Street preacher Matthew Meinecke’s Bible was torn from his hand and shredded as he read it at Seattle Pride on Sunday.
Meinecke, also known as the “Preacher of Seattle,” was barked and taunted by attendees who waved transgender pride flags in their faces as they tried to read the Bible, a video has shown. Other Seattle Pride attendees included a naked man riding a bicycle, a furry man, and a naked adult dancing in a fountain in front of a child.(Related: Naked cyclists bike through Seattle’s Pride Parade as children watch)
In a video shared by Discovery Institute journalist Jonathan Cho, the man who broke the bible told Meinecke, “Nobody wants this at a Pride event, so have fun doing this.” I hear you say.
A security guard and a friend of the attacker can be heard asking the individual to stop.
do you hate sin? According to Matthew Meinecke, the man in the baseball cap and glasses broke the Bible without any provocation.Meinecke was preaching at the corner of 4th Avenue and Pine Street downtown. #Seattle During the Seattle Pride Parade. pic.twitter.com/YuVzkhcGz7
— Jonathan Cho Journalist, Seattle (@choeshow) June 26, 2023
A video shot by Katie Daviscote, a reporter for the Post-Millennial newspaper, shows Meinecke standing and reading the Bible while Pride attendees bark at her.
Pride Seattle: Attendees barking like mad dogs surround a street preacher, with music blaring in the background to drown him out.
Video provider: @Katie Daviscourt pic.twitter.com/6AKU0I5esH— Postmillennial (@TPostMillennial) June 26, 2023
In another video of Cho, Meinecke is being asked to leave by security guards for “protesting” and “demonstrating” without permission.
Freedom of Religion: Listen to this discussion. Street preacher Matthew Meinecke says he just reads the Bible. But this Seattle Pride Parade staff (@Seattle Pride) or Seattle Center(@Seattle Center) wants to turn it into a “protest”. Seattle Center is a public… pic.twitter.com/5qU8HN9lUV
— Jonathan Cho Journalist, Seattle (@choeshow) June 26, 2023
“It’s a religion, dude. I can’t discriminate based on my religion,” Meinecke said in a video posted by Cho.
Security and Pride participants are seen gathering around Meinecke, claiming he had a protest placard.
Meinecke was arrested twice in 2022, not the first time he read the Bible at a Pride event, the first for attending a Pride event and the second for attending an abortion rally. He was arrested, Church Readers reported.
According to the Bible, his Bible was “kicked around like a soccer ball” and torn to pieces and thrown into a portable toilet. church leader.
Seattle Pride did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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