‘Abolish ICE’ Is the Cry of the Prophets

January 7, 2026, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Federal agents including ICE and U.S. Border Patrol stand with weapons along Portland Avenue near the scene where federal agents shot and killed a woman earlier in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. McLaughlin, Homeland Security's assistant secretary for public affairs, said the victim was 'one of these violent rioters' who 'weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them, an act of domestic terrorism.' The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37, according to the Star Tribune. (Credit Image: © Alex Kormann/Minnesota Star Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)

The book of Amos tells us of a priest named Amaziah, who is depicted as something of a rival prophet to Amos himself. The book itself is full of Amos’ harsh words against Israel’s exploitation of the poor and greedy indulgence of the rich, as well as prophetic calls to repentance before God’s judgment falls on the whole nation.

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