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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMan who 'invited Christ back into our Capitol' during pro-Trump riot has been arrested
Ray Hartmann
April 14, 2021
Michael Lee Roche was arrested Tuesday for storming the U.S. Capitol, like hundreds of others, on January 6. But unlike most, Roche was crystal clear about who sent him to the riot. He says he was there specifically for Jesus.
Roche, 26, of Murfreesboro Tenn., posted video on Facebook, according to the FBI complaint. Here's how it read in part:
"My name is Michael Roche. We're here in Washington D.C. We did get a chance to storm the Capitol. And we made it into the chamber We managed to convince the cops to let us through. They listened to reason. And when we got into the chamber, we all started praying and shouting in the name of Jesus Christ and inviting Christ back into our state capitol."
Roche, who was also photographed at the Trump rally before the riot, had a celebrity photo op with Jacob Chansley, aka the QAnon Shaman. Here's how he captioned the photo:
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Man who 'invited Christ back into our Capitol' during pro-Trump riot has been arrested (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2021
OP
How could any democrats keep a god out of any room, even if they wanted to?
lindysalsagal
Apr 2021
#5
But a really good question. This might be one of the most unanswerable ones. Idiots.
Biophilic
Apr 2021
#13
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)1. now he can invite Christ back into our prisons
badhair77
(4,220 posts)2. I love this response 😎
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)6. Unless Jesus pays his bail...
musette_sf
(10,206 posts)7. I think Charles Colson wrote the book on that
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)11. Yes, he can spread the Word at GreyBar.
jpak
(41,759 posts)3. Idiots All
Tots and pears dumbass
tanyev
(42,610 posts)4. Jesus: "Psych!"
eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)8. LOL ! nt
lindysalsagal
(20,730 posts)5. How could any democrats keep a god out of any room, even if they wanted to?
This question never gets an answer.
Biophilic
(3,691 posts)13. But a really good question. This might be one of the most unanswerable ones. Idiots.
Sometimes the stupid of these people actually gets under my skin.
eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)9. Jesus couldn't make it, but he gave John Law power of attorney. nt
Delphinus
(11,840 posts)10. The Capitol cops
let them through? The Capitol cops listened to reason? I know there were some complicit ones, but this begs credulity.
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)12. So Trump, Pence & McConnell threw his Jesus out?