Reverend Mariah Tollgaard completely stumped after Rep. Michael Cloud asked her a question about the Parable of the Talents in the book of Matthew.
Cloud: 2 Corinthians says that God loves a cheerful giver… What happens to you personally if you don't pay your taxes?
Tollgaard: You get in trouble.
Cloud: I would say that's under compulsion… In the Parable of the Talents… the one that doesn’t turn it into a profit, he does nothing with it, just sits on it. What does he call him?
Tollgaard: …
Cloud: You're a pastor, right?
After reviewing the facts, I don’t believe the ICE agents killed Alex Pretti in cold blood. But I also don’t think he deserved to die.
It seems like he had a right to bring a gun to the protest. But that doesn’t make it a smart idea, especially if he planned to obstruct officers who are already facing violence, doxxing, and death threats every day.
Here’s the bigger issue: Minnesota is in a very dangerous state of chaos right now. It’s being fueled by state leaders who want to hide their own crimes and radicals who want societal collapse. This can go one of two ways: Either law and order is restored, or vigilante justice takes control.
Both groups of bad actors WANT Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act because it will give them the ultimate “proof” that he’s a fascist dictator. But at this point, NOT invoking the Insurrection Act may have even worse consequences. If this government lets revolutionaries scare law enforcement away, Minnesota won’t be the only state overtaken by chaos.
Do we understand what this means, just as we saw after Charlie’s murder, that these ghouls can’t wait to tell you who they are? And they will be applauded by throngs on social media? The hour is later than we think, and all such displays of political nihilism must be punished.
Everything I say right now, whether praise or criticism, is because this is all I want. All I'm about.
I. Want. To. Win.
And it's win or go home at this point. Maybe I'm weird, but I prefer cold civil wars when my side wins.