{"id":2501180,"date":"2025-10-20T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-protesters-dont-get-the-response-theyre-looking-for-after-berating-attendees-of-doug-wilsons-new-dc-church\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:43:20","slug":"leftist-protesters-dont-get-the-response-theyre-looking-for-after-berating-attendees-of-doug-wilsons-new-dc-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-protesters-dont-get-the-response-theyre-looking-for-after-berating-attendees-of-doug-wilsons-new-dc-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Protesters Don&#8217;t Get the Response They&#8217;re Looking for After Berating Attendees of Doug Wilson\u2019s New DC Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-protesters-dont-get-the-response-theyre-looking-for-after-berating-attendees-of-doug-wilsons-new-dc-church%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article describes how protesters, characterized as angry leftists, demonstrated outside Pastor Doug Wilson&#8217;s Christ Church Washington D.C., hurling insults at churchgoers who responded with peaceful joy. This protest was partly fueled by media coverage, including a Politico profile portraying Wilson as a leader of &#8220;Christian nationalism&#8221; and a CNN interview highlighting his conservative Christian beliefs and notable congregants. Following the media attention,the Idaho church faced harassment,including obscene messages and porn subscriptions made in its name. Despite the protesters&#8217; hostility and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-maces-charleston-home-vandalized-with-antifa-symbols\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Mace&#039;s Charleston Home Vandalized With &#039;Antifa Symbols&#039;\">vulgar language<\/a>, church members maintained their composure, emphasizing joy and faith. The article portrays the protesters negatively,suggesting they are misguided and driven by a hatred of Christianity and conservative values.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Angry leftists apparently never sleep. Nor do they work, attend church, or do anything besides serve the evil in their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>No one who witnessed them, for instance, will ever forget many leftists&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/listen-demonic-laugh-spills-dem-congressional-candidate-revels-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diabolical reactions<\/a> to Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination last month.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >latest bilious emission<\/a> from leftists&rsquo; hell-black souls occurred Sunday when protesters lined up outside Pastor Doug Wilson&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/christkirkdc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ Church Washington D.C.<\/a> to hurl vile insults at departing congregants, only to have those congregants ignore the evildoers so as to go forth in peace and joy.<\/p>\n<p>What prompted the protests outside a Christian church? As usual, the establishment media played a role.<\/p>\n<p>In May, for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2025\/05\/23\/doug-wilson-new-right-pastor-hegseth-trump-officials-00355376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> published a profile of Wilson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-celebrate-kwanzaa-7-principles-are-especially-meaningful-this-year\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Celebrate Kwanzaa: 7 Principles Are \u2018Especially Meaningful This Year\u2019\">longtime pastor<\/a> of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, whose sister church in the nation&rsquo;s capital opened this year.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString(); 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    stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As part of that profile, Politico noted that Wilson, if given his way, &ldquo;would transform America into a kind of Christian republic.&rdquo; Perish the thought!<\/p>\n<p>Politico also noted that critics &ldquo;have cast him as the vanguard of the rising forces of &lsquo;Christian nationalism&rsquo; in America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, in August CNN conducted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-reporter-seethes-pastor-doug-wilson-refuses-give-inch-hit-piece-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agenda-driven interview<\/a> with Wilson. The establishment network, for instance, highlighted the fact that Wilson subscribes to Biblical Christianity &mdash; again, perish the thought! &mdash; and that Christ Church Washington D.C.&rsquo;s list of congregants includes Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n<p>After the interview aired, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-viewers-launched-porn-filled-harassment-campaign-doug-wilsons-church-following-high-profile-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lovely CNN viewers<\/a> left obscene messages at the Idaho church. They even paid for porn subscriptions in the church&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the establishment media had already riled up parts of its unhinged audience. Some of those miscreants appeared outside the D.C. church on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a good day at @ChristKirkDC. Word, water, bread, and wine,&rdquo; Christ Church Associate Pastor Jared Longshore wrote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And may the Lord genuinely bless the grumpy muffins in the street,&rdquo; he added with a dose of Christian charity.