{"id":2568048,"date":"2026-02-09T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/account-from-cities-church-riot-in-minnesota-reveals-what-leftists-said-to-children\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:37:18","slug":"account-from-cities-church-riot-in-minnesota-reveals-what-leftists-said-to-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/account-from-cities-church-riot-in-minnesota-reveals-what-leftists-said-to-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Account from Cities Church Riot in Minnesota Reveals What Leftists Said to Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Faccount-from-cities-church-riot-in-minnesota-reveals-what-leftists-said-to-children%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=2568048&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>A DHS special agent\u2019s court affidavit describes left-wing protesters who disrupted a Cities Church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, telling children that their parents were Nazis and would burn in hell.The statements, attributed in part to William Kelly, left many congregants fearfully worried for their families\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that federal authorities intend to prosecute the demonstrators under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-campus-anti-semitism-skyrockets-even-as-coronavirus-forces-remote-learning\/\" title=\"Report: Campus Anti-Semitism Skyrockets Even as Coronavirus Forces Remote Learning\">civil rights laws<\/a> for disrupting First Amendment activities and under the FACE Act. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/child-abusers-top-ices-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-illegal-aliens-26\/\" title=\"Child Abusers Top ICE&#039;s Li... Of &#039;Wor... Of The Wor...&#039; Illegal Aliens\">references media coverage<\/a> and social media posts about the incident, including reports that Kelly had been arrested and claims tied to the protests, such as a confrontation involving Don lemon and a connection to Nekima Levy Armstrong\u2019s alleged involvement.<\/p>\n<p>the piece highlights the reported harassment of both congregants and an evangelical pastor,the trauma experienced by children present,and the evolving federal response to the disruption.  <\/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>A special agent with the Department of Homeland Security revealed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-agrees-to-2-5b-settlement-over-737-max-crashes\/\" title=\"Boeing agrees to .5B settlement over 737 MAX crashes\">court documents<\/a> that leftists who disrupted services at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, made frightening comments to children in the congregation.<\/p>\n<p>The agent said in a Jan. 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mnd.230688\/gov.uscourts.mnd.230688.23.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affidavit<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-viral-moments-of-netanyahus-fiery-address-to-congress-amid-protests-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Top viral moments of Netanyahu\u2019s fiery address to Congress amid prote...s - Washington Examiner\">protesters &#038;mdash<\/a>; who interrupted Sunday morning worship because one of the pastors worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement &mdash; told children their parents were &ldquo;Nazis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That particular remark allegedly came from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meet-william-kelly-demonic-provocateur-screams-christians-attacks-kids-don-lemon-thanks-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Kelly<\/a> &mdash; who has harassed conservative churches across the country with expletive-laced language.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly also allegedly asked children, &ldquo;Do you know your parents are Nazis, they&rsquo;re going to burn in hell?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit also revealed the terror which many children in the congregation felt as parents tried to keep them safe.<\/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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Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2014421118526836863?\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One congregant, identified as Victim 6, said that his children were &ldquo;traumatized.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Because their &ldquo;face was on the church&rsquo;s website,&rdquo; they feared that protesters would appear at their home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Daddy, I thought you were going to die,&rdquo; one of Victim 6&rsquo;s children reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>While children were targeted by the leftists, church leadership was another major target for harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Victim 6 also recalled that an African-American woman shouted at one of the ministers, &ldquo;EXCUSE ME PASTOR, EXCUSE ME PASTOR,&rdquo; asking him if he knew he was &ldquo;harboring&rdquo; the pastor who worked with ICE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The shutdown of the Cities Church Sunday worship service in St. Paul, Minn. was co-organized by BLM activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. She used to be the president of the NAACP in Minneapolis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tuEiYntmXU\">pic.twitter.com\/tuEiYntmXU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/2013035331826659797?\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Justice Department officials have vowed to prosecute the Cities Church rioters for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violating federal civil rights law<\/a> against disrupting First Amendment activities.<\/p>\n<p>They also invoked the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act &mdash; also known as the FACE Act &mdash; which the Biden administration used to prosecute anti-abortion protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Among the leftist demonstrators federal officials have sought to prosecute is Don Lemon, who engaged in a confrontational interview with one of the pastors.<\/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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In a January 20 affidavit, the agent described how the protesters interrupted worship because one pastor worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and told children their parents were Nazis\u2014remarks attributed to William Kelly, who has harassed conservative churches with vulgar language. Kelly allegedly asked the children, \u201cDo you know your parents are Nazis, they\u2019re going to burn in hell?\u201d The affidavit also noted the fear felt by many children as their parents tried to shield them.<\/p>\n<p>One congregant, identified as Victim 6, said his children were traumatized and feared protesters would come to their home since their faces appeared on the church\u2019s website. Another incident involved an African-American woman yelling at a pastor, asking if he knew he was harboring the ICE-connected pastor.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown of Sunday worship at Cities Church was reportedly co-organized by BLM activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, a former president of the Minneapolis NAACP. Justice Department officials say they intend to prosecute the rioters under federal civil rights law for disrupting First Amendment activities, invoking the FACE Act, which the Biden administration has used against anti-abortion protesters. Among those under federal scrutiny is Don Lemon, who reportedly had a confrontational exchange with one of the pastors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2568049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michael-Featured-Image-652.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4294,5643,5698,5894,3618],"class_list":["post-2568048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-children","tag-church","tag-minnesota","tag-politics","tag-riot"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michael-Featured-Image-652.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568048"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568052,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568048\/revisions\/2568052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}