A street preacher busted last week for shouting Bible verses across from a Pride-flag-raising in Pennsylvania has had the disorderly-conduct charges against him dropped.
Videos show Damon Atkins holding a sign reading, “Jesus said go and sin no more” while standing across the street from the June 3 event in Reading.circulating online, Atkins can be seen being confronted by a police officer, who tells him, “Let them have their day. Be respectful.”
As the cop walks away Atkins can be heard loudly quoting scripture, prompting him to quickly be handcuffed. Atkins was placed in handcuffs by police after he continued to preach loudly, allegedly disrupting the event.that Atkins was taken into custody because he was being disruptive to the event and disorderly — not because of what he was saying.
“I come to the event because the Bible says go to all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. No one is exempt,” said Atkins, although he acknowledged he could have handled the flag-raising situation better.
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