Neal N. Bloeme
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Now this is going to interesting to see how this plays out. "Captive audience". What exactly does that mean? Who determines exactly what a "captive audience" is and isn't? Fascinating. Here is an exerpt from the story.
"The video begins with Mark Mackey opening his Bible.
“Good morning, everyone,” he says to a crowd of 15 onlookers waiting outside the Hemet California Division of Motor Vehicles. “I would like to read a little bit of the word of God this morning.”
The video, shot in February of last year, ends with Mackey’s arrest.
“You can preach on your own property,” an officer from the California state patrol tells Mackey as he leads him away in handcuffs. “Folks, this is what the United States is coming to,” Mackey says to the crowd, who were standing outside waiting for the DMV to open. “You can talk about anything you want, but you can’t talk about the Bible.”
Read more: Taking Liberties: Arrested For Reading The Bible? | Fox News
This is just silly. People stand outside businesses all the time protesting things, pushing their ideas, chanting, rallying, ect. What this man is doing is no different other than his faith. This is further suppression of the christain faiths because here in America it is wrong to be openly religious if you are Christian or similar faiths (other religions are ok and encouraged). If this guy was reading from the Koran he would be ok and any attempt by the police to remove him would have been deemed racist and intolerant.
Misleading thread title.
Everything you wrote is complete horse****. When your argument depends on hypothetical hypocrisy, you don't have an argument.
what this preacher was doing was rude & unfair.
Ill use what the anti OWS crowd used: He was on private property he had it coming.... :roll:
Would you agree that muslims should not be allowed to preach in public anymore either then? What about anti/pro abortion rallies? Tea party? Any group or person that decides to put on a public display should be arrested unless they have the proper permits?
Misleading thread title.
Everything you wrote is complete horse****. When your argument depends on hypothetical hypocrisy, you don't have an argument.
Would you agree that muslims should not be allowed to preach in public anymore either then? What about anti/pro abortion rallies? Tea party? Any group or person that decides to put on a public display should be arrested unless they have the proper permits?
What is "misleading" about the thread title?
no permits, no preachy.
no permits, no preachy.
would it be acceptable for the KKK members to proselytize the citizens assembled on government property, who are there to fulfill government requirements
how about the nation of islam
or possibly the new black panther party
only if you would agree those first amendment expressions on government grounds to a captive audience would be acceptable could you then also agree that the Bible thumper reading from his religious tract should also be found acceptable
would it be acceptable for the KKK members to proselytize the citizens assembled on government property, who are there to fulfill government requirements
how about the nation of islam
or possibly the new black panther party
only if you would agree those first amendment expressions on government grounds to a captive audience would be acceptable could you then also agree that the Bible thumper reading from his religious tract should also be found acceptable
So you agree with the anti OWS crowd?
What is "misleading" about the thread title?
Tyler points out that the “captive audience” statute requires more than simple intimidation.
“Mackey had to be threatening them. Is reading the Bible threatening?”
Tyler says that, in the end, Mackey has simply been charged with trespassing.
How can that be trespassing?” Tyler asks. “This is a public place. He was not blocking or impeding anyone. He was standing over 50 feet from the entrance. This is crazy.”
No i dont at all. Especially when its peaceful.
So you think this man was wrong but the OWS group was ok? So its only ok for people to publically voice their beliefs if you agree with them? That sounds like discrimination to me.
Now this is going to interesting to see how this plays out. "Captive audience". What exactly does that mean? Who determines exactly what a "captive audience" is and isn't? Fascinating. Here is an exerpt from the story.
"The video begins with Mark Mackey opening his Bible.
“Good morning, everyone,” he says to a crowd of 15 onlookers waiting outside the Hemet California Division of Motor Vehicles. “I would like to read a little bit of the word of God this morning.”
The video, shot in February of last year, ends with Mackey’s arrest.
“You can preach on your own property,” an officer from the California state patrol tells Mackey as he leads him away in handcuffs. “Folks, this is what the United States is coming to,” Mackey says to the crowd, who were standing outside waiting for the DMV to open. “You can talk about anything you want, but you can’t talk about the Bible.”
Read more: Taking Liberties: Arrested For Reading The Bible? | Fox News
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