Defend the Virgin Mary [OPINION]

Whatever your religious beliefs, you must stand up in defense of the Virgin Mary, or the very freedom to openly worship as you see fit may cease to exists in America.

Just three weeks ago, domestic terrorist Shaun King called on his followers to target Christian symbols for destruction.

"Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down," King tweeted. "They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been." 

According to Newsweek, King "also remarked that stained glass windows and other images of a white Jesus, his white mother and 'their white friends' should all be destroyed, insisting they are 'racist propaganda' and 'a gross form of white supremacy.'"

Over the weekend statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Boston's Dorchester section and in Queens, New York were attacked by vandals. 

The Boston Police Department Facebook page said officers were called to Saint Peter’s Parish Church in Dorchester on Saturday night where someone had attempted to burn a statute of Mary.

"An unknown suspect had set fire to plastic flowers, which were in the hands of the statue, causing the face and upper body of the statue to be burned," according to the post.

The Diocese of Brooklynn, New York says a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Cathedral Prep School and Seminary in Queens was marked with graffiti on Friday night.

Both cases remain under investigation.

Americans can no longer remain silent as their culture is destroyed by radical leftists. Our way of life is under attack and must be defended by all means necessary.

Barry Richard is the host of The Barry Richard Show on 1420 WBSM New Bedford. He can be heard weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. Contact him at barry@wbsm.com and follow him on Twitter @BarryJRichard58. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.