Romans 13, I.C.E., and the Kingdom Line We Keep Pretending Doesn’t Exist

Minnesota didn’t just ignite an immigration debate—it exposed the church.

Say I.C.E. and Christians brace for impact. Someone quotes Romans 13. Conversation over… or so we pretend.

But Romans 13 isn’t a mic drop.

It’s a mirror.

In this episode, we confront how easily Christians use Scripture to protect power, preserve comfort, and avoid hard questions—while calling it obedience. Paul never gave authority a free pass. He reminded it that it answers to a higher King.

So where does that leave the church when law dehumanizes, protest destabilizes, and fear starts writing theology?

Not left.

Not right.

Not silent.

The Kingdom line—where authority is respected but never worshiped, justice isn’t weaponized, and conscience still matters.

Heretic Republic doesn’t exist to calm the room.

It exists to tell the truth loud enough that neutrality can’t hide behind Romans 13 anymore.