{"id":32732,"date":"2020-08-01T11:35:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T17:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=32732"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T20:27:03","slug":"as-they-turn-to-burning-bibles-portland-rioters-show-their-true-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/as-they-turn-to-burning-bibles-portland-rioters-show-their-true-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;As They Turn To Burning Bibles, Portland Rioters Show Their True Colors&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/burning-bible-600x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32733\" width=\"425\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/burning-bible-600x393.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/burning-bible-500x327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/burning-bible.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/08\/01\/as-they-turn-to-burning-bibles-portland-rioters-show-their-true-colors\/\">The Federalist<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jordan Davidson<br \/><em>The Federalist<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While rioters previously attacked federal buildings, businesses, and even officers, this weekend, they found a new target: Bibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video posted to Twitter on Saturday shows rioters holding Black Lives Matter signs tossing Bibles into a fire. 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