279: They’re Shooting the Priests

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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ICE is on the loose in our cities, acting with seeming impunity. They've repelled from Black Hawk helicopters, thrown journalists and protestors to the ground, and belligerently refused to unmask, provide identification, or present warrants for the people they're kidnapping. Among the social media videos documenting this despicable stormtrooper behavior came the image of a priest being hit in the head and knocked to the ground by a pepper ball shot from an ICE building rooftop. We've homed in on this disturbing moment to ask if what we'd seen so far had not crossed a red line for the American public, what does it mean to shoot at a priest protesting injustice in prayer? Show Notes Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online DC Churches to Trump: Stay Out of Our Parking Lots Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago In LA, faith leaders protest to stand up for the detained and keep the peace Chicago Pastor Sues Trump Admin After Allegedly Being Shot by ICE Agents Federal lawsuit brought by Black et al against Noem and DHS Evangelical Pastor Doug Pagitt on Christian Nationalism Exclusive: The Churches Fighting Back Against ICE Religious leaders offering communion to detainees turned away at Broadview ICE facility Bishop Rojas on rise in ICE raids: ‘It is not of the Gospel of Jesus Christ' Religious leaders offering communion to detainees turned away at Broadview ICE facility Signs of Faith Against Fascism: An Interview with Eric MartinPaul Elie: Daniel Berrigan was a fierce critic of the United States. He was also a great American. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	He had 30 agents ready to go with shotguns and rifles and you name it. Five, six white people. Pushed me in the car. I'm going, what about? Basically, your stay-at-home moms were picking up these large amounts of heroin. All you got to do is we see the package. Don't have to open it, just accept it. She was very upset, crying. Once I saw the gun, I tried to take his hand, and I saw the flash of light.
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1:28.9	right because spirituality 279 they're shooting the priests ice is on the loose in our cities
1:40.7	acting with seeming impunity ramming cars cars, smashing windows, zip-tying kids
1:45.3	and pajamas, and endangering babies.
1:47.7	They've repelled from Black Hawk helicopters, thrown journalists and protesters to the ground,
1:53.0	and belligerently refuse to unmask, provide identification, or present warrants for the people
1:58.3	they are kidnapping.
2:00.2	Amongst the social media videos documenting this despicable stormtrooper behavior,
2:04.9	as well as hundreds of moments of brave community protection and small protests outside ice
2:10.0	facilities involving face-offs with protesters in frog or chicken outfits,
2:15.2	came another image, that of a priest being hit in the head and knocked
2:19.3	to the ground by a pepperball shot from the ice building rooftop. He was part of a quite small
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