***4:55 p.m. Update April 1***
Tim Bradley tells WJBF News Channel 6 that the rally will now be held in Gloverville, SC, on Pine Street at 2:00 p.m.
Clearwater, SC -- Tim Bradley, South Carolina Grand Dragon: “We're going to hold it, with or without a permit, because that's within our civil rights.”
Tim Bradley is the grand dragon, or leader, of South Carolina's KKK. Wednesday, he and his group posted these signs along Jefferson Davis Highway, in Aiken County, announcing a rally at Harrison-Caver Park in Clearwater, this Saturday, but there's a problem...
Pastor Mark Canipe, Heights Church: “We have rented the park out for the whole day, to bless the community, everything’s free.”
Pastor Mark Canipe, of Heights Church, in Clearwater, says way before the KKK stepped in, they booked the park back in November for a 30,000 egg drop, as part of their community spring carnival.
Pastor Canipe: “They're welcome to come, too, as long as they abide by what we're doing, we'll feed them a hot dog, or a funnel cake.”
But Bradley says the sign out front says the carnival is over at 1:00 p.m., and he was told, since it's a county park, anyone from the public can use it. While Pastor Canipe says that's not true, at all, Bradley says he'll be there.
Bradley: “We're just going to have a little march, do a speech for about 30 or 45 minutes and then leave, and that's it.”
Pastor Canipe: “We see it as an opportunity. We love people, we love blacks, hispanics, whites, we love the Klan. We don't support their views, but we love them because, evidently, they're in need of Christ.”
The KKK has already been denied a permit to shut down Highway 421, the street in front of the park, so they say they'll march down the sidewalk instead.
Bradley: “I know the police will be there, because they're always there at every rally that we hold, which that doesn't bother us.”
Pastor Canipe: “We live in an evil world, an evil time, and people's going to do what people's going to do. But, we have the county sheriff is involved, he'll be taking care of all of that. My people will not confront them...there won't be any problems on our side.”
We can only wait and see what the outcome will be this Easter weekend. But ,there is one thing Pastor Mark says he knows for sure, whether the KKK is there or not...
Pastor Canipe: “The only cross we're celebrating this weekend is the cross of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.”
Officials with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office say they're not going to make a comment, at this time, but they are aware that the Klan plans on being at the park on Saturday.
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