This Sunday in St. Paul, a band of anti?ICE agitators barged into Cities Church in the middle of worship and forced the service to a halt, chanting slogans like “ICE out” and “Justice for Renée Good” while a shocked congregation watched their sacred hour desecrated. The confrontation — captured on video and streamed live — was organized by well?known activists who apparently decided that nothing sacred is off limits when it suits their political theater.
Families with children were driven from their pews as the interruption stretched on, and videos show police standing by with minimal intervention while worshipers were silenced in their own house of God. Pastors pleaded for civility and to be heard, but were shouted down, leaving parishioners feeling violated and abandoned by the very institutions sworn to protect them.
Even more disgraceful was the prominent media figure who helped amplify and legitimize the stunt by joining the crowd, interviewing participants, and insisting the disruption was protected protest rather than an attack on religious liberty. Conservatives and legal experts immediately pointed to the federal FACE Act and urged a criminal probe; the Department of Justice has reportedly opened an inquiry into whether laws protecting houses of worship were violated.
If you watched the footage and still think this is acceptable, ask yourself what comes next: mobs making a habit of storming churches, driven by grievance politics and enabled by high?profile media allies. Voices on the right — including national commentators — are demanding accountability and insisting that those who organized and helped orchestrate the intrusion be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
This isn’t a debate about tactics; it’s a test of whether America still has basic respect for houses of worship and the rule of law. If prosecutors and local leaders fail to act, they will have signaled that political violence and intimidation are acceptable tools when wielded against conservative communities and institutions.
Patriots across this country should be furious, not merely indignant — and they should demand that their elected officials and law enforcement stop ceding public order to performative mobs. Protect the churches, protect free worship, and make sure the people who crossed this line face real consequences so no one else thinks it’s open season on believers in America.
