"In 1845, a group of pro-slavery Baptists created the Southern Baptist Convention to defend enslavers serving as missionaries. One hundred and eighty years later, SBC leaders defend a pastor serving as an ICE leader."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/9

https://wordandway.org/2026/01/23/the-line-from-enslaver-missionaries-to-an-ice-pastor/

"Later, I saw an article about a Minneapolis sex shop that pushed aside their adult toys and other products so volunteers can use the space to organize needs to help immigrants and other vulnerable people in the community."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/13

"There are two stories I’ve thought about in contrast with each other this week. The first was the Southern Baptist pastor in St. Paul, Minnesota, who is also the acting field director for the St. Paul ICE office."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/12

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-jan-23

A pastor is a leader of the militarized force terrorizing his community. A sex shop has transformed itself to help serve its neighbors. The words of Jesus to the religious leaders are fulfilled.

'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'”

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/14

A pastor is a leader of the militarized force terrorizing his community. A sex shop has transformed itself to help serve its neighbors. The words of Jesus to the religious leaders are fulfilled.

'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'”

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/14

"Later, I saw an article about a Minneapolis sex shop that pushed aside their adult toys and other products so volunteers can use the space to organize needs to help immigrants and other vulnerable people in the community."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/13

"There are two stories I’ve thought about in contrast with each other this week. The first was the Southern Baptist pastor in St. Paul, Minnesota, who is also the acting field director for the St. Paul ICE office."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/12

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-jan-23

"The U.S. Department of Justice quickly promised to press charges against the protesters and many pastors, with three individuals arrested on Thursday."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/11

"While ICE terrorizes people in the Twin Cities, the acting director for the St. Paul field office is also one of the pastors at a Southern Baptist congregation there. After learning about the dual roles of David Easterwood, a group of activists interrupted Sunday worship on Jan. 18 to protest ICE, Easterwood, and the church."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/10

"In 1845, a group of pro-slavery Baptists created the Southern Baptist Convention to defend enslavers serving as missionaries. One hundred and eighty years later, SBC leaders defend a pastor serving as an ICE leader."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #Jesus #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #SouthernBaptists
/9

https://wordandway.org/2026/01/23/the-line-from-enslaver-missionaries-to-an-ice-pastor/

"'You cannot worship a Savior on Sunday who was crucified by a violent State, while the rest of the week acting as a violent agent of an unjust state force who is killing and targeting Americans according to hate,' added Denker, author of Disciples of White Jesus. 'Christian Nationalism is diametrically opposed to the gospel of Jesus.'"

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/5

"As videos of the protest quickly spread on social media Sunday, Angela Denker, a Lutheran minister in Minneapolis, praised the activists 'for holding [Eastwood] and his congregation accountable.'"

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/4

"[Jonathan] Parnell [lead pastor of Cities Church] also serves on the board of trustees of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, a school founded by Baptist Calvinist preacher John Piper. Last week, a professor at that school used the Sunday service at another church in the area to pray for God to bless ICE and 'break the teeth' of ICE’s opponents."

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/3

"David Easterwood, who is one of the pastors listed on the website of Cities Church in St. Paul, appeared on C-SPAN in October as acting director for the St. Paul ICE field office. Speaking during a press conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Easterwood talked about being 'proud' of leading his ICE team."

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/2

"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."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/1

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters-disrupt-southern-baptist

"'You cannot worship a Savior on Sunday who was crucified by a violent State, while the rest of the week acting as a violent agent of an unjust state force who is killing and targeting Americans according to hate,' added Denker, author of Disciples of White Jesus. 'Christian Nationalism is diametrically opposed to the gospel of Jesus.'"

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/5