• FirstCircle@lemmy.ml
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    14 hours ago

    Nekiva Levy Armstrong, a Twin Cities civil rights attorney and ordained reverend since 2016, and Monique Cullers, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Minnesota, were among a group of community activities Tuesday to call for the resignation of David Easterwood as pastor of Cities Church in St. Paul.

    They say Easterwood is also the acting field director for ICE in Minnesota. They say it’s a direct conflict of interest for someone in a faith leadership role to also be a leader in immigration enforcement operations.

    https://www.fox9.com/news/activists-call-cities-church-pastor-resign-over-ice-leadership-conflict

    • BillyClark@piefed.social
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      They say it’s a direct conflict of interest for someone in a faith leadership role to also be a leader in immigration enforcement operations.

      It’s hard to have a separation of church and state when the church directly works for the state.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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        Or is it the other way ‘round? State works for the church.

        Which would easterwood put first?