{"id":79700,"date":"2026-03-07T06:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79700"},"modified":"2026-03-07T06:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:05:33","slug":"a-persecution-perspective-in-the-st-paul-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/a-persecution-perspective-in-the-st-paul-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30bb\u30f3\u30c8\u30dd\u30fc\u30eb\u6297\u8b70\u30c7\u30e2\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u8feb\u5bb3\u306e\u8996\u70b9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow The recent arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon reignited the debate regarding immigration enforcement in Minnesota. The arrest \u2014 because it happened as a result of protest activities at Cities Church in St. Paul \u2014 has forced Christians to consider the position their churches ought to take on the political hot-button issue of immigration. Why are Christians forced to be involved? How ought churches respond? First, in response to the easier question, Christians\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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First, in response to the easier question, Christians\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":79699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58744,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/christian-groups-sue-over-trump-administration-policy-allowing-ice-arrests-at-churches\/","url_meta":{"origin":79700,"position":0},"title":"Christian groups sue over Trump administration policy allowing ICE arrests at churches","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"8\u6708 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville, Texas. \/ Credit: Sophie Abuzeid Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2025 \/ 16:59 pm (CNA). 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