More than two dozen Catholic organizations, anti-abortion centers and conservative groups have signed a letter demanding the DOJ investigate and prosecute attacks on churches, pregnancy resource centers and Supreme Court justices.
since 2020, according to trackers created by the conservative advocacy group CatholicVote.
"We call on you to publicly condemn these unlawful attacks; to commit to vigorous efforts to prevent them, and to investigate and prosecute them; and to proactively engage with the affected faith communities to ensure their concerns and security needs are being met, " theCatholicVote, SBA Pro-Life America, The Heritage Foundation, and Students for Life Action are among the groups signing the letter.
They have had several internal planning session and are studying multiple streams of intelligence from across the country related to the issue. This has also been a focus inside the Department of Homeland Security.The U.S. government has been bracing for a surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v.
"The Attorney General should be apolitical when it comes to political violence. There is no excuse for what appears to be calculated inaction."The Justice Department responded to a similar December 2021 letter from CatholicVote, promising a “15-day review to ensure that all appropriate resources are being deployed to protect houses of worship."
In the response, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta noted that the DOJ has "successfully pursued and prosecuted a number of religiously motivated hate crimes in recent years."
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