Janet Mefferd
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I’ve rarely been more disgusted by the sheer corruption in the church.
“He quoted officers as saying of church leaders, ‘Chief, don’t they know that the movement they are promoting at its core celebrates the killing of police officers simply because they wear the badge?’”
Police chief blames pastors for contributing to national unrest
A local police chief wrote a nearly 1,000-word Facebook post that accused church leaders of contributing to discord between law enforcement and the public. Johns Creek Police Chief Chris Byers said he supports black lives and believes racism was in the heart of Derek Chauvin, the officer in Minnesota charged in the death of George Floyd, but he doesn’t support the Black Lives Matter movement.
“I do not support the Black Lives Matter as a movement as it seems to glorify the killing of my brothers and sisters,” Byers wrote in a post on his personal Facebook page. “It is not what you pastors and religious leaders think it is.”
“Stop trying to be relevant and look deeper into what you are saying, posting, and tagging before you do it. But please, never give up the fight against racism. We have a long way to go. But we need everybody moving in the same direction.”
Byers addressed his post to pastors, youth pastors, worship leaders and directors of ministries. He didn’t explain what statements they had made or when. His criticism was based on what officers told him, he said, and not what he had heard or seen firsthand.
“The views expressed on Byers’ Facebook page do not reflect the city of Johns Creek,” Communications Director, Bob Mullen said. The post no longer appeared on Byers’ page on Monday morning.
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/police-chief-blames-pastors-for-contributing-national-unrest/d9yqQ7zoVMK973qp1n5D2K/amp.html?