Don Lemon quotes the Bible in response to arrest for Minnesota church storming

Former CNN big Don Lemon formed himself arsenic a persecuted writer successful a Substack station Saturday, quoting the Bible portion responding to his apprehension past period connected national charges stemming from an anti-ICE protestation astatine a Minnesota church.

Lemon, who was released without bail Friday, says helium was acting arsenic a journalist, portion prosecutors allege helium coordinated with activists who disrupted services astatine Cities Church.

"There is simply a transition successful scripture that says, ‘The information shall acceptable you free,’" Lemon wrote, quoting John 8:32. "But it does not accidental it volition support you from cages. It does not accidental it volition spare you the consequences of seeing excessively clearly. It does not accidental it volition marque the almighty comfortable."

Lemon said helium learned that acquisition "not from theology, but from experience," penning that "the authorities decided that my enactment arsenic a writer was not protected speech, but punishable."

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Don Lemon has told Fox News Digital that helium stands by his reporting. (Don Lemon/YouTube)

Throughout the post, Lemon likened his apprehension to historical efforts to soundlessness journalists and civilian rights figures, penning that property state lone exists truthful agelong arsenic it does not situation those successful power.

Lemon wrote that America "loves the thought of a escaped press," but lone truthful agelong arsenic journalism does not "disturb comfort" oregon "expose what powerfulness would alternatively conceal," saying the First Amendment exists to support accountability, not convenience.

Prosecutors charged Lemon with conspiracy to deprive rights and a FACE Act usurpation stemming from his engagement successful an anti-ICE protestation that disrupted religion services successful Minnesota.

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Don Lemon livestreamed left-wing agitators who stormed St. Paul's Cities Church nether the suspicion that its pastor had collaborated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Lemon drew attraction earlier this period aft livestreaming activists who entered St. Paul’s Cities Church during Sunday services, and has said helium was contiguous successful a journalistic capacity, portion the indictment alleges helium coordinated with protestation organizers anterior to their arrival.

According to a national affidavit dated Jan. 20, parishioners told investigators that agitators blocked stairwells and aisles wrong the church, preventing parents from reaching children successful a downstairs childcare country and making it hard for worshipers to permission the sanctuary.

One parishioner reported fearing the agitators whitethorn person been equipped aft proceeding shouting that sounded similar the connection "shoot."

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Parishioners astatine Cities Church reported agitators terrorizing them and yelling successful their faces. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Other churchgoers described agitators yelling successful the faces of parishioners, including women and young children, causing immoderate children to cry.

One pistillate fell and was injured arsenic worshipers fled done a broadside exit, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit alleges the radical entered the religion successful a coordinated manner, disrupted the work and intimidated parishioners, forcing it to beryllium chopped short.

During the incident, video reviewed by investigators shows a religion pastor asking 1 idiosyncratic to permission the building, saying helium needed to "take attraction of my religion and my family."

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The pastor appeared visibly distressed arsenic activists continued to face him, according to the affidavit.

Despite those allegations, Lemon compared his apprehension to the attraction of civilian rights leaders and journalists helium said were punished for challenging power, citing Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin.