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New Hampshire Bishop Warns Clergy to Prepare for ‘New Era of Martyrdom’
Bishop Robert Hirschfeld warned clergy to finalize wills and prepare to protect vulnerable people amid rising immigration enforcement aggression following Renee Good's fatal shooting.
- Earlier this month, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld urged clergy at a Concord, N.H., vigil to finalize wills and 'get their affairs in order' amid a potential new era of martyrdom after Renee Good's Jan. 7 shooting by ICE.
- After the Jan. 7 shooting in Minneapolis, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer, prompting a vigil in Concord, N.H., and national debate over immigration enforcement.
- Within the diocese, clergy responses ranged from praise to caution, as Hirschfeld invoked Jonathan Daniels, saying `Not everyone can be a Jonathan Daniels`, Reverend Jason Wells welcomed the bishop's openness, and Reverend Betsy Hess urged moving beyond polite restraint.
- The administration responded, saying White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson warned interfering with federal law enforcement is a crime and DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called Hirschfeld's martyrdom language 'absurd', while Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized the self-defense claim.
- Framing his remarks as spiritual readiness, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld said he did not intend to incite violence and urged clergy to prepare, adding he `prays for everyone's conversion of heart` while Episcopal leaders call to protect the vulnerable.
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After Renee Nicole Good’s death, bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is attracting national attention after warning his clergy to finalize their wills and get their affairs in order to prepare for a “new era of martyrdom,” invoking the nonviolent resistance of the civil rights era. Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire made his comments this month at a vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 behind the wheel of her …
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