This bears repeating. Facing the prospect of forty-seven years in prison would certainly be enough to rend my soul.
I don't want to be misunderstood into saying that religious protest is never appropriate and that Christians should be cowards who never express their opinions on controversial issues. I'm just saying that some times, places, and ways are better than others, and that these confrontational demonstrations rarely do any tangible good. As for the specifics of this case, it's possible the law is overreacting here, but it's also possible that the protest was a little more aggressive than was portrayed in the original presentation.
So, in the face of prosecution for having a religious belief, you'll hide under the bed? How important is that belief, then?
I forget which religious sect first encouraged the, "They're never going to be saved because I can tell they aren't one of the elect. . ." thing for people to never share their faith, but it stinks.
No one but God knows who is, who will be, and who won't be converted. There may well have been a person or three in that parade that saw the Christians, and seriously thought about it. If that's all that happened, I'd consider the "protest" a success.
Yes, don't cast your pearls before swine. There's another verse that says something like, "when the city you are in rejects you and your message, leave, and kick the dust off your feet." Kicking the dust from one's sandals was considered a bigtime diss, so to speak. I'd gather that, until you know who exactly who the swine is, you have to treat them as if they are not. BTW, when you find out who will and won't be saved, email me the list. :P
I've watched the video. They're being rediculously peaceful. There was no reason to arrest them. The police may have pulled the "for your safety" routine, and I could have at least understood that.