London nun tears down ISIL flag from building

Washington Times ^ | 8-9-14 | Kellan Howell

[afraidfortherepublic]

A nun in east London climbed to the top of a local building and ripped down a flag similar to the one flown by Jihadist militants in Syria and Iraq.

IB Times reported Friday that the flag was being flown alongside Palestinian flags and slogans in support of Gaza.

Community members issued complaints over the flag with local council members, claiming that it was causing tension within the community.

When council members went to take the flag down, they were surprised to find, someone had beat them to it.

“The council can confirm that following reports this morning of a flag erected on the Will Crooks Estate, council officials took steps to remove it but found it had already been taken down by Sister Christine Frost, a well-known local activist and promoter of community cohesion,” a council spokesman said.

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A reporter for The Guardian was confronted by “around 20 Asian youths” when he tried to take photos of the flag. When the reporter asked if it was a in fact an ISIL flag, one man responded, “It is just the flag of Allah,” while another said, “so what if it is?”

The militant group has continued to issue threats of jihadist expansion. In a documentary for Vice News, one member of the group told a reporter that ISIL would “raise the flag of Allah in the White House.”

[kitchen]

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

Sister Christine Frost
St Matthias Church

[afraidfortherepublic]

Nominate her for the Nobel Peace Prize.

[itssme]

Amen.

[Grampa Dave]

I have had the privilege/honor to know a few Sisters like this one.

[piasa]

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