Christian Man Arrested While Preaching at Pennsylvania Pride Event

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Niki7

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So here is the video posted by the man who was arrested


The article says he was yelling and he was asked not to yell. I don't know. There are other Christians there with signs but they are not
preaching or yelling.

My question is, should a person keep yelling if they have been told by the police not to yell? I understand about the rest of it and how crass and in God's face this whole thing is but I was wondering about being told not to yell. No one else was arrested.

Just found a follow up video.

 

ZNP

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So here is the video posted by the man who was arrested


The article says he was yelling and he was asked not to yell. I don't know. There are other Christians there with signs but they are not
preaching or yelling.

My question is, should a person keep yelling if they have been told by the police not to yell? I understand about the rest of it and how crass and in God's face this whole thing is but I was wondering about being told not to yell. No one else was arrested.

Just found a follow up video.

I agree that he has a right to be there, and that the policeman has no right to tell this man to be quiet. The video is proof that he was not resisting arrest or rude.

Cops don't get to dictate the laws and it is an abuse of authority to arrest people for breaking your rules if they are not breaking the laws of the US.
 

maxwel

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I expect to see some lawsuits.
 
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FollowingtheWay

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Police officers made a call that was too early without just cause. Overreacting to a growing counter protest. probably understaffed, over worked and to top it off a couple of them internally conflicted between job requirements and beliefs if they were Christians . I do respect Peace officers but you couldn’t pay me enough to be in their position especially in today’s environment . Protest/counter protests can get ugly quick and these officers were probably running worst case scenario around as likely and probably no real training or resources on how to handle it adequately. The look on their faces is that of worry and overwhelmed which probably means they didn’t want to be there but got an impromptu dispatch to the area off their regular patrol. A recipe for disaster.
a video I remember that aired several years ago. Kinda brings to light where LEOs often find themselves trying to walk that thin blue line. Defending the rights of those they don’t personally agree with and I can see how conflicted a person may get with that.

 

HealthAndHappiness

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So here is the video posted by the man who was arrested

The article says he was yelling and he was asked not to yell. I don't know. There are other Christians there with signs but they are not
preaching or yelling.

My question is, should a person keep yelling if they have been told by the police not to yell? I understand about the rest of it and how crass and in God's face this whole thing is but I was wondering about being told not to yell. No one else was arrested.

Just found a follow up video.
There' are churches in California and Texas that had groups of Sodomites here preaching online from the churches own websites and channels preaching on Genesis 19, Romans 1 and got them deplatformed, banned, and banks to close accounts. They showed up every week to use bullhorns during the services, Satan metal concerts, nudity, profanity as families entered and exited the services to their cars and death threats.
That's why I have little regards for the members on a forum who accuse Christians while excusing the reprobates.

This guy has a very mild injustice, yet I hope it brings attention to the fact that Christians should exercise their rights. I will never waste time going to a sodomize pride parade to preach. It's a waste of time, because nobody gets saved at those things. I'd rather go to nursing homes where there are ears to hear. That doesn't mean that public preaching should not occur. I've seen students saved at my campus. They most productive places are where people live and personally one on one.
 

Gojira

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So here is the video posted by the man who was arrested


The article says he was yelling and he was asked not to yell. I don't know. There are other Christians there with signs but they are not
preaching or yelling.

My question is, should a person keep yelling if they have been told by the police not to yell? I understand about the rest of it and how crass and in God's face this whole thing is but I was wondering about being told not to yell. No one else was arrested.

Just found a follow up video.

Interesting, because antifa and BLM do a lot more than yell, and yet out of their hordes of thousands, only a handful seem to get arrested.

Priorities, priorities!
 

p_rehbein

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y question is, should a person keep yelling if they have been told by the police not to yell? I understand about the rest of it and how crass and in God's face this whole thing is but I was wondering about being told not to yell. No one else was arrested.
No. They should not. They can witness to the masses without breaking the Law. Christians do it every day....
 

p_rehbein

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Interesting, because antifa and BLM do a lot more than yell, and yet out of their hordes of thousands, only a handful seem to get arrested.

Priorities, priorities!
There is no doubt that those on the left are treated in a different way than Christians, but that is to be expected, and Christians should realize this. We are taught to act in a Christ like way, and that is how we should act. If we are persecuted for that, then it is exactly what Jesus said the world would do to us, so do not be surprised.
 

