A Christian man was arrested for protesting and open-air preaching at a Pride event in Reading, Pennsylvania, yesterday, with law enforcement seizing him, handcuffing, and marching him off within seconds of opening his mouth. According to testimony from Matthew Wear, who recorded the videos:
Today, as our family was driving out of Reading for a family adventure, we saw that there was a Pride rally at the City Hall building in Reading City. I saw two Christian protesters out there, and so I pulled us over and I came out to support and encourage them. I preached for 10 minutes or so until a tyrant cop laid hands on me and threatened to arrest me if I continued.
10 minutes later, another Christian protester came out. He stood his ground against the cop, and got arrested as shown in the clip. Most of the attendants, drag queens and children had come from out of town, either Lancaster, or as far away as New York. The locals in Reading were not “out in droves.” The Gospel went out, but it got pretty rough pretty quickly.
In an interaction prior to the arrest, Damon Atkins was confronted by Police Sergeant Bradley T. McClure for holding a sign that said “Jesus said go and sin no more.” The officer acknowledged that the preachers were on public property, but repeatedly told him to “Let them have their day.”
T/t to BarelyPreacherMan on YouTube. To see the full video of the interaction, click here.
