No Sanctuary in the Sanctuary: When the Left Criminalizes Worship

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The nation witnessed first-hand the “visitation” strategies of the Marxist mob on Sunday, as they demonstrated how committed they are to making every guest feel unwelcome. They were not political protesters “interceding” for the immigrant who pillaged the pews in Minnesota. They were not martyrs. They were madmen.

They were thugs—the willing and unwitting muscle of organized crime.

If anyone was wondering just how upside-down our priorities have become, consider these two ideologies side by side.

Exhibit A: Prayer Treated as a Felony

Under the FACE Act, elderly men, elderly women, and young mothers were sentenced—and served two to five years—for peacefully praying outside abortion clinics.

No shouting.
No blocking entrances.
No harassment.

Several spoke to no one—not a single employee, not a single potential patient.

They were visible.
They were praying.
Period.

The Biden DOJ sought maximum sentences every time.

Why? Deterrence.

Make examples. Chill speech. Criminalize presence.

And it worked—until Donald Trump pardoned them.

Exhibit B: Worship Treated as Fair Game

Now fast-forward to this weekend in Minnesota.

“Protestors” didn’t stay on a sidewalk. They entered a church service, interrupted worship, and harassed congregants—people sitting quietly in pews, heads bowed, attempting to pray. Women praying. Children crying. Fathers forced to decide how long to sit and hope it ends, while considering what they may be required to do next.

Call it what it was:
Not speech.
Not protest.
Infringement.

It is, in fact, illegal.

And yet—watch how quickly the language softens. Expressive activity. Righteous anger. Moral urgency. The victims are scolded for being “fragile,” while the interrupters are cast as brave. Those who stormed in and yelled nonsensically are obviously the better brothers in Christ according to the Left.

And Russell Moore would agree. If he could summon the courage to speak right now.

The Same Standard? Not Even Close.

• Peaceful prayer outside a clinic? Years in federal prison.

• Storming a sanctuary mid-service? Understanding. Admiration.

Friend, paint Don Lemon orange. Something in a stripe, perhaps?

Every single person that entered the church.

 Every single person on church property.

Trespass. Intimidation. Endangerment. Throw every single book at every single one.

Why? Deterrence.

Make examples. Disincentivize behavior.

I can forgive my enemy while they are in jail and order is being re-established. I can write notes of encouragement and grade papers as they pursue education—from behind bars.

What I will not do is be guilted into redeeming the methods and motivations of a menacing mob. And the weepy, alcoholic, hero they found in Don Lemon.

Why Marxism Always Comes for the Church

Here’s the part too many people hesitate to name:

At its core, Marxism seeks to undermine three institutions that stand in the way of total ideological control:

1. The family — because it forms loyalty before the state.

2. The church — because it answers to a higher authority and liberates man from the state.

3. The state (as it exists) — because it must be dismantled and remade AS GOD.

The method is not tanks at first, but deception, manipulation, and heartstrings.

The bait-and-switch is predictable:

• Redefine the innocent and oppressors.

• Reframe rebellion as resistance.

• Portray violence as virtue.

• Condemn holy as hatred.

In this worldview, the “good guys” storm the sanctuary, and the oppressors are the people quietly worshiping.

That is not activism.
That is moral inversion.

Lest we forget we are having this conversation because tyrants won’t turn over criminals when they commit crimes.

A Watershed Moment

We are at a watershed moment. These are the choices before us:

1. Normalizes this—church interruptions excused, prayer criminalized, silence punished.
2. End this—Draw a line and insist that the First Amendment protects worship just as surely as it protects speech.

Quiet worship is not provocation. Or white supremacy. Can you even imagine the swift rebuke if this had been at an AME church?

If activists decide they are entitled to any space, any time, any audience, what they are asserting is power—not persuasion.

And power that cannot tolerate dissent will always justify violence.

Hold the Line—Especially Here

Hold the line. Tread carefully. I say both to the “protestors” as much as the community of faith. I do not say this in jest, but as a sincere plea:

Do. Not. Try. This. In. Texas.

As a church staffer in Texas, who knows very well the reality of pastors with a “body man” and ushers who are “walking heavy” on a Sunday morning…tactically trained men in plain clothes who are God-fearing and feel duty bound to protect innocent life—do not try this in Texas or in the vast majority of other pro-2nd Amendment states.

It will end tragically.

That’s not a threat, but a sincere, fact-not-feeling based plea for wisdom and caution.

The arrogance of your activism will end swiftly, mortally if you think you can play these games in “law and order” states.

There will be no sanctuary in the sanctuary, Mr. Lemon.

They will certainly conduct themselves thoughtfully, professionally, and patiently but the security teams found in most churches nowadays are assessing threat—not invisible entitlement or motivation.

Your cosplay will not be factors in their precision decisions.

A free society does not ask permission to worship.

And if we fail to deter this now—firmly, lawfully, unapologetically—we should not be surprised when the next interruption is louder, longer, and more aggressive.

This can’t be tolerated. Not in an SBC church plant. Not in a synagogue or mosque.

This is not about being kindness.
It is about acting with courage, clarity, and conviction—refusing to be dragged into the godless waters of Marxism, where intimidation is baptized as integrity. It is about refusing to be evangelized by darkness, gaslit into socialist submission.

HELL. NO.