Street Ministers Assaulted by School Principal

MILWAUKEE, Wis.
   In a land where our First Amendment rights are protected under the Constitution and people, including Christians, have the legal ability to go to the public sidewalk or public square and voice their opinions, you may assume that others, especially those in authority, will respect those rights being exercised.  Right?  Not so much.

   On September 3, 2019 I went with Jason Murphy to Wedgewood Park International School in Milwaukee to reach students with the Gospel and with signs and literature displaying the humanity of the preborn. Although the school came up as a High School via Google, it turned out that it was actually a Middle/Grade School. 

   While still sitting in my vehicle, I felt led to only use signs and literature displaying the humanity of the child in utero, rather than using graphic abortion victim imagery as I usually do.  I wanted to see how the students, faculty and parents would respond if we did not use abortion victim imagery. In retrospect I am grateful for that decision.

   The principal, Mr. Elhadji (per the school website), went from standing in front of my sign and telling us to go across the street to physically shoving me off the sidewalk INTO the street. Parents also joined in the physical assault as they ripped our signs out of our hands and tried to destroy them. One man ripped the video camera off my shirt, but I was able to grab it back ...

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