By justina colmena ~biz in faith —

Go to church and go to court

Nobody really expects charges like this to stand

Felony charges for Protestants protesting? The religious felony charges are a non-starter for an attorney general and an FBI director who are both in cohabiting relationships, which would be frowned upon by Christians of any true faith.

Something stinks about Pam Bondi and her live-in boyfriend John Wakefield, Kash Patel and his live-in girlfriend, acting as if they were defenders of religious freedom in court. Why don't these prominent couples become lawfully wedded in order to show proper respect to the church? Pam Bondi and her Italian kissing cousin Giorgia Meloni …

Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to a protest at a Minnesota church over an immigration enforcement crackdown.
AP NewsSARAH RAZA
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges Friday against 30 more people who are accused of civil rights violations in a January protest inside a Minnesota church where a pastor works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. //Bondi said on social media that 25 people were in custody and more arrests would follow. The new indictment comes a month after independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort and prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong were charged for their alleged roles in the protest at Cities Church in St. Paul.
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S.
AP NewsJACK BROOK
The protesters allege that one of the church’s pastors — David Easterwood — also leads the local ICE field office overseeing the operations that have involved violent tactics and illegal arrests.

That's a rather large fraction of the congregation being hauled off to federal prison at any rate. How does David Easterwood explain his involvement with so many federal felons in his church if they are indeed committing any crimes at all in which he himself would not be implicated?