States Target Church Protests with New Criminal and Civil Penalties
Lawmakers propose making disruption of religious services a misdemeanor or felony and allowing churches to sue for $10,000 in damages without proving harm.
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Raphael Warnock likens journalists to pastors as he decries Don Lemon's arrest
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., linked preachers and journalists as he defended Don Lemon on Wednesday amid controversy over his arrest in connection with an anti-ICE protest. "I'd be interested to hear from these pastors if they want to see a journalist arrested protecting, you know, in their name," Warnock said on Lemon's show."That's not something I would want to see as a pastor," he added.STEPHEN A SMITH DEFENDS DON LEMON, SAYS ARREST VIOLATES …
Don Lemon Doomed as Student Admits Helping Him Plan Church Storming
A Temple University student has blown the whistle to federal authorities and refuted former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s claim that he was acting solely as a journalist during an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota. The post Don Lemon Doomed as Student Admits Helping Him Plan Church Storming appeared first on Slay News.
Lemon's arrest shows how far prosecutors will go these days
For once, something President Trump and I can agree on. The arrest was "the best thing that could have happened" to Don Lemon, the president told reporters, after calling the former CNN anchor "washed up" and a "failed host." In…
States target church protests with new criminal and civil penalties
Numerous states have introduced legislation in the last week that would create stiffer penalties for protesting at churches. The proposed bills come after journalist Don Lemon was arrested while covering a protest in Minnesota that disrupted a church service. Kentucky proposal State Rep. Mitch Whitaker in Kentucky has proposed HB 540, which would make interference with a religious service both a criminal and civil offense. Criminally, it would b…
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