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Daniel Keene, a husband, father, and small business owner in Texas, recently found himself exiled—not from polite society, but from his own church. His “crime”? Daring to speak up about the consequences of mass legal immigration on American workers and families.
When Keene posted online that he wanted his children “to grow up in America, not India,” he wasn’t attacking anyone’s race or religion. He was sounding the alarm about a system that allows corporations to flood our labor markets with cheap foreign workers while silencing any American who questions it.
For that, he was doxxed, harassed, and threatened. His café was targeted with fake reviews, his gym revoked his membership, and—perhaps most disturbingly—his own church, The Trails Church in Celina, demanded that he “repent” for expressing a policy opinion shared by millions of patriotic Americans.
After seven hours of questioning by church elders, Keene was told he was “on the path of discipline” unless he confessed his “sin.” His so-called offense? Believing that America should belong to Americans.
Let’s be clear: Daniel Keene did not sin by expressing dismay at the transformative effects of mass migration. He told the truth.
The Trails Church’s decision to cast him out says far more about the weakness of its leaders than it does about Keene. Instead of standing with a member facing threats and intimidation, they sided with the mob. Instead of offering courage, they offered cowardice.
Texans for Strong Borders stands firmly with Daniel Keene. He represents what too many pastors and politicians have forgotten—that loving your neighbor does not mean surrendering your country.
Keene’s words were not hateful; they put American citizens first. He spoke for every American who wonders what kind of nation their children will inherit if our leaders continue to bow before corporate greed and globalist guilt.
If merely stating your opposition to mass migration is now grounds for excommunication, then it’s not Daniel Keene who needs repentance; it’s the institutions that have lost their backbone.