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   From: thank.a.democrat.homosexual.pedophile@cnn.com   
      
   Pastor David Lynn of Christ Forgiveness Ministries was arrested   
   on June 4, 2019 for preaching the Gospel publicly in Toronto,   
   Canada.  The neighborhood he was preaching in was Church-   
   Wellesley Village. This neighborhood is known to be a place   
   where many of the LGBTQ community in Toronto reside. His   
   ministry is currently on an outdoor preaching tour throughout   
   the 22 districts of Toronto. June 4, happened to be the day they   
   scheduled for that district.   
      
   It is not uncommon for someone to think “open-air preaching” and   
   “LGBTQ neighborhood” and immediately jump to thoughts of   
   preachers condemning homosexuals to hell. However, Pastor Lynn’s   
   preaching was some of the most loving and gracious preaching I   
   have ever seen and heard. Which is why it is outrageous that he   
   was arrested.   
      
   The entire time of preaching was livestreamed via Facebook and   
   can be found on YouTube. Throughout the video, it is surprising   
   to see the reaction of those who were listening to Lynn’s   
   preaching. The more love he poured out, the more hate and   
   resistance he received. As anyone can see if they view the   
   video, Pastor Lynn was respectful and kind throughout all of his   
   time preaching. As he shared the Gospel, he also made statements   
   like “We are here to tell you that we hate nobody.” He   
   emphasized God’s love again and again.   
      
   He proceeded to ask those protesting him if they would be   
   willing to tolerate him as a Christian. But those listening were   
   unwilling to dialogue, and many asked him to leave the street   
   corner.   
      
   Throughout the encounter he was very calm and collected, not   
   entering into any disrespectful or condemnatory dialogue.   
      
   Canada does have hate speech laws. However, there is no way that   
   his preaching could be deemed as hate-speech. Lynn stated while   
   preaching, “Everyone is accepted….and that is what we preach as   
   Christians.”   
      
   In order to not make anyone listening feel singled out, he said   
   “Jesus died for the sinner…. Every heterosexual has sin. Every   
   homosexual has sin. Sin is when we violate the laws of God….” He   
   did not target any particular group of people or single out   
   homosexuality.   
      
   Though he was very loving throughout the entire encounter,   
   tensions escalated, and people began to form a mob of protest   
   around him. As he tried to walk away from the most adamant   
   protesters, they crowded in on him and would not let him move.   
   All throughout the encounter, as he tried to walk away from   
   them, they pressed in on him and blocked him. At times, they   
   even pressed their bodies against him, which in technicality is   
   assault.   
      
   When the police arrived, rather than dealing with those that   
   were assaulting Pastor Lynn, the police blamed Lynn for creating   
   a disturbance of peace. Even upon his request to deal with those   
   who had assaulted him, the police would not listen to him.   
      
   Pastor Lynn, preaches on a weekly basis all throughout Toronto   
   with amplification and, according to his statements, he has   
   never been in violation of the law by using amplification. In   
   the video that captured the entirety of the event, the officers   
   told him that he needed to preach without amplification. They   
   said this despite him not being in any violation of the law. He   
   then proceeded to preach without amplification, but not long   
   after, the officers decided to arrest him.   
      
   Later that evening, in a statement to the media, he said, “Every   
   community in Toronto should have the same laws, and everyone   
   should be welcome.” He continued, “Everyone should have rights,   
   dignity, and respect, just like Christians should as well”   
      
   He clarified that all throughout his preaching, he was telling   
   those listening “God loves you. There is hope for you.”   
   “Whatever community you are, God loves you. Jesus died for you.”   
      
   We must understand the importance of this event. It is a gross   
   violation against free speech, and it shows any Christian a   
   precursor of what persecution could look like in the future.   
      
   Here in North America, we are in a serious battle for rights   
   that we have taken for granted. There are groups, organizations,   
   and individuals that want to make certain types of free speech   
   illegal. Pastor Lynn’s arrest is nothing short of a violation of   
   his right to free speech. He was not inciting anyone to   
   violence, and neither was he being defamatory. He was preaching   
   the Gospel. He was preaching that Jesus Christ loves each person   
   and died specifically for them. In spite of this, he received   
      
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