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Residents urge Chino to withhold public support for Calvary Chapel summit; mayor says event organizers fund police
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Chino City Council on Oct. 7 they feared an upcoming "Pray, Vote, Stand" summit at Calvary Chapel would promote violence and intolerance and urged the council to ensure the city does not underwrite or facilitate the event.
More than two dozen residents used the Oct. 7 public-comment period to press the Chino City Council on an upcoming "Pray, Vote, Stand" summit at Calvary Chapel that organizers announced would include Israeli official Ron Dermer. Speakers urged the council to refuse use of public funds or city-subsidized security for the event, to require a safety and permit review, and to pass a resolution condemning genocide and refusing to platform officials they described as complicit in atrocities.
Catherine Morales, who identified deep family and civic roots in Chino, said the city was "allowing Christian nationalism to take hold" by giving the event a platform and argued the summit was dangerous for non-evangelical…
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