"Stalin would be proud", says lawyer for defendents

Prayer and Scripture Reading During Gay Celebration Could Cost Christians 47 Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA, December 17, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A group of eleven Christians were arrested on October 10 for praying, singing, and reading scripture during an annual "gay pride" event known as "Outfest" in Philadelphia. The members of the group were charged with three felony (criminal conspiracy, ethnic intimidation, and riot) and five misdemeanor charges.

An appeal to a federal appeals court to stop the prosecution was denied Tuesday.

The Philadelphia city prosecutor in the case, Charles Ehrlich, attacked the Christians as "hateful" and referred to preaching the Bible as "fighting words." The judge agreed.

It seems both the prosecutor and the judge are anti-Christian bigots. Apparently they did not see the video here. It gives a whole other meaning to the phrase "city of brotherly love"...

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