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Federal agents moved swiftly this week to arrest three people who stormed a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, including prominent civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong. The arrests mark a rare and necessary enforcement action when a protest crosses the line from speech into coordinated disruption of worship and potential conspiracy to hinder civil rights.
Video and eyewitness accounts show protesters entering the sanctuary, chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good,” interrupting a congregation gathered for worship while targeting a pastor who also serves in the local ICE office. This was not some spontaneous outburst — it was a politically staged confrontation at a place of worship, and Americans of faith should be alarmed that sacred spaces are being treated as protest arenas.
Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly announced the arrests and the Justice Department opened an investigation into the incident, while church leaders and legal advocates for the congregation praised the decisive action. When federal authorities act to protect worshipers and uphold the rule of law, conservatives should applaud rather than reflexively cry foul; protecting churches is not a partisan luxury, it is a constitutional duty.
Meanwhile, a magistrate judge rejected prosecutors’ bid to charge journalist Don Lemon related to his coverage of the disruption, a ruling that underscores the complicated line between reporting and participating — a distinction the media often treats with convenient inconsistency. The same outlets that defend radical disruptions when they suit an activist narrative are quick to shield sympathetic figures while demanding punishment for their opponents.
The fallout also included an ugly episode of political theater when a White House account circulated a digitally altered photo of Levy Armstrong during her arrest — a stunt that demeans the seriousness of law enforcement and degrades public trust in official communications. If the people running the administration think doctoring images will rally their base, they’re doubling down on the same deceitful tactics that have hollowed out public discourse for years.
This episode should be a wake-up call: religious liberty and public order are not optional when protest gets loud. Conservatives must demand consistent application of the law, condemn theatrical assaults on worship, and insist that civic institutions defend congregations rather than bow to performative outrage.
Patriots who value faith and freedom should watch closely as this case unfolds, press their elected officials for accountability, and refuse to let the left’s activist playbook treat churches as convenient political stages. Our communities, our churches, and our rule of law deserve better than intimidation dressed up as righteousness.
