A central Iowa minister is among more than 300 members of the clergy who are gathering on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline project. Pastor Luke Fillmore, of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Des Moines, is driving the 650 miles to North Dakota for a mass prayer circle to protest the pipeline’s construction.
Fillmore does not anticipate he’ll be subject to arrest during the non-denominational prayer circle, but he realizes that could be a risk.
His sermons in recent weeks have focused on the November 8th general election, encouraging his congregants to vote based upon Biblical teachings. Fillmore says it’s not his job to endorse a candidate but it -is- his job to express Biblical principles.