Nehemiah6

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Police officers made a call that was too early without just cause.
Police today are ignoring the real miscreants but going after Christians and conservatives with a vengeance. This is not accidental.

They allowed the BLM and Antifa terrorists free reign some years back, but arrested innocent conservatives for the Jan 6 false flag operation. The FBI have become the most lawless bunch of them all. But all police forces are being indoctrinated to act as the modern Gestapo (in all Western countries) and most of them are going along with the Fascist policies of their governments. This reign of terror began with the COVID tyranny, and now that they have a taste of being lawless, they love it. Include all law enforcement agencies in their lawlessness (DOJ, FBI, DHS, DEA, etc). They are even cooperating with the Mexican cartels and helping Biden to break immigration laws with impunity. This is 1984 in reality. We even have thought policing.
 

Gojira

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There is no doubt that those on the left are treated in a different way than Christians, but that is to be expected, and Christians should realize this. We are taught to act in a Christ like way, and that is how we should act. If we are persecuted for that, then it is exactly what Jesus said the world would do to us, so do not be surprised.
Not being surprised is not the issue... holding our authorities accountable for living up to our founding ideals of equal treatment under the law, is.
 

2ndTimeIsTheCharm

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My question is, should a person keep yelling if they have been told by the police not to yell? I understand about the rest of it and how crass and in God's face this whole thing is but I was wondering about being told not to yell. No one else was arrested.

Just found a follow up video.


It depends. Was God telling him to keep yelling? Maybe God wanted him to raise his voice to draw the attention of certain individuals that God was trying to reach?

Plus after watching the second video for a bit, it really looks like the cop who arrested him was just looking for any old reason to silence the guy. It was totally a false arrest.

Anyway, we should be expecting more persecution over the smallest things as Jesus' return approaches and Satan's time grows ever shorter.

 

p_rehbein

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Not being surprised is not the issue... holding our authorities accountable for living up to our founding ideals of equal treatment under the law, is.
Good luck with that
:)
 

Gojira

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Good luck with that
:)
It's being done. SCOTUS decisions... ACLJ / ADF / PJI, etc... are all fighting the fight and winning the vast majority of their cases.

Sheesh. I'm glad the American founders didn't take that tack dude. And, neither did Paul, for that matter. Your attitude is one reason we're losing this cultural war. Our own anticipation of Jesus' return is being used as an excuse to lay down all weapons, wait, and be slaughtered. This is irresponsible and, IMO, unGodly. But, it's okay, because we Christians not fighting back is not the reason we're losing... it's prophecy after all. Must be that famous verse that reads, "In two thousand and twenty years after the birth of our Lord, a great nation across the Atlantic and before Asia will experience a great fall..." Oh wait, there is no such verse.
 

Gojira

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PRAY for the nation people. PRAY for a great awakening within the Church. PRAY for stone hearts among the lost to be turned to flesh -- incl the AOCs, Newsoms, Hochuls, Lemons, Cuomos, gay activists, pagan teachers, and your neighbors next door. PRAY that America -- if you are American -- restores her founding values and precepts. PRAY that we go back to the FOUNDERS' original intent behind the 1st amendment, which includes, by the way, the BIBLE being taught in our public schools.
 

Gojira

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@HeIsHere Sorry man, I dig that SW dialogue just a little too much. Well, outside of the "prequel" realm, which was ridiculous.
 

HeIsHere

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@HeIsHere Sorry man, I dig that SW dialogue just a little too much. Well, outside of the "prequel" realm, which was ridiculous.
My brain is a little tired today, what is SW dialogue?
 

Gojira

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Police today are ignoring the real miscreants but going after Christians and conservatives with a vengeance. This is not accidental.

They allowed the BLM and Antifa terrorists free reign some years back, but arrested innocent conservatives for the Jan 6 false flag operation. The FBI have become the most lawless bunch of them all. But all police forces are being indoctrinated to act as the modern Gestapo (in all Western countries) and most of them are going along with the Fascist policies of their governments. This reign of terror began with the COVID tyranny, and now that they have a taste of being lawless, they love it. Include all law enforcement agencies in their lawlessness (DOJ, FBI, DHS, DEA, etc). They are even cooperating with the Mexican cartels and helping Biden to break immigration laws with impunity. This is 1984 in reality. We even have thought policing.
Oh I agree... this is a slow boil, a redoing of society, but by one bolt and beam at a time. It is the 1930s all over again. And, the Body of Christ had better wake up or we're going to have a 1940s repeat -- with 21st century tech.