When Religion Trains Us to Be Silent: The Disruption of Jamal Bryant’s Church When the Pulpit Is Invaded: The Disruption of Pastor Jamal Bryant and the Crisis of Black Religious Consciousness A few weeks ago, Pastor Jamal Bryant’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia became the site of a disturbing and highly suspicious disruption — one that has now gone viral and sparked national conversation. During a live church service, a white evangelical preacher from Alabama entered the building, pulled out a camera, and began loudly condemning Bryant and the congregation. He called Pastor Bryant a “wicked dog,” shouted that church members would “burn,” and launched into religious threats and accusations that carried more rage than reverence. Security eventually intervened. DeKalb County authorities were contacted, and a no-trespass order was issued, barring the man from returning to the church property. But the real story isn’t just the interruption. The real story is everyt...