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As hundreds of people from across Massachusetts and other states came to the Tremont Temple Baptist Church to attend a widely acclaimed conference on recovering from homosexuality through a relationship with God, angry and enraged homosexual activists converged outside to intimidate and terrorize them.

…At times they even cooperated with the activists, chatting with them, directing traffic for them, and finally allowing them to completely block the street. The police department later informed us that there were no arrests, despite the near-riot behavior and the apparent breaking of laws regarding demonstrating without a permit and disrupting a religious event.

…”I asked a very curt, unfriendly policewoman why they weren’t getting the truck to move on the road, why they were letting it just sit there, and she snarled there was nothing they could do. It must have gone on for at least 10 or 15 minutes, maybe more.”

…When the police were asked if the demonstrators had a permit, they refused to answer. It appeared to people we talked to that the demonstrators were given special consideration, to say the least. They did nothing to stop or even control what was going on.

… Activists jammed the entire width of the street outside and stepped up their agitation. In response, rather than attempt to disperse the crowd, the police barricaded the church doors and told people inside they could not leave for any reason. When one woman asked why she couldn’t go outside, the officer snarled “Because I told you so.”

…”Joe Dallas (LoveWonOut speaker, former gay activist, former head of Exodus Intl) wrapped up the day w a statement about wanting the demonstrators to have their freedom of speech about their feelings and beliefs. But he said ONE THING FRIGHTENED HIM, & that was when they started yelling SHUT IT DOWN! He did send out the alarm that our freedom of speech and religion are seriously at risk. He recounted stories of ministers shut down in other countries…”

…Here’s how WE’RE treated: First, if you have more than a few people you absolutely need a permit. And you need a special permit if you’re using a sound device. The police have the option to place you wherever they think it’s “safe.”

…For example, when we demonstrated at the SJC building earlier this year, we were placed across the street, in a specific area of the sidewalk, well away from any building entrance. And believe me, the police became quite nasty if we ventured outside of our designated area.

…We telephoned the office of Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo, who is an active member of the city’s “Human Rights Board.” When we outlined what had happened at the church, the person at his office curtly told us “I’m not terribly sympathetic.” (Why are we not shocked? Councilor Arroyo proudly marches in the annual “Gay Pride” parade in Boston, and is endorsed by the homosexual newspaper.)

…Are you going to wait until this happens to YOUR church? Unfortunately, unless and until people around America begin to stand up to this kind of horrific outrage, our message is: Get used to this, and worse. And it will spread across the country unless it’s stopped now!