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Gang of youths attack pastor and his church - again
Reporter: Kirsty Rigg
Date online: 06 February 2009
A gang of “20 youths” have launched another vicious attack on the Zion Baptist church, assaulting the pastor and hurling racist abuse.
Pastor Dennis Rigg and his brother Mervyn have been in and out of the church setting up for their dad’s funeral which is set for Saturday.
Yobs attacked the pastor and pelted a series of hard snowballs at their heads, as well as shouting hateful slurs relating to their Christian religion and its apparent [erroneous] relation to attacks on Gaza.
Rochdale Online previously reported how the church, on Milkstone Road, had been covered in racist slurs with spray paint, causing anger and upset in the local community.
Speaking to Rochdale Online, Pastor Rigg said: “I went out to take some rubbish out when I felt a whack on the back of the head.
“I looked up to find about 20 youths pelting really hard snowballs. They were screaming and shouting all sorts of abuse, most of it about me being a Zionist”.
He added: “We have been here all week preparing for my dad's funeral, which is this weekend. We don’t deserve this”.
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M Shafiq. Community leaders, faith reps & key people were aware well before your own post; many had already met. Support measures & crime prevention will be planned, co-coordinated resources People of all persuasions deplore what happened & see it as a whole, shared community issue. You personally introduced the direction that the attacks are about Islam and Muslims. That’s twaddle which simply fuels Islamophobia. Pax Vobiscum
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How much more are we going to take from the 'Religion of Piece" ? This ignorant,backwards,violent ideology stands in opposition of everything we hold dear in the civilized world. I say it should be banned,give up the cult or leave our country.It is incompatible with our way of life.
By pnut @ 07/02/2009 19:56:02