Yale Professor Reverend Barber Arrested While Praying in Capitol Rotunda

Christian Bishop Reverend William J. Barber II, who is also a professor at Yale University and progressive activist, Reverend Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and at least one other person were arrested while praying in the national Capitol rotunda.

They were charged with “crowding, obstructing and incommoding.”

Others in the rotunda, including members of the press and public, were dispersed. The arrest came within a week after Donald Trump’s regime announced creation of a task force to look into purported bias against Christianity at the Department of Justice.

Capitol Police said in a statement:

They were arrested for demonstrating inside the Congressional Buildings, which is not allowed in any form, to include but not limited to sitting, kneeling, group praying, singing, chanting, etc. In this case they started praying quietly and then began to pray out loud. That is when we gave them multiple warnings to stop or they would be arrested. The[y] didn’t stop.

Barber’s activist group, Repairers of the Breach, said in their statement:

The arrests occurred after an interfaith gathering of leaders from across the nation delivered a moral message to the nation this morning at the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to sound the alarm on the immoral budget cuts and proposed budget cuts being pursued in Washington D.C. at the expense of the poor, working people, children, women, and families.

Before praying in the Capitol, Barber preached on the steps outside. He also gave a Moral Monday speech outside the Supreme Court.

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