http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilleti
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdail
http://www.hartselleenquirer.com/articl
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilleti
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdail
http://www.waff.com/Global/story.as
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdail
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilleti
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/app
Two persons--neither of which are from the Hartselle, AL area--interrupted a Mass held at a Hartselle-area Catholic church and attempted to destroy the altar claiming they did so "on orders from God".
The article does not detail which churches they are affiliated with, but the description of theology by the two persons (being held in jail) indicate they may be involved in the "third wave"/"spiritual warfare" flavours of dominionism. There are also indications the reason they destroyed objects in the church is on account they saw people in the church as "worshipping objects".
In fact, per statements from witnesses (http://www.al.com/news/huntsvillet
Per other reports (http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdai
At least one report (http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_h
The second article is especially telling in regards to the potential involvement of dominionist groups into "deliverance ministry/spiritual warfare", as they are reported to have harassed a coffeeshop owner (who has also been subjected to hate speech due to claims he is having Wiccan meetings in the coffeeshop--see http://www.hartselleenquirer.com/articl
Per http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdail
I am noting this as a) this sort of theology is very common in dominionist circles (in that, especially in regards to dominionist groups practicing "third wave" and/or "latter rain" theology it is literally preached that people are being used as "God's puppets" to institute a theocracy) and b) I intend to post a very large post to this community later today regarding dominionism (and in particular the groups associated with dominionism) as coercive groups.
Dominionist hate crime against Catholic church in AL
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