Don Lemon Defends Reporting After Anti-ICE Protest at Minnesota Church

DOJ Investigation into Church Protest

• 🏛️ The Department of Justice is investigating anti-ICE protesters who disrupted services at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• ⚖️ However, Minnesota's Attorney General claims the demonstrators and journalist Don Lemon, who was present, did not violate federal law.
• 🚨 The DOJ's civil rights unit, US Attorney's office, FBI, and DHS are involved, citing fear seen in the eyes of church members.

Don Lemon's Defense and Stance

• 📰 Don Lemon defended his actions, stating he was covering the protest as a journalist and that framing him as the face of the protest is telling.
• 🗣️ He stands by his reporting and has previously linked racism to immigration enforcement efforts, criticizing some critics for having a sense of entitlement based on white supremacy.
• ⛪ Lemon also reportedly accused the church of white supremacy and stated it was not the type of Christianity he practices.

The Face Act and Religious Hostility

• 📜 Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, argues the protest clearly violated the Federal Face Act, designed to protect abortion clinics and churches.
• 🚫 He believes there is a growing, blatant hostility toward religion, particularly Christianity and Judaism, in the country.
• ✝️ Perkins emphasized that the issue is not just freedom of worship, but the freedom to live according to one's faith, which conflicts with some modern viewpoints on God, human sexuality, and marriage.

Enforcement and Religious Freedom

• ✊ Perkins advocates for the prosecution of those who violated the law to deter future incidents and ensure religious freedom is protected.
• 🤝 He noted the pastor's graciousness in conversation with Lemon, emphasizing that while guests are welcome to worship, disrupting the service and intimidating members is unacceptable.
• ⚖️ Perkins suggested that applying the Face Act to the left would ensure its enforcement and protect religious freedom.

Intolerance Towards Religion

• 🌍 The discussion touches on why the 'tolerant left' has become intolerant of religion, specifically Christianity and Judaism.
• 📖 The core issue is seen as the adherence to biblical truths and transcendent values that define life, sexuality, and marriage, which is a problem for those who do not believe in such objective truths.