump/Musk. I'm not sure they'll even notice.
electricwizard
The letter is not from any church, it's from right-wing nuts trying to start a war and WANT the target to escalate
NonstopRampage
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Google shows no such "church" this seems very fake.
UncleGhanseau
No such thing as 'Church of Arcata'. Trolls
JonnehxD
Yeah, I live nearby... Haven't heard a thing about this yet from any local sources. Seems fabricated.
LesbianRedwings
That was my thinking as well. I mean, I wouldn’t put it past someone to pull this, but I also know Internet things can be and are fake
NKato
This is actually a pattern of white supremacy. They hide behind false names and fronts, many of which are ficitious and do not have registered addresses.
Puolitettupuolituttu
"The Lord commands that you cease and desist"
ScrippyChan
Uh... no. I don't give a shit what your imagination says.
MadDucks
I feel like they just saw the "You shall not take the Lords name in vain" as a freakin' challenge
jfrhvkm26r
I'm steadily losing my will to share a planet with these people.
TheFuckfaceWhisperer
I am sorry to say that I originally hail from that region of the world (Eureka, directly south from Arcata). So glad I got out of that shithole in 1993.
Moostomp
Eureka is ok. It's a shithole everywhere, might as well enjoy the scenery and the trees. Born here, never moved, traveled a lot. The weather is pleasant, the people are mostly kind and nice. It could use better medical practice, dental and mental health specifically. The only other community I've experienced similar was the local scene at Honolulu. Island time and all that calm relaxed vibes.
TheFuckfaceWhisperer
The only reason I have to go back to Eureka is to get some Mike's garlic fries. Last time I was in town was like 25 years ago.
Jimthebutler
Time to get on the roofs with rifles to protect our businesses. Fuck racists.
Orc6000
And rapists… like T****
TheBreadTurtle
If this is a reference to the rooftop koreans thing, just a reminder that one of the contributing factors to the unrest and racial tensions was when a korean lady shot a little black girl in the back of the head after accusing her of shoplifting a bottle of orange juice despite the girl having money in hand for it, lied about the incident, then got off with a super light sentence
JustATemp123
Worse than racists, which is a small list. They're religious fanatics, so they'll feel justified perfoming murder and rape in the belief it's their literal god-g8ven right to do so.
These people are unhinged and dangerous, and should be removed from society.
Jimthebutler
If the statement is " fuck racists" and you qualify as " beyond racist" there's gonna be something in stock that will fit them, so to speak.
MrWobblyHead
I agree, fuck racists. But this isn't racism. They're being prejudiced towards the Hindu religion. Hindus are not a race. While most followers of Hinduism are Indian, not all Indians are Hindu.
Jimthebutler
You are correct, this is religious intolerance, but I'd bet cash that they are also racist.
detry
I'd hire a P.I. to dox this group.
Jimthebutler
Hell yeah, brother.
magus200342
That symbol is Lutheran isn't it? Only one Lutheran church in Arcata County according to Google.
JustATemp123
That's too complex for US Cops. They'll never believe it
detry
Need more certainty about who sent the letter, their effort to intimidate needs to backfire spectacularly.
comacomacomacomachameleon
law enforcement can identify who printed it because modern printers put a unique, identifiable waterprint on each page. Hand it over to FBI.
werrywerry
Law enforcement probably sent the letter. Stop relying on the law. The law has been hijacked by lunatics.
"Isn't it time the fascists stop acting like fascists? I mean, it's the law."
That is naive.
You are on this website and you beleive the american justice system is fair?
werrywerry
You can identify the printer that printed it, not the person. Doesn't help much if you have no record of who owns that printer.
NKato
The FBI ain't gonna do shit.
detry
I'd trust a private investigator much more than the FBI these days.
MentionSignificant
Kash Patel, current head of the FBI, is the same guy who wrote a children's book about Trump being king. We should assume the FBI is going to directly support the interests of Trump, the Silicon Valley Set, and the Christian Nationalists above any other principles or laws.
Moostomp
Holy f*(& my home makes the front page. Please don't think all of Arcata or Humboldt County is like this. We're like hobbits for the most part, living in the shire. Smoking pipe weed and eating food. But there are some really awful people here, just like anywhere really. I saw this post making it's rounds on FB and a few of us have made plans to 'sit in' at their services.
I'm in Eureka and there are some really sad people here. But even in bad weather we're out protesting.
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zerogiven
Do they have "services"? As far as I can tell, the Church of Arcata is not an actual thing. Just a name that some anonymous cowards signed to their threats.
Moostomp
There is a very vocal and distinct minority here that try and be as offensive as possible to the non-GOP. There are proud boy groups, and 3%ers. I've been physically threatened several times by members of those groups because I called them out on their social media. Nothing ever comes of it, police don't do anything (the sheriff has come out supporting trump several times)... But most of us are rather more than just leftist. Voting for Bernie in 2016 70+% for example over Clinton in the primary.
dFax
Here as a Eureka resident as well. This letter is very much outside the local culture especially for Arcata.
