The pro-ICE church is worse than you think:

Parnell claims to “welcome respectful dialogue about present issues” — but the MAGA-wide freakout over a peaceful demonstration shows that isn’t true. On the contrary, the reaction reveals how much Parnell and the rest of the Trumpian coalition will do anything to avoid genuine discourse with people who haven’t been already bullied into submission. Instead, they redefine “religious freedom” not to mean the right to worship, but to be shielded from criticism — a freedom that is only enjoyed by right-wing Christians. These are people who are so brittle that, rather than attempt the impossible task of persuading outsiders that Jesus would condone what ICE is doing, they demand that the government arrest people for telling them a truth that they don’t want to hear.

In an era when Christian churches are condoning outright evil actions such as ICE’s deadly rampage through Minnesota, it’s more important than ever to not allow this dishonest definition of “religious freedom” browbeat the rest of us into silence over spiritual oppression.