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Protestant Pastor Arrested, Expelled From Town After Refusing To Pray + Kneel Before Catholic Statue

Protestant Pastor Arrested, Expelled From Town After Refusing To Pray + Kneel Before Catholic Statue

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
A Protestant pastor was arrested by local authorities and then run out of his hometown after he refused to kneel down and pray before a statue of a Roman Catholic saint. Mariano Velásquez Martínez is the pastor of Iglesia Camino Nuevo y Vivo, a Protestant church in Santiago Malacatepec, Mexico. Despite being surrounded by a […] The post Protestant Pastor Arrested, Expelled From Town After Refusing To Pray + Kneel Before Catholic Statue appeared first on Protestia.