Preaching the law versus “enforcing” the law at church
That’s too many cops showing up on duty in uniform at church
Protesters interrupt St. Paul church service, say pastor works as ICE director in field office
Lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was among the protestors who interrupted a service at a Baptist church in St. Paul on Sunday alleging that one of the pastors is the acting director of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in the city.
Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and The Associated Press
A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota, one of the protest’s organizers, shows a group of people interrupting services at the Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good.” ¶The protesters allege that one of the church’s pastors — David Easterwood — also leads the local ICE field office overseeing the operations that they said have involved violent tactics and illegal arrests.
If the congregation in that church isn’t comprised of illegal immigrants, it really shouldn’t be that much of a conflict of interest if the church’s pastor does lead the ICE field office. He’s essentially a public figure in both positions.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are largely Protestant communities, but many churches in America, especially of the Catholic sort, are rather more complicit in harboring illegal aliens and not at all on the side of the law on the matter. Just saying, if the protesters don’t agree, they can easily enough find a different church to attend.
All the same, if too many cops are parked out there, I’m taking a pass on the Sunday services.