A Message Of Hate

By Kesshia Peyton Anchor/Reporter
Published: Wed, September 24, 2008 - 5:49 pm Last Updated: Wed, September 24, 2008 - 5:51 pm
Short URL: http://wkrg.com/a/18987/
Kesshia Peyton
Kesshia Peyton
A church in Mobile spreads the message of love and respect, but it got quite a surprise when it saw a sign that went against its beliefs.
Someone posted this sign on a light pole outside the Providence Church of God on Old Shell Road.
It says: "Jews: Enemies of the White Family."
Youth Pastor Ryan Hodges says the only reason he believes someone would choose its church as a platform for their hate message is because there's an israeli flag flying outside.
He says he and congregation are not phased by the antics.
"If you start to let it affect you in such a negative way, what you're sending a message to them is working and I don't want to send that message at all. I want them to know that we don't believe in that and we're not standing for that but we're not going to be upset and be affected by what they're doing," said Providence Church of God Youth Pastor Ryan Hodges.
Six months ago, someone stole the church's Israeli flag, but it has been replaced.

A church in Mobile spreads the message of love and respect, but it got quite a surprise when it saw a sign that went against its beliefs.

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Unfortunately today is the end of the 3rd Quarter, so I have ACTUAL work to do today, and I’ve gotta leave for school in 15 minutes!

I’ll check it out when I get home from school.

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they never identify themselves until its to late and then only to take credit. we live in a very dangerous world. i want to know who did this. anyway go to the board and look what i posted under politics. this is very scarey stuff. it concerns the russian ship.

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They have not identified the moron that put the sign up, so there is no known predisposal to violence…

For example, the Westboro Baptist Church blasts all kinds of messages of hate and prejudice. They threaten homosexuals with wrath of God, but they have never actually HURT anyone. Do we need to go arrest the Phelps family?

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KxVicious, i am not saying you are justifying it.
second we are talking about hate groups not drunks. 3rd if the group that posted bush is a bad president had a history of violence including the slaughter of children you bet arrest them. like i said investigate the ideology of the group.

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I’m not justifying it, but that’s like arresting someone with a car because they MIGHT get behind the wheel intoxicated. That’s like arresting someone who says “Bush is a bad president” because they MIGHT assassinate him. That’s like arresting a man that catcalls a woman on the street because he MIGHT rape her.

If you really want the government to control what you say, you need to move to China.

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KxVicious, no i am saying its the ideology that you have to investigate. you are not old enough to remember when the kkk was active.they posted flyers also and burned crosses in front of peoples houses. their flyers were followed by action.

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So you’re saying if they just wore teeshirts with the message it you would no longer object?

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carl, like i said we lost our freedom of speech a long time ago.

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claycitymadness, i agree 100 percent with you claycitymadness.

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there is actually an ordinace in mobiel about hanging bills, or signs on public poles. anyway carl is just seems sneaky to me, and i dont like it. march up and down n front of the place in broad day light if you have a problem, dont sneak around at night doing it. whoever did this isn sneaky and if probably would bear a second look at to see just what they were up to. not that i am ready for 1984 but its all about the preservation of the whole of society and continuing our presnt way of life and lifestyles. they really already know whenever we need to urinate anyway, why not put it to some good

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