Sorrontis
So, burn down their church in retaliation?
Seph89
How great would it be if a lightning strike caused it. Like oh look Thor didn't like your building.
hereforthebewbs
...it must have been the archangels.
StellaMatutina
It's not retaliation, it's the will of God to smite these demons, obviously
shardix
If God cares he'll stop the fire.
unluckyandbored
Not retaliation. Pre-emptive strike.
datphone777365
Preventive strike*
datphone777365
In defense* a threat has been made, that would be preventing its execution!
DarthVella
Do your due diligence, make 100% sure it's the right church and that it's not a false flag operation, but yes.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
The church in this post doesn't exist.
DarthVella
Certainly one of the things to look out for. But in that case probably figure out who sent the letter if you can, then see above.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
Many have pointed out elsewhere , it could very well be the store owner them self. As they are the only source on it.
DarthVella
Once again, certainly one of the things to look out for.
Prekator
Could be, but that is also kinda how it works when someone receives a letter
lovehandlesmessiah
#1 I wish this fucking cult would hit its Jonestown Phase already.
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Thorinori
So would a bunch of fascists burning down places because they are fucking psychopaths that think their fake person is the real one and everyone else is a sinner. That isn't even including the already lot of dead kids from their own institutions.
Fishkeeper
It'd take a lot more burning churches than is ever going to happen to equal the number of kids trapped in Republican families.
EternallyIgnorant
It already does include a lot of dead kids.
Fishkeeper
Everyone involved in the Trump cult killing themselves and their families would be considerably more dead kids.
EternallyIgnorant
So would them NOT killing themselves. For instance, if Trumps starts WW3, how many dead is that? If he stops people from getting vaccinated, how many dead is that? Etc etc.
Fishkeeper
Trump's not gonna kill himself no matter what his followers do. He's got too much- everything.
Stefnos
you dont even need to think in "what ifs" children are dieing right now because Trump supports Russia and Israel
SansPants258
Same tattoo hegseth has
MyRespectableAlterEgo
Damn that's a crazy coincidence
RevRagnarok
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
It's also on trump jr's assault rifle. The manufacturer, who calls his headquarters a "Muslim-free zone", sells the rifle as "the crusader" & claims no Muslim would be able to pick it up. Quote from manufacturer Spike Tactical: "The war is here. We have a duty to defend our homeland and our way of life." Just in case there was any doubt that everything crusades-related has become a neo-nazi symbol. Or that neo-nazism & radical christianity are inextricably linked.
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Speaking of Hegseth
therandombagofmeat
Are you fucking kidding me?
acuteavocado7
well yeah thats cuz its a nazi dogwhistle
Hexrowe
It's called a Jerusalem cross. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cross (see in particular the last two paragraphs under "Modern Use")
eastherbunni
TLDR it's currently used as a symbol of White Christian Nationalism
alluro2
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
Everything crusades-related has become a not-so-secret neo-nazi handshake.
HaveYouHuggedYourUndertakerToday
My idiot BiL just got one. He's Hispanic, and has been married thrice, with one baby momma, and still rolls with his "white is right, holier than thou" bullshit. So glad we cut him off. He really thought we wouldn't know what that symbol means now.
datphone777365
Fuck it, have ice visit him. See if he still thinks whites right. Mendigo perro cobarde!
DWolf
I notice this "church" has no address, phone number, or email/website as part of its heading. There's also no "Church of Arcata" listed via a web search. I assume it has one member who's off his/her meds (based on what I've seen in court with similar situations), possibly three members who are feeding each others' mental illnesses (including egomania). I hope local officials have an idea what nut is doing this and take appropriate action, although it's gonna be hard to call in the FBI.
Reddot99
Most states have a state level version. North Carolina has a State Bureau of Investigation.
neverpostsoriginalcontent
I was born in Humboldt county and my parents were part of a hippie church in Arcata that ended up turning into a full-blown misogynist cult. A lot of the former members have gone DEEP down the rabbit hole of Trump worship and the fact this is apparently an off-the-books church with this type of language makes me REAL SUSPICIOUS if it has ties to what was called The Assembly.
DWolf
"Trump worship" indeed. For some, it's a doomsday cult that believes he's bringing around the apocalypse and, eventually, the reign of God.
Justanotherbloodyacctname
There's a Lutheran church of Arcata but they're very much not happy about the letter.
https://www.facebook.com/lutheranchurcharcata/posts/pfbid023eXn4LqXQwS1gvwmqESekjJ7p34QrLtBtHbjnBmUEoPR5KQZGkz7Z2WGL3beCo2Hl
trythebleucheese
I can't find any such church, or church tied to the area that fits. I really feel this is fake. At least, the person who wrote it named a fake church.
dieselfury
The donald trump fine print makes it feel very fake. Only problem is MAGA is so fucking stupid it's hard to tell anymore.