<\/p>\n<p>(Readers who wish to view Longshore&rsquo;s entire post may do so <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaredLongshore\/status\/1980019111204905049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Be warned, however, that the unedited, 36-second video of protesters outside the church featured extremely vulgar language. &ldquo;Just remember the Nuremberg Trials,&rdquo; undoubtedly a reference to leftists&rsquo; widespread delusion about conservatives as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-warner-creative-claims-nazis-love-jesus-penned-jaw-dropping-line-setup-upcoming-family-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nazis<\/a>,&rdquo; constituted perhaps the tamest of all the protesters&rsquo; megaphone-amplified jeers.)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Christian publisher, educator, and congregant Daniel Foucachon also commented on those &ldquo;grumpy muffins.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a juxtaposition to see the fellowship and joy&mdash;men, women, and children worshiping God, and then to walk out to the hate and vitriol,&rdquo; Foucachon wrote on X. &ldquo;I think our evident joy and some amusement made them even more upset.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains video with vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was a real privilege to worship with the saints at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristKirkDC?\">@ChristKirkDC<\/a>, and have the Word brought to us by our very own <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredLongshore?\">@JaredLongshore<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>And it was great to see old and new friends!<\/p>\n<p>We had a special &ldquo;welcoming committee&rdquo; outside. Toward the end of the service we could faintly&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qz6TaxFUI7\">pic.twitter.com\/qz6TaxFUI7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Foucachon (@foucachon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foucachon\/status\/1980085188559348150?\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, self-righteous leftists cannot stand when you ignore or even mock them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Security asked us not to interact as we exited,&rdquo; Foucachon added, &ldquo;but I feel very sorry for these sad people, and wish the joy that comes with the Gospel of Christ to each and every one of them. They believe so many lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In short, to understand evil&rsquo;s relentlessness, first read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pastor-doug-wilson-sends-trump-open-letter-heaven-good-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilson&rsquo;s open letter<\/a> to President Donald Trump last week. Then, ask yourself who but the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-single-best-thing-americans-can-do-to-retake-america\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Single Best Thing Americans Can Do To Retake America\">lost souls<\/a> could protest such a pastor and his church.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They neither work nor attend church, appearing solely focused on spreading negativity. Many will remember their malicious responses to Charlie Kirk&#8217;s assassination last month. Most recently, on Sunday, protesters gathered outside Pastor Doug Wilson&#8217;s Christ Church in Washington D.C., shouting offensive insults at churchgoers who chose to ignore them and leave peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>The protests were partly fueled by media coverage. For example, Politico published a profile in May about Wilson, pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, whose sister church opened this year in D.C. The article mentioned Wilson&#8217;s desire to turn America into a Christian republic and labeled him as a leading figure in the rise of &#8220;Christian nationalism.&#8221; Similarly, CNN aired an interview with Wilson highlighting his Biblical beliefs and noting that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends the D.C. congregation. Following that broadcast, some viewers left obscene messages for the Idaho church and even purchased porn subscriptions under its name.<\/p>\n<p>In short, media outlets stirred up certain audiences who then showed up at the D.C. church protest on Sunday. Despite this hostility, Associate Pastor Jared Longshore described it as &#8220;a good day&#8221; filled with worship elements like word and communion while wishing blessings upon those protesting with kindness.<\/p>\n<p>Christian educator Daniel Foucachon also reflected on the contrast between joyful worshippers inside and hateful protesters outside-suggesting that their happiness only further upset those demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>Security advised congregants not to engage with protesters when leaving; nevertheless, Foucachon expressed sympathy for these troubled individuals and hoped they might find joy through faith.<\/p>\n<p>To grasp how persistent such opposition can be toward figures like Wilson and his ministry-who recently wrote an open letter to President Trump-consider who would protest against such a pastor but deeply lost souls driven by malice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>If you want me to paraphrase any other part or summarize differently just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2501181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DC-church-protesters.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64849,61223,62577,37324,65582],"class_list":["post-2501180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-church","tag-doug-wilson","tag-leftist-protesters","tag-political-conflict","tag-protest-response"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DC-church-protesters.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501184,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501180\/revisions\/2501184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}