ICYMI: Carter introduces resolution praising DOJ for prosecuting Minnesota church insurrectionists

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Buddy Carter to introduce resolution praising Trump DOJ for prosecuting "insurrectionists" that stormed Minnesota church service

By: Matthew Foldi

With all eyes on Minnesota, Rep. Buddy Carter (R., Ga.) plans to introduce a resolution, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, that reaffirms the constitutional rights of Americans to "religious freedom, and commending the Department of Justice for its prompt investigation" into a series of left-wing agitators who disrupted a church service in the North Star State.

On January 18, a group of protesters filmed themselves disrupting church services at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Carter's resolution notes that the protesters "shouted over clergy, physically obstructed the service, intimidated worshipers, and created a threatening environment for families and children in attendance."

Within hours of the protest that disrupted church services, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced that charges had been filed against several of the agitators, who argued that they stormed the service in protest of one of its pastors leading a local field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP," Bondi tweeted shortly before the arrests. Carter's resolution clarifies that he respects Americans' First Amendment right to "peaceful protest," he notes that "entering a church during a worship service to disrupt, intimidate, or obstruct religious exercise is not protected speech and is inconsistent with Federal law and American values."

Carter seems specifically amenable to charges being brought under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which the Biden administration had used to prosecute Americans who peacefully protested outside of abortion clinics.

Read the full Washington Reporter article here.

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