FBI investigating explosion, graffiti at church known for anti-LGBT views

[Judi Lynn]

Source: ABC News

1 hr ago

The FBI and local authorities are investigating an explosion and vandalism at a church in Southern California known for its controversial pastor and his anti-LGBT views.



The First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, California, just east of downtown Los Angeles, was shaken by a blast in the early morning hours Saturday, according to the FBI. When responding to the scene just after 1 a.m. local time there was smoke coming out of the windows and the outside of the church was covered with graffiti, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

"It appeared that the walls to the church had been vandalized as well as all the windows," El Monte police Lt. Christopher Cano told reporters Saturday. "[The windows] appeared at first to be smashed, then we realized that the windows were not smashed, that they had actually blown out from some type of explosion."

The FBI referred to the explosion as an "IED attack" and said bomb technicians were on the scene investigating.

No one was injured in the blast, police said.

The First Works Baptist Church and its pastor, Bruce Mejia, has developed a reputation for inflammatory language, labeled by many as hate speech. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, labeled First Works Baptist Church a hate group in 2019 for its anti-LGBT stance.


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Bruce Mejia & Adam Fannin wish for the deaths of James White & John MacArthur
JOSHUA LINDSEY SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 9 COMMENTSON BRUCE MEJIA & ADAM FANNIN WISH FOR THE DEATHS OF JAMES WHITE & JOHN MACARTHUR

I am not a Calvinist, so I am no friend of James White, Jeff Durbin, or John MacArthur, among others who hold to that theology. However, just because someone believes wrongly on that doctrine does not mean we are right to wish them to die.

The New IFB disagrees. In the following clip, you can see Bruce Mejia, now pastor of First Works Baptist Church wish for the death of James White (Who he calls “James Wine”).

Adam Fannin, now pastor of Law of Liberty Baptist Church then wishes for the death of John MacArthur. “Maybe John MacArthur will die this year, maybe God will really bless us with killing of some major false prophets.”

Standing by and complicitly agreeing to this kind of sinful talk were Jason Robinson, Pastor of Mountain Baptist Church; David Berzins, pastor of Strong Hold Baptist Church; Patrick Boyle, pastor of Revival Baptist Church, and New IFB member Chad Rich.

More:
https://newifb.info/index.php/2019/09/28/bruce-mejia-adam-fannin-wish-for-the-deaths-of-james-white-john-macarthur/