Pheonix Mosque Demonstration was Peaceful

WaPo:

With the nation watching, Jon Ritzheimer, the organizer of the protest, said he wanted to see more demonstrations like his, calling it a patriotic sign of resistance against what he deemed the tyranny of Islam in America.

“I would love to see more of these events pop up in other states,” Ritzheimer said. “I want fellow patriots standing right here next to me. This isn’t about me. Everybody’s been thinking it, I’m just saying it.”

Haaretz:

Ritzheimer, the main organizer of the demonstration, said the point of the demonstration was “to expose the true colors of Islam.” 

“True Islam is terrorism. Yes, the ones that are out committing these atrocities and stuff, they are following the book as it’s written,” Ritzheimer told CNN. 

Ritzheimer was a staff sergeant in the Marine Reserve and was deployed to Iraq twice, in 2005 and 2008, the Marine Corps said. 

And of course, ISIS has posted his address and threatened both him and his family.

Ritzheimer said he’s received threats from terrorists on Twitter, and that he and his family no longer feel safe in their home.