Louisiana minister Rodney Kennedy claims church promotes 'themes of resentment,' 'racism' as DOJ investigates potential FACE Act violations

While federal officials weigh possible civil rights violations over the invasion of a Minnesota church service on Sunday, leftist Christian leaders are cheering the anti-ICE protesters, casting the disruption of worship as a justified act of judgment.
A mob of anti-ICE agitators stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, as the service began, with protesters claiming a pastor inside was affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Video showed agitators chanting "Justice for Renee Good" inside the chapel, as anti-ICE demonstrations flooded the Twin Cities.

Church officials wrote in a statement Tuesday "agitators jarringly disrupted" their worship gathering, accosting members of the congregation, frightening children and "creat[ing] a scene marked by intimidation and threat."

"Such conduct is shameful, unlawful, and will not be tolerated," the church wrote. "Invading a church service to disrupt the worship of Jesus—or any other act of worship—is protected by neither the Christian Scriptures nor the laws of this nation. … Church buildings are meant to be places of peace and solace, where worshipers can hear and live out this message. We therefore call on local, state, and national leaders to protect this fundamental right. We are evaluating next steps with our legal counsel."
Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention, said it was "absurd" that protesters would disrupt a Sunday morning worship service.
"As protesters trespassed inside the church, yelling in the worship service, ex-CNN reporter Don Lemon stuck a mic in [the church's lead pastor, Jonathan Parnell]'s face asking don’t they have a constitutional right to public protest," Ezell wrote in an X post. "No, they don’t have a right to enter private property & disrupt worship."

Millions of Christians in Africa are marking Christmas under the threat of Islamist violence, as US military strikes signal new chapter against persecution

JOHANNESBURG: Millions of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), spending Christmas under the reported threat of persecution, kidnapping, sexual violence and in some cases, death from Islamist militants, have seen Friday’s U.S. strikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria as a real sign that President Trump is serious in his efforts to stop the killing of Africa’s Christians.
Over 16 million Christians are estimated to have been displaced and ripped from their homes across the region. The alleged release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren in Nigeria this week has done little to reduce fears, as many on the continent try to worship at Christmas.
But this year, Fox News Digital has highlighted the catastrophe from Africa on multiple occasions. The situation led to senior members of Congress, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and ultimately, President Donald Trump's threats and now actions have shone strong light on the violence.

In Africa this Christmas, so far there’s reportedly little sign of improvement. "The militant Islamist onslaught across SSA is a catastrophe of global proportions unfolding before us," Henrietta Blyth, CEO of Open Doors UK & Ireland, told Fox News Digital this week.
Open Doors is a global Christian charity supporting Christians persecuted for their faith.
Blyth continued, "the last year has seen a non-stop stream of reports from sub-Saharan Africa. (including) reports of militant Islamist groups brutally attacking, among others, defenseless Christian communities."
"At Open Doors, we have been sounding the alarm through our Arise Africa campaign. We’ve prayed repeatedly that the campaign of terror will reach public awareness."
Referring to Nigeria and the thousands of Christians reported to have been killed there each year and the speeches, articles and posts against the violence, Open Doors’ Blyth states, "There is no sign that this has abated in 2025".

​"They're seeing Charlie Kirk on TikTok and seeing all the times that he quoted the Bible and that he was calm and that he was happy," she said. "I think something about that really appealed to them, and they said, 'I don't have that in my life.'"
Zimmerman said the documentary is the most accessible of the series and addresses common objections to the Bible’s accuracy, such as claims that it has been mistranslated or changed over centuries. The film draws on scholarship and historical evidence to show how early Jewish and Christian scribes handled Scripture with "great care and reverence," she explained, noting that thousands of preserved Greek manuscripts of the New Testament help confirm its reliability.

Widow says she saw 'faintest smile' on Charlie Kirk's face, indicating he didn't suffer

Erika Kirk, the widow of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, remembered her husband's legacy at a memorial for him Sunday — and revealed her thoughts about his alleged assassin. 
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 death, was much like the other young men that Charlie Kirk encountered, Erika Kirk said. 
Charlie Kirk "wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life," she said.
"Our Savior said, 'Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.' That young man … I forgive him," Erika Kirk said. "I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it's what Charlie would do."
​Speaking to a crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Erika Kirk thanked the audience for honoring her husband.
She began her speech by quoting one of Charlie Kirk's favorite Bible verses, Isaiah 6:8: "Here I am, Lord. Send me," and recalled a time that Charlie Kirk repeated it at the end of a conference.