[BuckeyeTexan]

Is it constitutional under the 1st amendment to arrest a priest for kneeling to pray as a form of peaceful protest in front of the WH? Why or why not?

There is supposedly a law restricting “stationary” protests in front of the WH. Protesters must keep moving. This priest kneeled to pray and was arrested.

[Linda Frances]

This will make a good poster for every Catholic Church. Priest being arrested while kneeing and praying. I would put the white house in the background.

[Verginius Rufus]

Who made the rules? If it wasn't Congress maybe it isn't in violation of the First Amendment.

Maybe they warn the Occupy protestors--you can stay motionless on federal property as long as you don't pray.

That reminds me of a story I read that comes from the day when some Catholic churches had "pew fees"--people were supposed to make a small donation (maybe five or ten cents--I never encountered this myself). A man forgot his hat on the pew and realized it when he was just about to leave the church. He turned around and the usher wanted him to pay the fee if he was going to go to a pew, but he explained he had forgotten his hat and was just going back to get it. The usher relented: "OK, you can get your hat, but mind you, no praying while you are there!"