Christians Arrested for Preaching at Arab Festival.

[brattpowered]

Originally Posted by roysoldboy

I don't know about your links but those I have seen before about this deal said that the men were told by police that they could distribute their literature 5 blocks from the site. That says that freedom of speech exists outside a 10 block radius for Christians. I don't know what happens when Muslims proselytize anywhere but I bet they don't have to be that far away.

Yeah, they just get firebombed and endure protests against their houses of worship being built. It's so much harder to be a Christian in this nation! boo hoo.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by jojajn

By this post, I assume you support the freedom of a mosque being built at ground zero. Annoying yes, but if Christians don't like it, they can move to an Islamic Nation where no such freedoms exist.

Nope - I support that in-your-face after 9-11 mosque built at that site just like I support a Nazi cultural center built right next to a Holocaust museum. I don't support it at all.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by jojajn

I do believe our country has freedom from religion. In fact, that is one of the corner stones that makes America a democracy rather than a theocracy.

Actually it doesn't. It's freedom of religion and the government is not supposed to establish a national religion. Completely contrary to what Muslims intend to do here. Islam is a form of government, it is a theocracy.

[WilliamSmyth]

Originally Posted by malamute

Then start with these Muslims proselytizing at a state fair. If Christians must be arrested for annoying Muslims then arrest Muslims for annoying Christians.

Muslims Take To State Fair To Repair Image - News Story - KFOX El Paso (http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/24881710/detail.html - broken link)

"What are they doing here?" said Paulette Kahlstorf of Zimmerman, who declined a card from Zuleyha as she left the fairgrounds with her husband. "I didn't come here for that."

Here is the key point in this story as it relates to this thread.

The Ozonders handed out 400 cards during one two-hour shift this week across the street from one of the fair's main entrances, and were taking their second shift on Wednesday. The chapter is handing out the cards throughout the fair's run, which ends on Labor Day.

"..across the street from one of the fair's main entrances.." .i.e outside the fair grounds. I don't know if the Minnesota state fair allows advocacy groups to operate within the fair grounds, but if they do I bet there are restrictions.

The courts have already spoken to this issue. There was a case brought before this years Dearborn festival which outlined where and when advocacy groups could operate. The arrested group wasn't arrested for what they were advocating, but where and how they were doing it. If they do it on what is considered festival grounds then the have to obey the rules of the festival. There were Christian advocacy groups operating within the festival grounds and they were not arrested.