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Judge dismisses charges against pastor arrested at library's Drag Queen Story Hour
The Washington Times ^ | Friday, December 6, 2019 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 12/07/2019 8:39:05 PM PST by fwdude

A judge has dropped charges against a Baptist pastor arrested at a Drag Queen Story Hour for refusing to move to a protest zone, saying the police order violated his First Amendment rights.

Afshin Yaghtin, a pastor at the New Covenant Church in Spokane, was arrested June 15 for obstructing police when he refused to move to a designated zone outside the South Hill library branch, which hosted the children’s readings by local drag queens.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chat; children; dragqueen; dragqueens; grooming; homosexualagenda; library; spokane
This was in Spokane, not in the heart of the Oregon madness belt.
1 posted on 12/07/2019 8:39:05 PM PST by fwdude
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

Ping!


2 posted on 12/07/2019 8:57:12 PM PST by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: fwdude

Not in the Washington madness belt either!


3 posted on 12/07/2019 9:02:13 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: fwdude

What in the hell is wrong with these people especially the cops?You can bet your ass none of the cops kids were in that library with the drag queer.So much for serving and protecting the children of the community there leo.Pathetic.


4 posted on 12/07/2019 9:10:42 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: TigersEye

We seem to actually win in court half the time lately.

That’s refreshing.


5 posted on 12/08/2019 12:23:23 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: fwdude

Spokane is run by the left, interestingly.


6 posted on 12/08/2019 2:54:33 AM PST by bkopto
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To: fwdude
“Unfortunately, the scope of the protest zones was expanded to include anyone attending the event who had an opinion about the event, regardless of whether they were protesting or creating a disturbance,”

The Opinion/Thought Police

7 posted on 12/08/2019 3:07:51 AM PST by Theophilus (Ich bin ein Hong Konger)
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To: fwdude

Civilizations fall because of internal moral rot and decay.


8 posted on 12/08/2019 3:19:38 AM PST by Savage Beast (The Democrat Dream: Democrats in luxury and privilege ruling over the dependent, obedient masses!)
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To: fwdude

Are they funded by the public and taxpayers? It’s all or none, they are open to the public, or closed from the public. In many states it is even this way if you have a private business “open to the public” let alone a “public library”.


9 posted on 12/08/2019 3:22:15 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: fwdude

He was NOT Arrested, he was KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT by an armed and Dangerous individual and then Held for Ransom for exercising his God Given Right to Speak, protected by the US Constitution.

Like I said before, in ALL Cases like this Criminal Penalties should be attached to Public Servants that Commit Crimes like this, then it will stop.


10 posted on 12/08/2019 5:57:51 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: fwdude

Time to eliminate libraries, America’s early form of socialism. They are now just cesspools.


11 posted on 12/08/2019 9:58:19 AM PST by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: dp0622
We seem to actually win in court half the time lately. That’s refreshing.

Yes it is. Lots of new judges now.

12 posted on 12/08/2019 4:26:00 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

Life is amazing

I spent the VAST majority of obama’s pResidency recovering from that head injury.

I didn’t know a person could get so far down. That sick and seeing HIS face on the news everyday!!

But God is Great and now I CANT WAIT to see the economic news, Trump’s tweets, Trump and Rudy punching back HARD, The President saying “Merry Christmas” and many other things.

It’s a great saying “when you’re walking through hell keep walking”.

Every day is a pleasure with Trump as president.

And it’s good to be alive :)


13 posted on 12/08/2019 4:56:49 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: dp0622
Trump-RT-Memes-2
14 posted on 12/08/2019 5:01:56 PM PST by timestax
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To: dp0622
And it’s good to be alive :)

Yes, it is!!!

Not to make light of your injuries at all but; 0bama was like a head injury to the entire country. lol

15 posted on 12/08/2019 5:02:52 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

LOL

There’s nothing BETTER than making light of it now :)

It was taken seriously long enough...like obummer.

But we didn’t act like sick animals when he was pResident.

What a circus being put on.


16 posted on 12/08/2019 5:13:53 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: timestax

I’m a doubter.

Took a long time to believe that God had a part in him winning.

Now I wonder how I ever thought God DIDN’T.

I love The Great One too much to ever say there was a better president than him, for better or worse.

But I will say I think it’s a 3 place tie for first...The Great One, George Washington and if he continues like this, Trump.

I can see why some would think Trump is better. But I CANT STAND the KNOCKING of The Great One here. IT SICKENS ME.

He wasn’t perfect. No one is.

And one of my favorite pictures is of The Great One and Trump in the same picture :)


17 posted on 12/08/2019 5:17:27 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: lonevoice

Oh, my.


18 posted on 12/09/2019 11:37:32 AM PST by Pride in the USA
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