On Sunday (Jan. 18), an unplanned liturgy of “ICE out!” and “Justice for Renee Good!” erupted in the sanctuary of a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Activists marched into the building to protest the fact that one of the congregation’s pastors is the acting director of the St. Paul ICE field office.
The Racial Justice Network, Black Lives Matter Minnesota, and Black Lives Matter Twin Cities organized an “ICE Out” protest at the church on Sunday. In a livestream of the protest, people can be heard shouting, “Justice for Renee Good!” “Hands up, don’t shoot,” and “ICE out!” as lead pastor Jonathan Parnell stands at the pulpit and congregants sit in the pews. A couple of protesters blew whistles, which have been used in numerous cities in recent months to warn about the presence of ICE.
Protesters Disrupt Southern Baptist Church of Pastor Who Leads ICE Office in Minnesota
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