A Birmingham church that has previously made national headlines for controversial outdoor signage is at it again.
The sign outside New Era Baptist Church, led by Pastor Michael R. Jordan, on Tuesday read, “A black vote for Trump is mental illness.”
A local resident sent a picture of the sign to Yellowhammer News’ Dale Jackson, who tweeted the image.
Reportedly, this is from a church in Birmingham with a “A BLACK VOTE FOR TRUMP IS A MENTAL ILLNESS”… pic.twitter.com/SQzkzXXfuw
— Dale Jackson (@TheDaleJackson) August 6, 2019
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This is the same church sign, presumably directed by the same pastor, which last year infamously said, “Black folks need to stay out of white churches.”
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin at that time spoke out against the divisive nature of the sign.
Jordan then went on to attack The Church of the Highlands as a “slavemaster church” in follow-up comments.
“I call it plantation religion, slavemaster religion,” Jordan further asserted. “I think our young mayor is oblivious to what’s going on here.”
Sean Ross is the editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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