Trailer full of hundreds of Bibles intentionally set on fire in front of Tennessee church on Easter Sunday



Law enforcement officials are investigating a "suspicious" incident on Easter Sunday in front of a Tennessee church, where a trailer full of hundreds of Bibles was intentionally set on fire.

Around 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday, the security cameras at the Global Vision Church reportedly caught a man dropping off a trailer in the middle of the intersection, blocking the entrance to the church.

A man reportedly then set hundreds of Bibles on fire in front of the church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

The church's pastor, Greg Locke, said in a statement on Facebook: "There was a lady that had driven through the night to get to our church and she was in the parking lot and was able to get the police officers here quickly, but it was quite the scene to wake up to on my first morning back from Israel."

The Mt. Juliet Police Department and Fire Department responded to the trailer fire and extinguished the blaze. The Bible fire caused temporary road closures.

There were no injuries from the trailer fire, and the church property did not incur any damage.

Easter Sunday services at the Global Vision Church were not interrupted.

Locke told the Tennessean, "It did not, nor will it stop us. It was cleaned up in time for people to drive into the parking lot. We had a full house and a marvelous service."

The Wilson County Sheriff's Office noted that the trailer fire was "suspicious" and done "intentionally." Police did not provide a motive for the Bible burning or if the church was the intended target.

Police said no other specific details could be provided at this time in an effort to "uphold the integrity of the ongoing investigation," but updates would be shared at "the appropriate juncture."

Locke declared, "It was 100 percent directed at (Global Vision Bible Church). It blocked the entrance to our campus and the fact that it was an entire load of Bibles is rather conclusive proof that is was most assuredly directed at us."

Locke told WKRN-TV, "It was strange because he [the suspect] had his blinkers on and he scotched the wheels and everything. He was very meticulous, so he had to be very courageous to do what he did. We’ve had people do things to our building, we’ve been vandalized a number of times, hence why we have to have security, but never 200 Bibles being burned. That’s a pretty rebellious statement towards the church."

The pastor proclaimed, "If you think Christianity is not under attack more than ever before in the United States of America, you have not been paying attention."

“What people think many times is going to stop us, really just encourages us, in a weird way, to know that we’re doing what’s right,” Locke stated.

Police are urging anyone with information or footage of the incident to contact the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office at 615-444-1459.

Last week, Locke appeared on "The Steve Deace Show" airing on BlazeTV to have a discussion about faith.

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Arsonist caught on video setting Jewish-Japanese restaurant on fire; NYPD investigating incident as anti-Semitic hate crime



Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after a man set fire to the outside of a popular Jewish-Japanese fusion restaurant in New York City, according to the NYPD.

A surveillance camera caught the moment that a man attempted to set the Shalom Japan restaurant on fire. Surveillance footage shows a bearded man wearing glasses and a baseball cap walking up to the restaurant located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn around 4 a.m. on Nov. 18.

Police said the man torched two outside window tarps decorated with the Star of David. Video shows the man admiring his work before walking away. Smoke can be seen enveloping the surveillance camera.

There were no injuries from the fire, and there was no structural damage to the Brooklyn restaurant.

"The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating this as an anti-Jewish incident," police stated.

The NYPD is asking the public to help identify the individual who attempted to set the Jewish-Japanese fusion restaurant ablaze.

Police described the arson suspect as a man with a dark complexion and a thin physical frame.

Shalom Japan addressed the arson attempt in an Instagram post.

"Thank you for the concern and outpouring of love we have received. News quickly spread of an alleged fire that occurred at our restaurant a few weeks ago," the restaurant said on social media. "Fortunately Shalom Japan is fine and open for business."

Of all groups, Jews have been the most targeted in hate crime incidents in New York City. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, there have been 155 hate crime incidents targeting Jewish people in New York City, according to NYPD data. Homosexual men were the victims of 65 hate crime incidents, followed by 37 against Asians and 36 against blacks.

In the month of October, NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force investigated 69 bias incidents against Jews — a whopping 214% increase compared to the same time a year ago.

There has also been a spike in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States since the start of the Israel-Hames war started on Oct. 7, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The ADL reported in late October that incidents of harassment, vandalism, and assault have skyrocketed by 388% over the same period last year.

The organization said, "ADL recorded a total of 312 anti-Semitic incidents between Oct. 7-23, 2023, 190 of which were directly linked to the war in Israel and Gaza. By comparison, during the same period in 2022, ADL received preliminary reports of 64 incidents, including four that were Israel-related."

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Three teens are wanted by police for anti-Semitic attacks in New York City on the third day of Passover.

Two teen boys and a girl are accused of spewing anti-Semitic remarks and attacking a man around 2:45 p.m. on Friday in Queens. The teens shouted hateful insults at a 49-year-old man at Caffrey Avenue and Mott Avenue in the neighborhood of Far Rockaway. The news website QNS reported that the teens also threw rocks at the man near Yeshiva Ateret Shimon — an Orthodox synagogue.

The girl then brandished a razor and approached the victim. However, a good Samaritan intervened and the suspects fled, according to the New York Police Department.

Roughly seven hours later, the group reportedly yelled anti-Semitic verbal abuse at a 48-year-old man at Brookhaven Avenue and Beach 17 Street. One of the males shoved the victim to the ground before fleeing the crime scene.

The victims did not suffer serious injuries.

There were no arrests, and the suspects are still at large.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force and police from the 101st Precinct are investigating the incident that is being labeled as a hate crime.

Police requested the public's assistance in tracking down the suspects. NYPD Crime Stoppers released footage of the suspects. Anyone with information about the anti-Semitic attacks are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

Authorities are offering up to $3,500 in reward money for information that leads to the arrest of the teens.

Last year, anti-Semitic hate crimes soared in New York City. There were 293 anti-Semitic incidents in NYC in 2022, up from 207 in 2021.

According to data from the Anti-Defamation League, anti-Semitic incidents in the United States spiked 36% in 2022 compared to the year prior. The report said there were 3,697 incidents of harassment, vandalism, and assault targeting Jewish people and communities in 2022. This is the third time in the last five years that the total has been the highest number ever recorded by the ADL since first collecting data in 1979.

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