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Sammy Rodriguez Joins the MAGA Pastor Call to Defend the ICE Raids

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Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. - Romans 13:1-4 (ESV)

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Pastor Sam Rodriguez is in a tough spot. As the Hispanic MAGA preacher of prominence he has to continually walk a thin line because the two sides he has chosen are often at war against each other. He certainly does not want to infuriate anyone in MAGA and the NAR apostate church because that is where his bread is buttered. You see, faux-pastors like Sammy and Shane Idleman have hitched their wagons to the Trump train because it is a gravy train. It is lucrative. It is the same reason all the billionaires have bowed the knee and kissed the ring of the Lord of Mar-A-Lago. The problem for Sammy is Trump does not really care much for black and brown people. He tends to exploit them. The heart of the disconnect now is that people like Sammy need to pretend that what people see on the television every night is somehow not what they are seeing. Don't believe your lying eyes. We cannot escape it either as Trump has ordered ICE to film all of their raids and arrests because he wants to sell the suffering as a made for TV drama. So, let us reason once more together through the latest article from Samuel Rodriguez and Charisma News, linked above.

"Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, a prominent voice in the Hispanic Christian community and president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, recently spoke with CBN about the Trump administration's directive allowing ICE agents to target traditionally protected spaces, including churches, schools and hospitals. This decision has sparked significant debate, especially within faith communities that are deeply concerned about its potential impact on illegal immigrants. Rodriguez's perspective offers a nuanced balance between supporting justice and advocating for compassion, rooted in biblical principles. Rodriguez made it clear that the administration's focus is not on deporting individuals who have lived law-abiding lives for decades. "They're coming after the pedophiles, they're coming after the gangbangers, they're coming after the cartel, the coyotes, the human traffickers. That's who they're coming after," he said. For Rodriguez, this targeted approach aligns with the biblical mandate for justice, as seen in Romans 13:3-4, which reminds us that authorities are meant to be "a terror" to wrongdoers, not those who do right." - Samuel Rodriguez

Because Sammy has drank the MAGA Kool-Aid, he buys everything his idol tells him, as did 45% of the Hispanic community that voted for Trump. The problem is, wait for it, Trump was lying when he said he was just coming after the violent criminals. He knew and Sammy knows that if they used buzz words like pedophiles and gangbangers, it would be a lot easier to sell it. How many illegal immigrant pedophiles do you think are honestly in this country? A handful? After that, who were the other 20 million people he was saying he would deport? Who did you think they were Sammy? I made the Romans verses the key verses today above, including the context Sam left out. That's because verse one demands to submit to the governing authorities but Rodriguez only abides by this if it is a Republican in authority, exposing his biblical hypocrisy. The larger problem though is pretending to care about the government being the terror for wrongdoers after his idol released 1500 rioters from January 6th, including hundreds of violent offenders who assaulted police officers. The truth Sammy either does not want to face or doesn't want to admit, is that Trump is not just coming after the coyotes and cartel members. Let's just look at this past Sunday when ICE arrested 1,179 people. Of those, just 613 were criminal arrests. The rest, or 48% of them, were either non violent offenders or never committed any offense at all. Except that is not how Trump and his administration view it. Last night on CNN, master MAGA buffoon Scott Jennings said the quiet part out loud. He said that once someone crossed the border illegally, they became criminal and they all should be deported. Does not matter if you have lived here your whole life. Does not matter if you raised a family here. Does not matter of you have kids who have only known this country as home. Doesn't matter if you have worked responsibly and worship here at a local church, just like the one Sammy Rodriguez pastors. See ya later. Enjoy your flight back to a country you may have not seen in decades. That is not a biblical mandate for justice you ghoul. What that represents is when the government becomes the terror instead of protecting people from the terror. When the government becomes the wrongdoers. As I wrote yesterday, our responsibility to Christ at that point is to exhibit and advocate for love and mercy. Sammy however has chosen Team Trump.

However, Rodriguez expressed deep empathy for the individuals who might feel collateral fear. "I want to make sure they don't cross the line," he said of the administration's actions, emphasizing that churches should remain places of sanctuary for law-abiding individuals. One of the most significant concerns Rodriguez shared is the potential impact on Hispanic congregations. He highlighted reports from pastors who said their church attendance dropped by "15-20%" due to fear. "There is a concern that these areas now will be targeted," he acknowledged. Yet, he also addressed the importance of countering misinformation with truth, as Ephesians 4:25 urges us to "put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor."

There is this amusing mislabeling that occurs with pharmaceuticals. The term side effect, are actually nothing of the sort. They are the actual effects of the drug; they just were not the ones the creators were hoping for. By calling them side effects they are trying to lessen the blow about how bad they might be. This same principle is on display here when Sammy refers to the abject fear Trump is trying to stoke as "collateral fear." No, it is the direct fear of the polices and the fear is the purpose, not the side effect. Just like the ICE agents who matter of factly said that many of their arrests will end up being "collateral arrests." What? What the hell is a collateral arrest? I am sure it was not "collateral to the person arrested, or God forbid deported. This kind of blase', Marie Antoinette, let them eat cake mentality is not biblical, or even remotely compassionate, merciful or loving. You want to make sure they do not cross the line? What line is that, Sammy? How many innocent people need to be collateral damage before you say wait a minute? Did they cross the line when they tried to detain a war veteran and then told him his ID was somehow fraudulent? You do realize that by saying churches are sanctuaries for law abiding citizens, you leave wide open the possibility for these ICE raids in your church because in their minds and the mind of your idol, once they crossed the border they are not law abiding by definition. I am surprised the drop off is only 20%. Don't you worry Sammy - it is going to be much higher than that. Ephesians 4:25 is a great verse but the man Sammy idolizes lied over 30,000 times in his first term, claimed Haitians were eating pets in Ohio and promised he was only coming after violent criminals. It is one week and in and up to 48% of those arrested had no record at all or not violent offenses. So, calm your pearl clutching about the sanctity of the truth when you support a man who lies as easy as he breathes.

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Sam Rodriguez...

...is lying first and foremost to himself. I assume his fear of the "trumpian truths" is so intense that he comforts himself with lies and Pollyanna thinking. If he says it enough maybe it will turn out like he wants and "hopes".

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Sammy has been compromised for many years now...sad

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