US EditionChristian leaders urge the protection of worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service
Federal investigation launched after about three dozen protesters disrupted a Southern Baptist service, forcing early closure amid heightened immigration enforcement tensions.
- Protesters interrupted a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, with about three dozen entering and forcing worship to end prematurely.
- Amid a surge of federal enforcement involving more than 2,000 officers, protesters drew attention to the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good amid Trump administration policy allowing arrests at churches.
- Video footage shows protesters shouting insults at youth and families, Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, supports Pastor Jonathan Parnell, and protest leader Nekima Levy Armstrong is an ordained reverend.
- Faith leaders responded by urging both protection for worshippers and pastoral care for migrants, with Trey Turner emphasizing the sanctity of worship and the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention calling the incident an unacceptable trauma.
- U.S. Christians remain divided on immigration enforcement, with white evangelical churches supporting stronger enforcement while the Catholic hierarchy advocates migrant rights; some churches posting notices banning ICE and Border Patrol report attendance drops during enforcement surges.
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The Virginian Pilot
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Independent EspañolBy Giovanna Dell’Orto. Several religious leaders made an urgent appeal to protect the rights of parishioners while expressing compassion for migrants, after protesters against immigration raids disrupted a service at a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota. Around 30 protesters entered Cities Church in St.
Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers' rights after prote
Several faith leaders called urgently for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants after anti-immigration enforcement protesters disrupted a service at a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota. About three dozen protesters entered the Cities Church in St. Paul during Sunday service, some walking right up to the pulpit, others loudly chanting “ICE out” and “Renee Good,” referring to a woman who was fatally …
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Christian leaders urge the protection of worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service
Several faith leaders called urgently for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants.
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