[Vision2020] Trinity Festival protest

[Paul Rumelhart]

Doesn't freedom of religion trump simple dislike for the church or some 
of it's members?  If there are irregularities with how they were granted 
permits or something, then that should be looked into.  But why disturb 
their festival?  What is their political and economic agendas that these 
activists are protesting? 

Granted, people have a right to protest as long as they keep it civil 
and follow the law.  It's just that I have never understood why people 
are so opposed to them.  Most of the objections I've heard have to do 
with zoning laws and permits for the NSA school.  That sounds like a 
problem with the authorities and not Christ Church.  There are lots of 
comments about their theology (Southern slavery, odd ideas about how 
they think a "biblical" society would work, etc), but so what?  They 
have every right to believe as they wish, whether or not I think the lot 
of them have been standing too long in the hot sun with no hat.

I don't agree theologically with them at all.  But who am I to try to 
tell them they can't expand themselves?

I have great respect for you all as community leaders, I just think you 
going too far sometimes.

Paul

Bill London wrote:
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> Protest Planned for Christ Church Trinity Festival
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> A group of local activists invite the community to join their 
> demonstration of opposition to the political and economic agenda of 
> Moscow's Christ Church and the church's Trinity Festival, announced 
> spokesperson Selena Rosewater.
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> The group will meet in Friendship Square in downtown Moscow at 7:30pm 
> on Friday, August 3, and then march to the Trinity Festival event at 
> the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center.
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