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This Is Not a Church!': Pro-Gay Marriage Crowd Shouts Down Street Preacher Outside Kentucky Clerk's Contempt Hearing
September 03, 2015
Emotions were running high outside of a federal courthouse in Ashland, Kentucky, on Thursday morning, where Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was summonsed to a contempt hearing amid her ongoing refusal to issue gay marriage licenses.
Hundreds of individuals showed up to support both sides of the contentious debate, with a pro-gay marriage crowd at one point shouting down a street preacher who was reportedly speaking out against homosexuality.
Sidewalk preacher tells homosexuals to flee from their sin and come to Jesus.
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) September 3, 2015Crowd chants "this is not a church"& "we still love you" as sidewalk preachers use bull horns and speakers to preach against homosexuality.
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) September 3, 2015"This is not a church! This is not a church!" they chanted over his preaching, seemingly drowning out his message.
"Part of a crowd outside the Ashland federal courthouse shouted down a man who tried to preach against homosexuality Thursday," read a video description by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Watch it unfold below:
Here's another video of gay marriage supporters in action:
And here's another clip featuring a street preacher as he implored gay protesters to confess their sins; it is unclear if this is the same individual that was being shouted down in the previous clip:
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Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN’s "Quick Start Podcast."
Billy Hallowell
Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN’s "Quick Start Podcast."
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