"Pastor [Quinlan] Koch [one of some 100 faith leaders arrested during a protest at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport vs. deportations] emphasizes how deeply his faith informs his politics, explaining that ICE’s actions go 'against the faith that I hold, that everyone is a beloved child of God, that everyone deserves dignity.'”
~ Mehdi Hasan
#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Trump #murder #execution #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
/7
"What do Foursquare Church leaders think of how the Department of Homeland Security, under Noem’s leadership, is terrorizing immigrants, children, and others in cities across the country?
What do Foursquare Church leaders think of federal agents, under Noem’s chain of command, executing Renee Good and Alex Pretti in the streets of Minneapolis?"
#KristiNoem #Trump #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #murder #execution #MAGA #DHS #ICE #CBP #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
/3
"What do Foursquare Church leaders think of Noem’s lies about Good, Pretti, and how the two were killed?
The short answer is we don’t know. Unlike many other denominations, the Foursquare Church hasn’t issued a statement in response to the federal violence in Minneapolis or the immigration actions across the country in recent months."
#KristiNoem #Trump #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #murder #execution #MAGA #DHS #ICE #CBP #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
/4
"Neither denominational leaders nor pastors at Noem’s home church responded to my requests for comment."
#KristiNoem #Trump #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #murder #execution #MAGA #DHS #ICE #CBP #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
/5
"A year after she asked Trump to have mercy on immigrants during a service after his inauguration, Bishop Mariann Budde told CNN she 'could not have even imagined how terrible the enforcement of this new immigration stance would be. The very things that I said that we feared has come to pass, It’s the fulfillment of our worst suspicions.'”
~ Ron Filipkowski
#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Trump #murder #execution #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
/6
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-296-12926
"Pastor [Quinlan] Koch [one of some 100 faith leaders arrested during a protest at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport vs. deportations] emphasizes how deeply his faith informs his politics, explaining that ICE’s actions go 'against the faith that I hold, that everyone is a beloved child of God, that everyone deserves dignity.'”
~ Mehdi Hasan
#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #Trump #murder #execution #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
/7
"Parents have been detained without the opportunity to prepare their children. Spouses have lost partners suddenly and without clarity about what will follow. These realities undermine family stability and inflict lasting harm, particularly on children."
~ Letter just signed by multiple Catholic leaders in the US
#KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA #DHS #ICE #CBP #immigrants #violence #deportations #Christianity #churches #Catholic
/8
https://xcancel.com/JamesMartinSJ/status/2016937672145543405#m
