The right’s newest martyr: A racist pastor who thinks ‘blacks are cursed’

John Koletas, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, has a history of virulent racism, antisemitism and homophobia. Last week, Koletas held an AR-15 giveaway at his church in Troy, NY, prompting protests. (Youtube Screenshot [Edited])

Every day brings some new ginned-up outrage manufactured by conservatives on Twitter. Today, they’re worked up about a video that they claim shows Black Lives Matter protesters in New York State assaulting churchgoers. This morning Charlie Kirk, founder of the astroturfed libertarian campus network Turning Point USA, tweeted this out: