The Nation - News from Jan. 6, 1985

Supporters of the jailed Rev. D. Douglas Roth threatened to break into his padlocked Trinity Lutheran Church today for services conducted by actor David Soul. An organizer of the move said the group might hold services on the lawn, declaring: “If they kick us off the lawn, I think that will be a major point in America.” The church, in Clairton, Pa., was raided Friday by 50 sheriff’s deputies and is the focal point of a dispute between two activist labor groups and local religious leaders. Soul will deliver his own sermon and read one prepared by Roth.