RICHMOND, Va — The Rutherford Institute is calling out the double standard inherent in the government’s willingness to prosecute political protesters for disrupting worship services while allowing ICE agents broad discretion to disrupt those same services by carrying out immigration enforcement operations inside churches, temples, and other sacred spaces.
From the earliest days of the Republic, houses of worship have occupied a unique place in American life as spaces set apart for the free exercise of religion. The First Amendment was adopted to prevent the government from intruding into matters of faith or coercing religious practice through fear or force. As The Rutherford Institute warns, that historic boundary is now at risk.
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