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Media Coverage of an ICE Protest that Disrupted a Worship Service at a Baptist Church – Terry Mattingly, 1/20/26 (0201)

Issues, Etc.

Lutheran Public Radio

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Our church had gathered for worship, which we do every Sunday, and we were interrupted by this group of protesters.

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We asked them to leave, and they obviously have not left.

0:53.0

What do you think of them?

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I mean, this is unacceptable.

0:55.4

It's shameful.

1:01.2

It's shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship.

1:04.4

But there were folks who... I have to take care of my flock.

1:06.9

Listen, we live in...

1:07.8

There's a constitution in the First Amendment to freedom of speech and freedom to assemble and protest.

1:12.6

We're here to worship. We're here to worship Jesus because that's the hope of these cities. That's the hope of the world is Jesus Christ.

1:18.9

I want to be very respectful. Please don't push me though. We're here. We're here to worship Jesus. That's why we're here. That's why we're here. That's what we're about.

1:27.2

What do you think Jesus would be understanding and love these folks? We're about spreading the love of Jesus. But did you try to talk to them as a Christian? No one is willing to talk. Okay. I have to take care of my church and my family, so I ask this you actually would also leave this building. You don't want us to chronicle whatever. Unless you're here to worship. I'm to worship. I'm a Christian. We're here to worship. We're here to worship. Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. So that's one of the pastors of the church. Yes, journalist Don Lemon, speaking to the pastor of City's Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, during a worship service that was interrupted by ICE protesters.

2:01.0

The headlines are all over the place.

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Don Lemon blasts Minnesota churchgoers, harassed by anti-ice protesters for, quote, entitlement and, quote, white supremacy.

2:11.0

That's from the New York Post, from USA Today, DOJ, to investigate anti-ice protest at Minnesota Church, What We Know.

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