Posted on 03/24/2010 7:02:27 PM PDT by Man50D
A Christian who prayed in a public park with six other people is serving a nine-day jail sentence for disorderly conduct even though his case is under appeal and charges against the others were dismissed or overturned.
Julian Raven of Elmira, N.Y., said he was "surprised by police at his office," handcuffed and taken into custody this week, according to the Alliance Defense Fund, which is defending Raven.
"According to his wife, police escorted him out of a court hearing in handcuffs in front of his crying children to begin serving his nine-day jail sentence," the organization said in a report.
"We are surprised at how eager the city was to arrest Mr. Raven again in light of his appeal. Now he will serve time in jail; however, we will continue to aggressively pursue his appeal in court," said Joel Oster, ADF senior legal counsel.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
May God judge this nation as it deserves.
Amen.
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Yeah, and if a Christian group were in the park and gays crashed it, the reaction of the police to a call expressing concern from the Christians would be???????
How is praying disrupting a lawful assembly?
That’s a pretty weak argument.
It’s just going to get worse, that’s the scarey part. This is just the beginning of the worse stuff.
Did you read the whole WND article? Raven and the others were on a little knoll separate from the homosexual debauchery. They weren’t even next to them. They still got arrested because the perverts might have gotten hostile to them.
The cops even said they weren’t disrupting the debaucery, just that somse of the perverts might have perceived the Christians praying and gotten hostile.
Read the darn article!
Think Sodom and Gomorrah.
It’s getting to the point where I really think that this country deserves what it gets.
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The Christians “made their way to an area in front of the stage and began to pray silently while lying prostrate in the grass.
>> How can this government continue?
Rush had audio clips of a Brit on his program yesterday. The Brit mention how the continuance of Western Christianity is at the mercy of the U.S.
It is clear the Left wishes to destroy the influence of Christianity.
it’s not the praying that got him arrested. it is where and how he chose to do it
They walked to a grassy area near the front, kneeled or laid down, and prayed.
They even prayed silently. They never said a word.
Yes, they were praying, but the people who saw them only ASSUMED that they were praying since they didn't say anything. They were arrested on an assumption, not any real, solid, evidence.
The other thing is, the police could have simply escorted them out of the park. They didn't need to arrest them and they didn't need to keep the guy in jail for nine days.
Silently.
How is that disrupting?
It’s a public place and was open to all. Did everyone there have to have an ID proving that they were a homosexual?
Public park - they were allowed there. They were silent - not disrupting.
And then why the heck is a city government allowing such depravity in a public park anyway???
They went and laid face down on the grass. They were lucky they didn’t get assaulted.
But they were arrested on the assumption that they were praying, as they didn’t say a word.
There was no justification for arresting them and holding him for nine days.
If you don’t make the city politicians hurt with a large award, they’ll just keep doing it again and again.
Here it is.
Debauchery and perversion, promoted by the city - FINE!!!
Silent prayer - BAD!!! ILLEGAL!
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