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Charges Dropped Against Philadelphia Protestors

It looks like the charges will be dropped against the 11 protestors in Philadelphia that were arrested for preaching the Gospel at a gay rights event. I have always thought that Christians take the act of preaching the Gospel too aggressively, and that they have brought much hatred to the religion as a result. You meet Jesus through the path you take in the world; if you choose to believe in Him and accept him into your heart, then you become a Christian. We don't have to force it upon anyone. Folks who don't want to listen will be judged in God's way - you can lead a horse to water, etc., etc.

Another matter entirely is the issue of free speech. The City of Philadelphia does not appear to regard this First Amendment right as an appreciable obstruction to their restricting individual acts of free speech any more than they allow their citizens subjects the opportunity to practice their Second Amendment Rights. However, it looks like the attorney who defended these people, Brian Fahling, of the American Family Association Center for Law and Policy is going to ratchet things up another notch:

"This ends only the first chapter in the 'Philadelphia 11' saga," Fahling said. "The next chapter is federal action against the officers and the city of Philadelphia. We are still calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the corruption and profound abuse of power that we have seen in Philadelphia."

You go, boy! I hope you make those idiots in the Philadelphia city government squirm.

posted by: underwhelmed at February 18, 2005 07:20 | link | comments |

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