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BTW, last picture is from Tel Aviv, Israel (IIRC).
Posted on 08/02/2023 11:05:57 PM PDT by Morgana
A Christian protesting a Pride event over the weekend in Watertown, Wisconsin, was handcuffed and detained by police in a video that went viral.
Several members of the Christian group Warriors for Christ were evangelizing at the city's annual "Pride in the Park" on Saturday, an event organizers advertised as family-friendly.
In the video, Marcus Schroeder is reading from the Bible into a microphone when officers surround him and grab his microphone and speaker. As his group questions the officers, they handcuff Schroeder and explain that he was being arrested for violating a sound ordinance about noise amplification.
Jason Storms, a fellow member of the evangelical ministry who filmed the encounter and shared it on Twitter, told The Republic Sentinel that police had also arrested three other young people from their group who were praying and talking to attendees, on orders from city leaders.
"The police, per orders from city leaders, arrested several young people. Three were arrested earlier in the day while inside the park praying and talking to attendees, and then released with warnings," said Storms, who serves as minister of evangelism at Mercy Seat Christian Church.
Storms alleged the officers were violating their right to free speech, as Schroeder was preaching on a sidewalk across from the public event. He told the outlet that the young man was "charged with unlawful use of sound amplification" and resisting arrest.
However, the Christian youth who were arrested said they didn't regret their actions.
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The alphabet crowd should be fortunate we don’t toss them off the rooftops like the mooselimbs do.
Don’t be a bootlicker
Ironic there’s seemingly a regard for the courage steeped within Islam.
I think throwing them off rooftops is too nice.
A preacher should know that they’re going into the lion’s den with this crowd (as well as a few others).
I admire the zeal. There are not only reprobates, but quite likely demon-possessed people in those crowds.
Thirty plus years ago, I was going to class at college and saw Gideons with a small card table. Simply handing out a Gideon New Testament to anyone who wanted one. No preaching, no calling out, other than maybe saying “free New Testament” or something similar.
I heard at least one guilt-ridden college girl cursing and yelling at them. Completely unprovoked. That was my first time witnessing such a thing.
Matthew 7:6
New King James Version
6 “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A6&version=NKJV
Lol, wait until they get minarets.
Handcuffs for noise violation?
Watertown police officers acting as Satans minions.
I will send this to my pastor.
A similar incident occurred earlier this year in Pennsylvania. The police department and the officer involved received large volumes of phone calls and negative publicity. The local authorities dropped the charges. The thugs in blue need to be exposed and the local police department needs to feel the heat from real Americans.
He should have yelled “ black lives matter”
Then they wouldn’t touch him
on orders from city leaders.
Those culprits need to be exposed and called out also.
Jackbooted Nazi thugs.
Gosh - used to be that breaking sound ordinances got you a warning/ticket/fine - not physically arrested - who believes their “reason”???
Leftist protestors get to burn down cities, Christian protestors get arrested for using a bullhorn or praying SILENTLY outside an abortion clinic. What does that tell you?
Kid couldn’t be more than seventeen years old. Good for him. Good parenting too.
Seems a case of deprivation of rights under color of law, and a civil rights lawsuit can be filed in federal court against the offending officers, personally:
https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/civil-rights/1983-lawsuits/
The Rainbow Mafia are not real big on freedom of speech
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