November 2023
This month a man threw a Molotov cocktail into the Huyan Trang Buddhist Temple in new Caney.
Christian nationalism leads not only to discrimination, but also ultimately to violence. If you believe that Buddhist Americans are not true Americans, that only Christians are true Americans, you create a second class of citizens. That devaluing and dehumanizing usually leads to violence.
Pictured below our Dorie Jones, our disaster, ministry coordinator, Pastor, Brian Deckinger, chair of our Synod Disaster Team, and Pastor Chris Lake, a member of the Synod Disaster Team.
The team offered moral support, financial support, and volunteer support.
News coverage:
https://abc13.com/amp/new-caney-buddhist-temple-firebombed-attempted-arson-caught-on-video/14019859/
https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/buddhist-temple-firebombed-18475296.php
