Posted on 11/12/2004 2:57:58 PM PST by 4lifeandliberty
"Eleven Christians arrested and jailed in Philadelphia"
Have they outlawed it again?
This is going to be a beautiful lawsuit and by the time it gets to the SC it will be packed with Conservative judges.
They're tough in Philadelphia. Who can forget the time they firebombed an entire neighborhood over a minor zoning infraction by a couple of the residents.
I'm curious - the Boy Scouts won the right to not admit gay members (and I agree with that ruling). The right to freedom of association was upheld. However, shouldn't that right also in turn apply to the other side? If gays want to have a gathering, they should be able to exclude folks that they do not want there.
You can't have it both ways.
Wait a minute. The Christians were there 1st.
Whoops - I was wrong - didn't read it right.
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So Christians can't be on a public street because homosexuals are there?
Correct me if I`m wrong, the Boy Scouts prohibit gay scout-masters, not gay members. If this is the case, then the comparison to the religious group who`s members were arrested is invalid because the scout-masters are in a position of authority. Try this on, a high school in California has made it "illegal" for students to congregate in peer groups if another student feels excluded. Example; You and your friends like 80's music. You sit at the lunch table talking about 80's music. Another student who, smells bad and doesn`t like 80's music wants to sit with you and discuss foreign films. You HAVE to let him sit with you because (completely non-denominational, all inclusive and generically termed)God forbid the stinky little nerd feel "left out"
...eleven Christians were arrested on the streets of Philadelphia...
Aren't streets sort of public? And while you can close down a street for an event, if you intend to keep the public out, aren't you obligated to provide barricades and security? As far as I can tell these Christians were not gate crashers, just members of the public exercising their rights at a public event.
Sounds like the arresting officers can easily and should be charged with Civil Rights violations.
Fifty years ago as a small child living briefly in Philly our family was routinely run off the road and cursed because we had Texas plates on our car...
Likewise at school I was daily faced with fist fights by those that did not like my southern accent
no wonder the liberty bell is cracked.
I strongly hope you administered some "Texas Justice" on the liberal weenies. On behalf of the rest of PA I would like to apologize for the actions of the union thugs, the progressive thinkers, the lunatic left, and most of all the Eagles fans. Just in case, the "brotherly" love thing WAS meant in sarcasm.
"Aren't streets sort of public? And while you can close down a street for an event, if you intend to keep the public out, aren't you obligated to provide barricades and security? As far as I can tell these Christians were not gate crashers, just members of the public exercising their rights at a public event."
The street that we entered was open to the public. The only barracade we faced was the line of pink angels with interlocked arms. The police eventually let us through the line and said that we could go anywhere we wanted since it was a public street. Everything was caught on video and audio. If anyone wants to be kept up to date on the developements of this case, consider signing up for our newsletter.
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..and I agree with Free Trapper, go after the police for civil rights violations. esp if everything is recorded on tape.
This is an outrage!!! Somebody needs to get down there and fight these people!!
If you're going to make a nuisance of yourselves, expect to pay the price. Jesus didn't bitch about going to the cross.
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