(ChurchLeaders) Hours after sustaining fire damage during riots in Washington, D.C., the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church near the White House became the center of another firestorm. Following a Rose Garden speech in which Donald Trump declared himself “an ally of all peaceful protesters” yet also threatened to deploy the military against unruly crowds, the president walked across the street to St. John’s and held up a Bible. “We have a great country,” Trump said, later adding, “We’re going to keep it nice and safe.”