Christians face hearing in felonies at gay rights event

[Rose Siding]

Four Christian activists face arraignment tomorrow in Philadelphia on felony charges in what they describe as their "peaceful protest" of a homosexual rights event last fall.

The defendants, all members of an evangelical Christian group called Repent America, "exercised their First Amendment rights by preaching the Gospel, and they did it peacefully," said Brian Fahling, an attorney for the American Family Association, who is representing them.
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The defendants, known to their supporters as the "Philadelphia Four," have become a cause celebre for Christian conservatives and commentators.

Robert Knight, director of the Culture and Family Institute, an affiliate of the Concerned Women for America, said it was "frightening to see religious persecution on American soil, especially in the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence."
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In addition to the felony charges, the four Repent America members who will be arraigned today are charged with several misdemeanors, including failing to disperse, disorderly conduct, obstructing the highway, recklessly endangering another person and possessing an instrument of crime — presumably the bullhorn.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050110-095925-2563r.htm