{"id":2561304,"date":"2026-02-01T20:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christ-or-chaos-former-pastor-of-invaded-minneapolis-church-has-a-message-for-america-20\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T20:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:06:05","slug":"christ-or-chaos-former-pastor-of-invaded-minneapolis-church-has-a-message-for-america-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christ-or-chaos-former-pastor-of-invaded-minneapolis-church-has-a-message-for-america-20\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Christ or Chaos&#8217;: Former Pastor of Invaded Minneapolis Church Has a Message for America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchrist-or-chaos-former-pastor-of-invaded-minneapolis-church-has-a-message-for-america-20%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2561304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joe Rigney, a pastor who helped plant Cities Church in St. Paul and now serves at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, warned that the recent left-wing disruption of a Cities Church worship service\u2014where protesters accused a pastor of working for ICE\u2014signals a broader spiritual and cultural crisis in America. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Rigney described the congregation as ordinary, Bible-believing evangelicals, not a political church, and argued that escalating hostility from the secular left and government inaction are encouraging lawlessness and persecuting people trying to live faithfully. He pointed to long-term cultural clashes over issues like sex and sexuality and said the only remedy is national repentance and a return to Christ\u2014summarized in his stark choice: \u201cChrist or chaos.\u201d Justice Department officials have pledged to pursue charges under the FACE Act and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-helped-kill-pipeline-favored-by-key-senator\/\" title=\"Biden Ju...ice Department Pick Helped Kill Pipeline Favored by Key Senator\">federal civil rights laws<\/a> against those who disrupted the services.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe Rigney, a pastor who helped to launch Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, warned the nation that the protests at the congregation were a harbinger of a spiritual crisis for America as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Rigney, who now serves as an associate pastor for Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, used to live in the Minneapolis area and was part of the team that planted Cities Church.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >church gained nationwide attention<\/a> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christ-or-chaos-former-pastor-of-invaded-minneapolis-church-has-a-message-for-america\/\" title=\"&#039;Chri... or ...&#039;: Former ... of Invaded Minneapolis Church Has a Message for America\">left-wing mob &#038;mdash<\/a>; accusing one of the pastors of working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement &mdash; disrupted Sunday morning worship.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Rigney cautioned that there is &ldquo;escalating violence on the left of normal Christian people, and I just want to underscore that piece of it,&rdquo; per a transcript from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/founding-pastor-of-cities-church-warns-of-growing-hostility.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Christian Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mK0bJPE9PxM?si=a0qMhW2bsJZ0LHWP&amp;start=4212\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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These are normal, Bible-believing evangelicals,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And instead, this political chaos intrudes in the middle of a worship service and disrupted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rigney identified the issue as a cultural rot that can only be fixed with the gospel of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re terrorizing normal, law-abiding citizens, and then they&rsquo;re encouraging the lawless and the lawbreakers,&rdquo; Rigney said about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christ-or-chaos-former-pastor-of-invaded-minneapolis-church-has-a-message-for-america-2\/\" title=\"&#039;Chri... or ...&#039;: Former ... of Invaded Minneapolis Church Has a Message for America\">government authorities failing<\/a> to punish evil.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you think about the last 20 years and the escalating collisions we&rsquo;ve seen in our country &mdash; about, say, sex, sexuality, and people being harassed just because they won&rsquo;t make a cake or because they won&rsquo;t do flowers for a gay wedding &mdash; and you see that kind of escalating collision as Christians just try to live faithful lives,&rdquo; Rigney said.<\/p>\n<p>The two options for America, according to Rigney, are indeed &ldquo;Christ or chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And because of that, it&rsquo;s bubbling up. It&rsquo;s bubbling over, and it&rsquo;s tragic. It really is tragic. And the only way out is for people to turn from their sins and to turn back to Christ. That&rsquo;s the only hope this nation has. That&rsquo;s the only hope for any of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rigney made note of the ways in which secular leftism are on a collision course with Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you think about the last 20 years and the escalating collisions we&rsquo;ve seen in our country &mdash; about, say, sex, sexuality, and people being harassed just because they won&rsquo;t make a cake or because they won&rsquo;t do flowers for a gay wedding &mdash; and you see that kind of escalating collision as Christians just try to live faithful lives,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Department officials have vowed to charge protesters who disrupted Cities Church services with violations of the FACE Act and federal civil rights laws.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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