Trans state rep Leigh Finke calls for agitators to keep storming churches until ICE is out of Minnesotahttps://thepostmillennial.com/trans-state-rep-leigh-finke-calls-for-agitators-to-keep-storming-churches-until-ice-is-out-of-minnesotaA trans-identified male Minnesota state representative has come under fire for encouraging anti-ICE agitators to storm churches in the wake of such an action that took place on Sunday in St Paul, Minnesota, with one man filming himself harassing congregants as others interrupted the worship service with chants.
Dem Rep Leigh Finke wrote on Facebook, "Yesterday protesters disrupted services at Cities Church in Saint Paul, where the leader of the local ICE office also serves as pastor. The protest has caused outrage, promises of retribution and prosecution, and the usual round of upset. But it has had me thinking for the past 24 hours of the actions of Act Up and WHAM, in 1989, who staged a die in and protest in St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. An action that similarly brought condemnation during a time when an out of control crisis was left to its destruction for far too long.
"Actions like this—nonviolent resistance in the face of government inaction or oppression—are essential. And they must continue until ICE is out of our state, the administration is out of the White House, and dignity and humanity for all of our neighbors is achieved," Finke, who was named as one of USA Today’s "Women of the Year" in 2023, continued.
Hopefully, Evangelical churches - theologically liberal churches won't be targets - in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have security teams with training on handling disruptors.
