In the latest outright attack on our liberty and constitutional rights, a Pennsylvania Man was handcuffed and arrested for reading bible verses on a sidewalk to protest a government-sponsored gay pride parade.
Damon Atkins, a Christian preacher, found himself arrested simply for quoting a portion of a Bible verse on a public sidewalk. The event unfolded during Reading City’s inaugural “Pride March and Rally,” supported by Mayor Eddie Moran. Within moments of Atkins’ arrival, handcuffs were placed on him, and he was arrested for something that is supposed to be a constitutionally protected right.
This disturbing episode serves as the latest example of the growing erosion of freedom of speech and the targeted marginalization of Christian beliefs in favor of protecting a portion of our society that is targeting children with their twisted ideology.
Obscene and Sexual Behavior Allowed on Display to Children, but Quoting the Bible in Protest Deemed Illegal!
On a Saturday morning, dozens of people had congregated outside Reading City Hall to participate in the Pride March and Rally, where children were being exposed to drag queens and other sexualized behaviors in the name of “pride”. At approximately 10:05 a.m., Damon Atkins arrived on a public sidewalk across the street from City Hall to read bible verses in protest. In less than a minute, he was apprehended by law enforcement officers, an event captured on video by Matthew Wear, a bystander who had been preaching before Atkins’ arrival.
As Atkins begins to quote 1 Corinthians 14:33 – “God is not the author of confusion” – the police swiftly moved in and handcuffed him.
At the heart of this disgusting display of government overreach lies the our right to free speech and protecting our constitutionally guaranteed rights. The First Amendment explicitly safeguards the freedom of speech. It is a cornerstone of our society, ensuring that people can express their beliefs, opinions, and convictions without fear of persecution.
However, the arrest of Damon Atkins for merely quoting Bible verses at a public event raises some serious concerns about the erosion of our sacred freedoms. The Constitution grants every citizen the right to talk about their religious beliefs and engage in peaceful protest, irrespective of whether those beliefs are popular or unpopular, agreeable or disagreeable to others. If the Alphabet people get to have a parade, especially one that goes beyond the first amendment and puts children in danger, then why are Christians being prosecuted merely for protesting their actions?
Arrested for disorderly because he uttered derogatory comments. What comments did he get arrested for. This complaint is deficient on face. Whom were derogatory statements made towards.
Disorderly is a low bar but in my opinion totally fails to meet the standard.
I knew this would eventually happen when citizens were arrested for standing with signs to protest abortions. It’s going to get worse. There will be law enforcement checking our papers when we go to town and asking WHY we are in town. Life in America is getting worse every day and we will be under a communistic regime. The signs are everywhere. I might be wrong but what if I’m right?
First they go after the second amendment and now the first. Sad the cops don’t protest these injustices.
“We fear what we do not understand. Now is the time to understand more so we may fear less”. Marie Curie. She is someone who understood bias and fear as a woman, a woman scientist, a Jewish woman scientist. The inability to tolerate a difference between us will eventually be the cause of the breakdown of society. How would some feel if the man arrested was preaching from the Quran, the holy book of Islam? Would we all be up in arms about that arrest? Or do we just focus on those we support and who think the same way we do?
Unfortunately for the people of America, the general public has been dumbed down so critically by progressive public school teachers, that many do not even know our Constitutional Rights. If you ask them what The BILL OF RIGHTS are, they look at you with confusion…and these same teachers are brainwashing our children today instead of teaching them basic survival skills like Reading, Simple math, Grammar, and definitely NOT AMERICAN HISTORY! God forbid that any young American knows how our Nation was built and the people who died to keep it free!
When the people of a nation are illiterate, they can be EASILY manipulated to do their government’s bidding — Hello America!
It is disgusting that these federal government lackeys are allowed to overstep their authorities and NO ONE DOES ANYTHING TO STOP THEM! What has happened to America? It is functioning like a third world dictatorship WITH A COMPLETE INCOMPETENT IDIOT IN THE OVAL OFFICE! So, WHO is controlling Joe biden because anyone with 1/2 a brain can see ole Joe boy is NOT CAPABLE OF SERIOUS THOUGHT, MUCH LESS LEAD A LARGE NATION! SO who is behind this disaster called America?
My guess via years of research on this slimy snake: Georgy Soros! If you truly want to find out WHY AMERICA IS FAILING, DO A VERY DEEP DIVE RESEARCH ON THAT SNAKE AND YOU WILL FIND THAT EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR NATION IS COMING FROM SOROS’ PLAYBOOK OF “DESTRUCTION OF COUNTRIES”!
How do you think Soros made his billions of dollars? Why do they call him the “NATION KILLER”? Because he is! He does this for a living behind smoke screens, controlling players with $$ until a Country fails! He’s been working on this since 2007 and finally when Soros installed incompetent ole Joe, Soros’ plan was moving along! The No. 1 way to destroy a country is to fragment its foundations and societal functions leaving the country economically bankrupt!
What do you think Americans? Is Soros plan working? How long do you think America will survive economically! SPIRITUALLY? And how will our CHILDREN survive when the LGTBQ community is trying to convince them they are in the wrong biological body— when our kids are ABSOLUTELY NORMAL?
If PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS DO NOT STAND UP TO THE LEFT’S TWISTED AGENDA FOR OUR CHILDREN, to the destruction of our Country’s Faith & Family — AMERICA WILL DIE RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR FACES! The decision is up to
Y O U. PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS! How say you?