There used to be an understanding in this country: a few lines were simply not crossed. Our houses of worship were supposed to be sanctuaries, set apart from the political sewer. Our halls of justice were meant to be islands of reason, protected from the mob. These traditions weren’t just for show; they reinforced the idea that our liberty is a gift from God, not from government.
But that understanding is dead and buried. The respect that once shielded our most cherished institutions has been replaced by a rabid hostility that sees no boundaries. We are living in an era where solemn ceremonies are nothing but targets for fanatics. The grim truth is that not even the most venerated traditions, held for decades in our nation’s capital, are safe anymore.
From ‘The Post Millennial’:
A New Jersey man was taken into custody early Sunday morning ahead of a high-profile mass in Washington, DC after and was found in possession of a Molotov Cocktail. The Sunday mass, called the Red Mass, marks the Sunday before the first day of the Supreme Court’s new term in October, which started on Monday.
Due to security concerns, no Supreme Court justices attended this year’s event, per the National Catholic Reporter. The mass was delayed for around 20 minutes before attendees were allowed inside through a side door.
And the reason is exactly what you’d suspect in today’s unhinged political climate. That stunning admission refers to the annual Red Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral—a tradition where the nation’s legal minds gather to seek wisdom at the start of a new Supreme Court term. This year, the justices’ seats were empty because a man named Louis Geri was arrested on the cathedral steps, armed with a Molotov cocktail. He now faces charges including threats to kidnap or injure a person. The threat was real, it was aimed at our judiciary, and it was waiting at the doors of a church.
An Attack on Faith and Law
Make no mistake: this wasn’t just some random lunatic. It was a calculated assault on two foundational pillars of our civilization at the same time. The Red Mass is a powerful symbol, representing the principle that earthly law should be grounded in a higher moral order. To target this specific ceremony is to declare war not only on a conservative-majority Supreme Court, but on the very notion that justice should be tempered with humility before God.
The radical left no longer sees a difference between the courthouse and the church. To them, any institution that upholds traditional American values is an enemy to be demolished. By setting up camp on the steps of a cathedral with a firebomb, the suspect sent an unmistakable message: your sacred spaces are now the front lines, and your prayers will be met with violence.
A Disturbing Pattern of Intimidation
Of course, this didn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s the next ugly chapter in a long-running campaign of leftist intimidation. It started with obnoxious protests and doxing. It escalated to mobs swarming the private homes of justices, screaming at their children and terrorizing their neighbors in blatant violation of federal law.
Now, the battle has come to the church doors. Let’s call this what it is: terrorism. The objective is to bully and frighten our nation’s highest judges into submission, replacing the rule of law with the rule of the mob. And the fact that the justices were forced to abandon a decades-old tradition proves that the strategy is working. They have successfully used the threat of violence to drive our Constitution’s guardians into hiding.
Key Takeaways
- Radical threats have escalated from protests to planned violence at a church.
- Intimidation tactics are successfully forcing our highest judges into hiding.
- The radical left now targets both the rule of law and religious freedom.
- Media silence on left-wing extremism is creating a culture of impunity.
Sources: The Post Millennial
