Dozens of evangelical Christians and activists skirmished in the streets of skid row Wednesday night as controversial evangelical Christian singer Sean Feucht’s followers arrived for a homeless outreach event. Activists assembled dozens of vehicles leading into skid row to try to block Feucht, who has staged largely maskless concerts nationwide to protest COVID-19 restrictions on religious worship. The protesters worried the outreach could catalyze a coronavirus super-spreader event among skid row’s vulnerable homeless population. Pastor Stephen “Cue” Jn-Maria, left, of Church Without Walls, leads a chant during a “blockade’’ against evangelist Christian singer Sean Feucht’s event along 5th Street at Towne Avenue in skid row. “I’m angry.”Added Pete White, executive director of the Los Angeles Community Action Network: “You cannot bring a super-spreader event into a community as vulnerable as skid row and think people won’t show up.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 31, 2020 05:14 UTC