Pastor Rich Penkoski is appealing to the Oklahoma Supreme Court after he was issued a five-year restraining order that he says prohibits him from publicly opposing a local LGBTQ group.
Drag queen"Pickle" reads from a book during the Drag Queen Story Hour program at the West Valley Regional Branch Library on July 26, 2019, in Los Angeles.
Penkoski, who has children ranging from 2 years old to 20, said he"felt moved by God" to oppose drag events involving children. He said he has received multiple death threats and that his property has been vandalized during his legal battle with the LGBTQ group. Whitehead said the Rutherford Institute, which represented Paula Jones in her sexual harassment claim against former President Bill Clinton, took on Penkoski's case because they believe it could set a dangerous precedent that could chill the"I think what we're saying is that citing a Bible verse could be a crime at a certain point in the United States," the attorney said.
"The First Amendment is the sole savior of America, and what I'm seeing in America today with all the wokeness and political correctness is that people are afraid to speak," Whitehead said.
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