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{{cquote|Soon after three o'clock in the afternoon, time was given to speak to the issue of the riot at the church. Speakers alternated, pro and con. When Dr. Lou Sheldon stood at the podium to speak, a major confrontation broke out. The homosexuals and lesbians attempted to deny Dr. Sheldon his right to speak. It was only after several minutes and a threat to clear the chambers that he was able to address the Supervisors. After he spoke, he was assaulted by a man in the front row who spat on him. Eight or ten police officers swiftly entered the chambers, dragged the man out of the room and arrested him.  
 
{{cquote|Soon after three o'clock in the afternoon, time was given to speak to the issue of the riot at the church. Speakers alternated, pro and con. When Dr. Lou Sheldon stood at the podium to speak, a major confrontation broke out. The homosexuals and lesbians attempted to deny Dr. Sheldon his right to speak. It was only after several minutes and a threat to clear the chambers that he was able to address the Supervisors. After he spoke, he was assaulted by a man in the front row who spat on him. Eight or ten police officers swiftly entered the chambers, dragged the man out of the room and arrested him.  
  
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Shortly thereafter, the pastor of the Hamilton Square Baptist Church, Dr. David C. Innes was intentionally denied his turn to present his complaint to the Supervisors. Supervisor Terrance Hallinan, the one who has described the churches' moral teachings as "an abomination", made a parliamentary move on behalf of Supervisor Migden that cut off discussion of the matter. (Dr. Innes was going to give the homosexual flag back to Supervisor Migden, a gesture that would have been extremely embarrassing to her)[a homosexual flag had been run up the church flag pole during the riot and removed by a church employee.  The homosexual flag was run up the flag pole again and when a church employee tried to remove it he was assaulted and pushed back].<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref><ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm</ref>}}
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Shortly thereafter, the pastor of the Hamilton Square Baptist Church, Dr. David C. Innes was intentionally denied his turn to present his complaint to the Supervisors. Supervisor Terrance Hallinan, the one who has described the churches' moral teachings as "an abomination", made a parliamentary move on behalf of Supervisor Migden that cut off discussion of the matter. (Dr. Innes was going to give the homosexual flag back to Supervisor Migden, a gesture that would have been extremely embarrassing to her) [a homosexual flag had been run up the church flag pole during the riot and removed by a church employee.  The homosexual flag was run up the flag pole again during the riot and when a church employee tried to remove it he was assaulted and pushed back].<ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm</ref><ref>http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm</ref>}}
  
  

Revision as of 22:45, July 8, 2007

The documentary film A Nation Adrift chronicles some of the events that took place during the Hamilton Square Baptist Church riot in San Francisco in which a angry group of male homosexuals and lesbians vandalized church property, assaulted church members, terrorized church congregants, threw rocks, and disrupted a church service. [1][2] During the riot the rioters pounded on the church doors and attempted to kick them down. When the rioters saw church children standing in the lobby, they shouted "We want your children. Give us your children." [3] During the riot an eight year old mentally handicapped girl was verbally accosted when exiting through the front entrance of the church and was so traumatized that she fell down the church steps.[4] In addition, a nine year old boy, was hysterically crying and said "They are after me. It's me they want." The nine year old boy did not calm down until the family was several miles from the building.[5]

The day of the riot was the day Reverend Louis Sheldon, of the Traditional Values Coalition, was a guest speaker.[6] Only the church's membership and regular attenders were notified of the service, through the church's bulletin. No public notice or invitation was made in regards to the guest speaker. [7] However, the September 16, 1993 edition of the Bay Area Reporter, the meeting was made public in a front page article using inflammatory language. [8] The church received telephone calls prior to the Reverend Sheldon's arrival demanding that he should not come. [9] In addition, two people visited the church and told a church employee that the church could not have Reverend Sheldon as a guest speaker at the church and that they were going to stop it from happening.[10]

The church believes that the police department acted poorly during the riot. According to the church, "In spite of all this malicious disruption, not a single arrest was made by police outside of one citizen's arrest. The church's property was not secured, and the fundamental rights of the worshippers were not protected because, we were told, "The Board of Supervisors would never support the measures necessary to do so."" [11]

After the riot, there was a local news blackout regarding the riot among the local press according to David C. Innes who is the senior pastor of Hamilton Square Baptist Church.[12] However, news of the attack on Hamilton Square Baptist Church spread fast across Chistian radio and television and a audio tape of the rioters seeking to break down the church doors was played in thousands of churches. [13] Thousands of calls came pouring into the offices of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and coverage by the Christian Broadcast Network broadcast were major factors in ending the local news blackout concerning the riot.[14] In addition, according to Pastor Innes, "Foreign embassies were notified of the incident. What began as an attack upon a church under cover of a news blackout became a "shot heard around the world"."[15]

Three days after the riot, Mayor Frank Jordan, the Chief of Police, and a representative from the District Attorney's office assured the church that a another event like the riot would not be permitted.[16] However, according to Pastor Innes, the Board of Supervisor was unapologetic. Thus, according to Pastor Innes, "To protest the Board of Supervisors denial of any wrongdoing as well as their approval and blessing upon those who rioted against the Church, a Freedom Rally was held on Monday, November 8." [17] The Freedom Rally brought 400 plus pastors and laymen from across the United States and represented over sixty thousand churches.[18]

After the riot, a meeting was held in the chambers of the Board of Supervisors was held. According to Pastor Innes the following took place at the meeting:


“ Soon after three o'clock in the afternoon, time was given to speak to the issue of the riot at the church. Speakers alternated, pro and con. When Dr. Lou Sheldon stood at the podium to speak, a major confrontation broke out. The homosexuals and lesbians attempted to deny Dr. Sheldon his right to speak. It was only after several minutes and a threat to clear the chambers that he was able to address the Supervisors. After he spoke, he was assaulted by a man in the front row who spat on him. Eight or ten police officers swiftly entered the chambers, dragged the man out of the room and arrested him.

Shortly thereafter, the pastor of the Hamilton Square Baptist Church, Dr. David C. Innes was intentionally denied his turn to present his complaint to the Supervisors. Supervisor Terrance Hallinan, the one who has described the churches' moral teachings as "an abomination", made a parliamentary move on behalf of Supervisor Migden that cut off discussion of the matter. (Dr. Innes was going to give the homosexual flag back to Supervisor Migden, a gesture that would have been extremely embarrassing to her) [a homosexual flag had been run up the church flag pole during the riot and removed by a church employee. The homosexual flag was run up the flag pole again during the riot and when a church employee tried to remove it he was assaulted and pushed back].[19][20]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41037
  3. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  13. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  14. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  15. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  16. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  17. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  18. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  19. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsNov1993.htm
  20. ↑ http://www.hamiltonsquare.net/articlesRiotsSep1993.htm
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