Two of BNG’s podcast have released segments addressing ICE actions in Minneapolis-St. Paul and the reactions to that show of force. On “Stuck in the Middle with You,” co-hosts Mark Wingfield and Benjamin Cole seek to discover if there’s anything…
Faith leaders call for end to ICE aggression in communities
The tactics of masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents hunting down people of color evokes memories of the oppression Black Americans have faced throughout U.S. history, said Boise Kimber, president of the National Baptist Convention USA. “ICE reminds us of…
‘Religious freedom isn’t something that exists on paper’
For a year, ICE and the Trump administration have made it harder for communities to live, gather and worship without fear. It started with the erosion of sensitive locations — which allowed ICE to conduct immigration enforcement activities on church…
Calvinist pastor prays for God to smite the people of Minneapolis
A professor at John Piper’s Bethlehem Seminary prayed on Sunday not for God to protect the terrified people of Minneapolis, but for God to protect ICE from the violent people of Minneapolis. “I’m a pastor in Minnesota. Here’s how I…
Lessons from Minneapolis and beyond
On Jan. 7, federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis were “doing an enforcement operation.” At 9:35:05 a.m. local time, witnesses observed Renee Nicole Good’s Honda Pilot stopped diagonally on Portland Avenue. Roughly a minute later, a woman who would later…
The deadly result of excusing Trump’s lies
Renee Nicole Good is dead because evangelical Christians have excused Donald Trump’s lies. Is that a harsh assessment? Absolutely. Is it accurate? Absolutely. Here’s why: Trump’s first and second elections as president of the United States were built on a…
In Minneapolis, Good versus evil
Renee Nicole Good was murdered in her SUV by masked ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis Jan. 7. One day after we observed the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, another avoidable tragedy with law enforcement…
Minneapolis clergy rally for justice after ICE shooting
It was a time set aside for mourning, remembrance and moral clarity as hundreds of pastors gathered in Minneapolis Jan. 8 for a clergy press conference one day after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman protesting their actions. “It…
In Minneapolis, clergy mobilize to manage expected ICE raids targeting Somali immigrants
Preparing for ICE agents’ presence in the city, an interfaith coalition shared best practices for dealing with law enforcement at houses of worship.
Pope demands end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.
After Annunciation shooting, Catholic schools pray, prepare drills in sanctuaries
As news of the mass shooting at a welcome-back Mass for the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis spread across the country on Wednesday (Aug. 27), Catholic educators and church leaders sprang into action, reinforcing safety protocols and consoling students, even…
The Beloved Community and the heresy of white replacement: How ‘Beyoncé Mass’ gave me hope after the Buffalo massacre
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, a white supremacist terrorist — motivated by a fear that whites were being “replaced” by immigrants and the growth of nonwhite Americans — massacred 10 people and injured three others in a predominantly Black…