Psychobeanz
I tried to find them to leave a review or comment of some sort, but couldn't
psycmoe
May not be NGO registered, but the business definitely got this letter.
trythebleucheese
I'm not questioning the validity of the letter really, just feel it in my gut that this is some coward hiding behind some name. And if it is a, actual "church," my feeling stands.
NKato
A lot of the white supremacist groups in the United States do not maintain registered addresses. This is one of them.
HylianFox
The fact is any random idiot can call themselves a "church"
There's no standard whatsoever
goneinthehead
Love that the small print says donald trump is king of earth
MisspentYouth333
If Jesus Christ existed, Trump would never relinquish power to him
ImurevJourhein
How nice. Just in case the first part of the death threat wasn't enough to make someone think they're batshit insane, they have a footnote to confirm it beyond all doubt
TilSovngarde
They should probably burn that false idol. You know. In Jesus’ name amen or whatever.
hyperchondriac
Satan is commonly said to be the ruler of earth, within various Christian circles. In some versions of the Bible, the passage John 16:11 says so explicitly (while other versions only imply this meaning). So they are clearly claiming to be working with the authority of Satan.
kitterskills
I read that too
WowThatUsernameIsSoOriginal
and they call themselves archangels so they are justified in burning the place down because otherwise wrathful jesus would probably do nothing about it.
Mirrormancer
"We are soldiers of the lord, because the lord — like many other dictators — is pretty powerless to do anything without his soldiers."
WowThatUsernameIsSoOriginal
miracles are so rare nowadays, i guess being an omnipotent and omnipresent deity doesn't mean you have to do anything yourself if you can avoid it. maybe he plays golf a lot too.
Kunkoh
What’s hilarious is that’s what the Antichrist is…. But I don’t think most (all?) Christian’s nationalists read the Bible enough to realize they are the false church, the bad guys, in Revelations.
XEndeadX
I always hear this idea, but nope, my mother has read the whole Bible several times and she's still this fucking bonkers. I don't know how they manage the dissonance, but sadly I fear the number of people like her is higher than we realize.
MadDucks
Those people are properly NUTS
notsurewhattocallthis
Probably?!?!
OctiLuna
Properly. Not probably.
notsurewhattocallthis
Man, my lysdexia really kicked in on that one. Thanks for pointing it out. +1
werrywerry
Those people are a threat to all humankind.
ImAGrower
100% and a threat to people around them and need to be in jail or rehab of some sort.
devolutionary
Because he HAS to be. He has to be the best most greatest highest most wonderfulest of all time everywhere, or he *might* be even a fraction of what awfulness we say he is, and THAT CAN’T BE. He must be infallible and heavenly or they maybe might consider that possibly he’s just a shitty salesman who’s lied and thieved his way through a life of greed and privilege and they’ve made a horrible mistake.
avenlanzer
It isn't that they're blind to it, it's that he was placed above them in authority by those at their church, and since they have no personal understanding of morality only what an authority tells them is moral, they self justify anything he does wrong. They've been taught from birth to do as they're told when it comes to faith, even if it looks evil because it's "Gods plan", and that it is physically impossible for someone evil to infiltrate their chain of command. Make a cult, get a cult.
PicassoCT
All in on the train of no win
Littledirtybirdyfeet
Such delusions. Like, I know they were idiots, but batshit crazy too? That's not a good combo.
kickmyballsrealhard
Welcome to America
eromitlab
I wish I could say I was genuinely shocked by such naked blasphemy. But a lot of modern christian churches aren't really christian at all.
GentlemanScientist
If you don't know about it yet you might want to look up the prosperity gospel. Man that threw me for a loop when I first read about it.
Kunkoh
It’s not really shocking if Revelations is true. Antichrist will rule as a false prophet with the false church. They don’t even realize they are the bad guys. It would be hilarious if they weren’t so dangerous.
Onetonmanwithaspoon
To be honest, I don't think they're a legit church just a bunch of Trump worshiping psychopaths that call their meets place a church.;
zerogiven
It's not an actual church, and wouldn't be welcome in Arcata if it were. The place is a smallish northern-California town with a progressive hippie vibe. The folks who wrote that letter might be locals, but they're anonymous cowards who unilaterally decided that "Church of Arcata" sounds better than "Drunk Cletus and his two drunker cousins."
Jimthebutler
If he's their new messiah, we'll let him lead them to heaven. But not on earth. Fuck facists and fuck death cults.
avenlanzer
If he's a Messiah, let's see him do a magic trick. string him up for three days and let's see him reappear.
KarlPhylos
Donal Trump’s heaven that he gives to the people would be hilarious. Poorly developed swamp land done in the cheapest way possible and then painted white and spray painted gold.
NightOwlRally
And "HEVIN" scribbled on the sign over the "Pearly Gates" in Sharpie