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WATCH: 40,000 strong petition supporting priest suspended for calling out BLM organization delivered to bishop The petition supporting Fr. Rothrock was delivered while a prayer vigil took place PETITION: Support priest who was suspended for calling out the Black Lives Matter organization! Sign the petition here. July 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Yesterday, prayer and action came together at the Catholic Chancery in Lafayette, Indiana, where Catholic prayer warriors along with LifeSite staff held a prayer vigil and delivered our petition in support of Fr. Theodore Rothrock, which has already garnered nearly 40,000 signatures. Fr. Ted, as he is known to parishioners...

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FP: James Rothrock, welcome to Frontpage Interview. Rothrock: It’s an honor to be here. FP: So tell us a bit about what inspired you to write this book. Rothrock: I served in Vietnam and lived through the tumultuous antiwar years. I have always been troubled by those in the antiwar movement who undermined their own country, subverted the nation’s war effort, and tarnished the image of the American servicemen who served their country, many of whom gave their all. I still remember the day I returned from Vietnam and was told to change into civilian clothes before proceeding off base....

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is James Rothrock, a former career officer in the U.S. Air Force, with special assignments in Athens, Paris, Saigon, Tokyo and Stuttgart. As a former adjunct professor at Troy University, he taught world, regional and political geography. In Vietnam he experienced firsthand the Tet Offensive of 1968, where he saw a major allied victory turned into a disastrous defeat by the antiwar critics back home. He is the author of the new book Divided We Fall, which makes the case that disunity, incited and fueled by the antiwar movement, led to America’s defeat in Vietnam. FP:...