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THIS POST IS JUST TO RAISE AWARENESS. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR A PROTEST. A local extremist church is organizing a significant conservative Christian gospel event featuring contemporary country music artists appealing to the right-wing Christian community. While mainstream conservative Christians and families will attend for the free show, participants from fringe groups like the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer, right-wing militias, and January 6th rioters are also expected due to the organizer's membership, extremist rhetoric and doctrine. Promoted as a "PDX Crusade," the organizers aim to establish Portland as a stronghold for Christianity in the PNW. Their promotional material has explicitly targeted Portland and its reputation as a liberal sanctuary, even quoting President Trump and Joe Rogan, and features primarily footage of riots and poverty, blaming such conditions on a lack of Christian faith in our local communities. The pastor also leans heavily on debunked antisemitic conspiracy theories to boost his message, exploiting popular right-wing grievances and false narratives about Portland as a means to lure unwitting mainstream Christians to his extremist church for his own personal gain. Let's be clear: this event is nothing short of a con to help fulfill his megachurch ambitions. Revealing his church's members, lineage and doctrine has been especially concerning. That being said, a large majority of the crowd will be mostly peaceful conservatives and naive but harmless families who are excited to see a free concert featuring bands and speakers they enjoy. This is NOT a thinly-veiled attempt to cause violence in Portland like previous rallies organized by Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys. However, leftist spaces in Portland should take necessary precautions, as some of the same individuals who participated in said violence WILL be in Portland over the weekend, especially the Moda Center area.
July 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM