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What happened at Cities Church in St. Paul last weekend was not a righteous protest — it was a deliberate, coordinated disruption of worship, and federal authorities were right to move quickly. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced arrests of prominent activists, including civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, after the group stormed a Sunday service chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good.”
Americans who believe in the First Amendment should be appalled that a sacred space was treated like a political battleground. The protesters chose a church service to score political points against a pastor who also happens to work for ICE, but anger over law enforcement does not give anyone the right to intimidate worshippers or force their politics into a house of worship.
Let’s be blunt: law and order matters more than viral stunts. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation and officials discussed charges under statutes designed to protect people from intimidation while exercising their lawful rights, a fitting response if you believe in protecting the vulnerable and the rule of law. Conservatives have long warned that chaos dressed up as activism erodes the liberties it claims to defend; this is exactly that.
Political elites and the media should stop romanticizing disruption when it targets ordinary citizens going to church. While some will try to justify the takeover by pointing to the pastor’s government job or to a tragic shooting that sparked outrage, two wrongs do not make a right — and weaponizing grief to shut down worship is morally bankrupt. If you care about decency and community stability, you should stand with the church’s right to worship without fear.
It’s worth noting the double standard from much of the press and the left, who often excuse similar tactics when they suit their narrative. Some high-profile media figures were present and covered the protest live, yet legal consequences are being pursued for the instigators, not the platformers; accountability must be even-handed. The rule of law cannot bend to media spectacle.
Conservative leaders rightly praised the arrests and demanded the full force of the law to protect houses of worship. Vice President JD Vance and others have emphasized that these actions cannot be tolerated and that those who threaten churches will face consequences — a necessary stance to deter future attacks against faith communities and to defend religious liberty.
Americans of faith and common-sense patriots should watch closely as this case moves forward and insist on equal application of justice. We can grieve legitimate tragedies while rejecting violent or coercive tactics that trample on the rights of others; upholding both truth and order is the conservative way forward for a country that values faith, freedom, and accountability.
