"Koosha Las
Vegas"
Terrifying
Churchgoers
A few days ago we received an email from our Entertainment contributor, Norm Johnson, alerting us to a rumor that a Muslim turned Christian group, had recently entered Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church located at 3050 Alta Drive in Las Vegas on December 5th, disturbing church Mass services by ranting about the "evils" of the Catholic religion.
We were startled to find out that THIS WAS NO RUMOR....that a group called "Koosha Las Vegas", have been active in creating these
protests lately...
...that this was the 3rd reported incident of such
behavior.
This group, most recently active on the
Strip and several other places in the Las Vegas valley, have been seen with
large signs and megaphones....
...and are now going into churches and
causing disturbances that have parishioners fearing for their
lives.
This same group
protested outside Bishop Gorman Catholic School on December
2nd.
On December 5th, a number of men rushed
into Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church during mass and
yelled:
"repent, and turn
to Jesus Christ. Pope is a Satan, Pope is a Satan. Mary statue is a
Satan"
"Stop worshiping
to the idols. Idols not going to save you"
It was recorded on video by the men who created the disturbance, and rebroadcast on
Channel 13 news.
Police were called, but no arrests were
made.
Law enforcement officials determined no crime had been
committed; however, others have strongly disagreed with that
conclusion.
The Catholic League for Religious and
Civil Rights also issued their opinion.
"Catholic
churches in Las Vegas are being stormed by an organized band of crazed
evangelicals known as Koosha Las Vegas."
The first Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees religious liberty...that people are free to practice any faith.
...but...the Nevada state constitution reads that perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured, and no inhabitant of said state shall ever be molested, in person or property, on account of his or her mode of religious worship..
Laws also exist against trespassing.
Got an opinion? Should this be tolerated?
How would you react if you were in your chosen place of worship and this happened to you?
It is "free speech" or an act of "verbal terror"?
As far as our opinion...we suggest that if you see any such activity, contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police at:
Anthem Opinions Administation
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From Janus Fanning...to...Anthem Opinions
This is TERROR and INTIMIDATION, not VERBAL TERROR for sure!
I attend St. Francis Catholic church every Sunday and am 66 years old.
Before mass for the past 4-6 Sundays the priest gives a message that there have been some verbal disturbances in other churches in the diocese. He asks us to remain calm and do not get into any verbal or physical altercations with the perpetrators. He tells us they have hired security guards to be out front of the entrance of the church and the ushers have been trained how to handle the terrorism should it occur at our church.
This is a terrible way to begin your time of worship.
I have never and I mean never encountered this before.
So every Sunday when I go to church, I have to worry if some crazed Muslim is going to enter the service and start yelling blasphemy and invade my time of prayer?
How long will it be before they bring knives, guns, and bombs into my church?
And the police decided no crime was committed???
This is how terror starts, do we have to have dead bodies before something is done?
This is no longer the America I grew up in, it has deteriorated to the point that I am afraid to go to worship my Lord and Savior on Sunday and that is UNTHINKABLE!!!!
It makes me cry!
GOD SAVE AMERICA ! -
From Jim Handler...to...Anthem Opinions
This is a violation because they are infringing on the church member's exercise of the Freedom of Religion and should be charged as inviting to deprive others of their Freedom and also Trespassing.
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My opinion :
I think this is a very dangerous situation that will turn volatile,
entering a Church during mass causing a disturbance is trespassing & is against
the Law,
I think the LVMP should have made some arrests & run these guys to
see who they are, are they even American citizens , are they with a
terrorist group , who are they ??
The did have an accent , sounded mid Eastern .
.
A Church is a place of Worship, these men had the parishioners terrified.
Sun City Residents should form a meetings for each Village, & talk about
what to do if faced with this situation, we are all living in dangerous
times ..
Thank you for all you do sending news E mails..