Police in Reading, Pennsylvania, arrested street preacher Damon Atkins for speaking briefly at a pride event at Reading City Hall. The arrest was caught on video on June 3 by Matthew Wear of Reading, another street preacher.
For the last three years, the city of Reading has flown a pride flag at city hall during June.
The group Reading Pride Celebration partnered with the city for the flag raising event this year. Members of the LGBT community gathered for the flag raising before marching in a short pride parade—about three and a half blocks—on the way to a park where there was a rainbow pride celebration with speakers and free food, Reading Pride Celebration Executive Director Enrique Castro told The Epoch Times….