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[quote=Anonymous]It took less than sixty seconds of standing on a sidewalk for Damon Atkins to be placed in handcuffs and arrested for quoting a portion of a Bible verse.

On Saturday morning dozens of people were gathered outside the Reading City Hall on Washington Street to participate in the city’s first ever “Pride March and Rally” endorsed by Mayor Eddie Moran. At approximately 10:05 a.m. Atkins arrived at a public sidewalk across the street from City Hall.

In less than a minute he found himself in handcuffs.

The entire incident was captured on film by Matthew Wear of Reading, Pennsylvania, who told The Lancaster Patriot that he had been preaching prior to Atkins’ arrival and was told to stop by the same police officer who later handcuffed Atkins.

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NXbzrxEuL54&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

As Atkins is being handcuffed in the video, the crowd at the pride event can be heard cheering his arrest.

Atkins agreed to meet with The Lancaster Patriot to explain that the reason he went to the event that day was because Jesus Christ changed him, and he wanted to tell others.

“The main reason I was there was because of love,” he said. “Because Jesus has taught me to love my neighbor as myself.”

He attended another pride event earlier in the week and said a man told him that “if I had a gun, I would shoot you in the head.”

Atkins said the message of repentance is viewed as hateful simply because it does not encourage the sinful behavior that is being celebrated by the culture.

https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/reading-man-arrested-for-quoting-bible/[/quote]

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