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Posted: 7/5/2012 2:15:48 PM EDT

http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/158501815.html

Posted: 7/5/2012 2:26:32 PM EDT

[#1]

A judge can do that, but no judge has the balls to prohibit those protesting pussies from demonstrating at soldiers funerals???

Posted: 7/5/2012 2:31:37 PM EDT

[#2]

they can and do keep those folks off the properties... it's the "public lands" they cant keep them off... they stopped some half ass christian from being "in" the festival grounds as he was doing nothing more than trying to cause trouble...

just like they can keep those jesus smackers out of the graveyard... it sucks that they cant do more... i have shown up to two here in our area to add my body in as a physical wall between gods people and the funeral...

how bout you?

the news btw is over two weeks old... wtf?

Posted: 7/5/2012 2:32:55 PM EDT

[#3]

I have no problem with this. When a festival pays for a permit for a park they own it for the day and can deny or accept any boothes they seem fit. They can also kick out people with outside food.

The article says he can still pass them out from the non-Loring Park boundries.

I used to live in that area. A day after the festival I went jogging in the park.

They did not do a good job of cleaning up everything.

Posted: 7/5/2012 3:29:12 PM EDT

[#4]

I hate people protesting and I hate people that try to give me a bible.

If I want one, I'll come looking for you.

Posted: 7/5/2012 3:40:23 PM EDT

[#5]

if a guy wants to stand up in the middle of an outdoor symphony at the park and exercise his right freely to express himself on the kazoo, he should be drawn and quartered. same applies if someone walks into the middle of my campsite in the national forest and starts rapping on a megaphone. same applies here.

the guy is basically complaining that he can't cause a ruckus. he certainly isn't being denied the right to speak in any meaningful way; he's just angry that he can't ruin peoples' day.

Posted: 7/5/2012 3:44:07 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

if a guy wants to stand up in the middle of an outdoor symphony at the park and exercise his right freely to express himself on the kazoo, he should be drawn and quartered. same applies if someone walks into the middle of my campsite in the national forest and starts rapping on a megaphone. same applies here.

the guy is basically complaining that he can't cause a ruckus. he certainly isn't being denied the right to speak in any meaningful way; he's just angry that he can't ruin peoples' day.

Right, he is doing the equivalent of disrupting a symphony.

They refused to offer him a booth because of his religious beliefs after 15 years of letting him do it. So he simply started walking around handing out bibles. It does appear that he can still walk around the event saying whatever though.

Posted: 7/5/2012 3:55:37 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:

if a guy wants to stand up in the middle of an outdoor symphony at the park and exercise his right freely to express himself on the kazoo, he should be drawn and quartered. same applies if someone walks into the middle of my campsite in the national forest and starts rapping on a megaphone. same applies here.

the guy is basically complaining that he can't cause a ruckus. he certainly isn't being denied the right to speak in any meaningful way; he's just angry that he can't ruin peoples' day.

Right, he is doing the equivalent of disrupting a symphony.

They refused to offer him a booth because of his religious beliefs after 15 years of letting him do it. So he simply started walking around handing out bibles. It does appear that he can still walk around the event saying whatever though.

free expression is free expression. if a gay person walked into the middle of a bible study at the park and started expressing his views, it would be just as bad.

some people just want to cause problems––the psychological payoff they get varies, but usually it's based on getting attention and being perceived as special. "love me or hate me, just please don't ignore me."

Posted: 7/5/2012 4:32:44 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:

if a guy wants to stand up in the middle of an outdoor symphony at the park and exercise his right freely to express himself on the kazoo, he should be drawn and quartered. same applies if someone walks into the middle of my campsite in the national forest and starts rapping on a megaphone. same applies here.

the guy is basically complaining that he can't cause a ruckus. he certainly isn't being denied the right to speak in any meaningful way; he's just angry that he can't ruin peoples' day.

Right, he is doing the equivalent of disrupting a symphony.

They refused to offer him a booth because of his religious beliefs after 15 years of letting him do it. So he simply started walking around handing out bibles. It does appear that he can still walk around the event saying whatever though.

free expression is free expression. if a gay person walked into the middle of a bible study at the park and started expressing his views, it would be just as bad.

some people just want to cause problems––the psychological payoff they get varies, but usually it's based on getting attention and being perceived as special. "love me or hate me, just please don't ignore me."

Do you think going into a group of people and talking about sin and God is easy and comfortable? It isn't.

Posted: 7/5/2012 5:48:40 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:

if a guy wants to stand up in the middle of an outdoor symphony at the park and exercise his right freely to express himself on the kazoo, he should be drawn and quartered. same applies if someone walks into the middle of my campsite in the national forest and starts rapping on a megaphone. same applies here.

the guy is basically complaining that he can't cause a ruckus. he certainly isn't being denied the right to speak in any meaningful way; he's just angry that he can't ruin peoples' day.

Right, he is doing the equivalent of disrupting a symphony.

They refused to offer him a booth because of his religious beliefs after 15 years of letting him do it. So he simply started walking around handing out bibles. It does appear that he can still walk around the event saying whatever though.

free expression is free expression. if a gay person walked into the middle of a bible study at the park and started expressing his views, it would be just as bad.

some people just want to cause problems––the psychological payoff they get varies, but usually it's based on getting attention and being perceived as special. "love me or hate me, just please don't ignore me."

Do you think going into a group of people and talking about sin and God is easy and comfortable? It isn't.

utterly irrelevant. playing basketball isn't easy and comfortable, but it has a psychological payoff, just like this does. the guy does it because he wants to do it, period. and he wants to be in the middle of the activity, instead of off on the periphery somewhere. i deal with people like this constantly, and narcissism is the common thread that ties them together.

and yes, i have walked into the middle of a group of people and talked about sin and salvation. we called it "visitation", and were required to do it every thursday night. the people who were the most enthusiastic about it? the wannabe 'stars' of the church––people who were more worried about putting on a show and getting attention than about the message they were selling.

Posted: 7/5/2012 6:03:50 PM EDT

[#10]

When you take the time and money to secure an event location, it's not unreasonable to expect to be able to have your event without too much disruption.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1340145_Missionary_Jailed_in_North_Carolina_for_Telling_Officers_to__Repent__on_Independence_Day.html

Posted: 7/5/2012 6:16:28 PM EDT

[#11]

Hmm, gay pride and religion... let's check the meter

Posted: 7/5/2012 7:23:34 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:

if a guy wants to stand up in the middle of an outdoor symphony at the park and exercise his right freely to express himself on the kazoo, he should be drawn and quartered. same applies if someone walks into the middle of my campsite in the national forest and starts rapping on a megaphone. same applies here.

the guy is basically complaining that he can't cause a ruckus. he certainly isn't being denied the right to speak in any meaningful way; he's just angry that he can't ruin peoples' day.

Right, he is doing the equivalent of disrupting a symphony.

They refused to offer him a booth because of his religious beliefs after 15 years of letting him do it. So he simply started walking around handing out bibles. It does appear that he can still walk around the event saying whatever though.

free expression is free expression. if a gay person walked into the middle of a bible study at the park and started expressing his views, it would be just as bad.

some people just want to cause problems––the psychological payoff they get varies, but usually it's based on getting attention and being perceived as special. "love me or hate me, just please don't ignore me."

Do you think going into a group of people and talking about sin and God is easy and comfortable? It isn't.

Have you ever done it? Most people will just ignore you and walk away.