[Modernman]

Hmm. What's more likely here... a peaceful group just politely trotting out Bible verses... or were they doing more that is not being reported on?

I'm reserving judgment. I find it hard to believe that all these people were doing was peacefully reading Bible verses.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I'm reserving judgment. I find it hard to believe that all these people were doing was peacefully reading Bible verses."

My guess is that they were reading them loudly in an attempt to disrupt the parade. I don't tknow where the law stands on that; on one hand, they have a right to express their opinion; on the other, the gays have a right (I think) to have their parade without it being disrupted. So when rights collide, I'm not sure what the law says.

[lawdvd]

I'm an attorney in AZ. I have represented 16 "street preachers" in different towns around Phoenix. All were arrested for "disorderly conduct," "trespassing" and other misdemeanors. All were on public streets; none used amplification or otherwise interfered with other's use of the streets. In many cases, the police said they were making "unreasonable noise," even though louder noises were present. Sometimes, hostile, angry protesters were present, none were arrested. In one case, the police said they had to arrest the preachers because the situation was a "near riot." We showed a video that proved it wasn't so.
All that is to show that (although none were convicted), the police are already emboldened to shut down Christian speech.

[Drew68]

I'm reserving judgment. I find it hard to believe that all these people were doing was peacefully reading Bible verses.

Sounds like they were also blocking a highway and failing to disperse.

But I agree, there was more going on here. I'd like to hear about it from an objective source (and no, "WND" is not objective).