The Problem of Clergy Sowing Discord |
The escalation of left-wing agitation across America has attracted a growing number of religious leaders who feel compelled to opine on events of the day in a theological context, most recently on display in Minneapolis. A variety of clergy gathered Thursday to condemn the death of 37-year old Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed the day before during an altercation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducting operations in the city.
Of course, religious leaders should rally the faithful in the wake of tragedy, enjoining them to pray for, support and help those affected by it. But problems arise when people try to jam the square peg of Christian orthodoxy into the round hole of current events. Doing so is invariably incomplete, often to the extent of being misleading or contradictory.
“We reject the violent tactics of this federal surge of ICE presence that’s already led to the loss of life,”