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thomas pain
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Should street preachers, (like this one), be allowed to preach on the streets ?
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Only the Manic variety.:D
Certainly they should require a licence and not be allowed megaphones.
Aw, Hyde Park wouldn't be same without speakers.
Hehe!
Can we keep this debate to this reality not alternative ones.
That's pretty much it I think.
The only other thing I would add would be that they shouldn't be causing a noise nuisance (so no shouting, no amps etc).
Yes; certainly no amps or megaphones, Not sure about shouting, difficult to define and any law about shouting might rope in stall holders and that would be a shame I think.
There's one in Bradford, stands shouting about how we're all sinners and we should accept Jesus into our hearts. Odd way to pass your day really.
That's pretty much how I feel about them too.
Exactly, I find them bloody annoying, but they have a right to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5drjK0lKOI&list=UUl7AidNu1yBlLzC_F7LFY4Q
Oh dear.
Encourage the joys of premarital relations
Encourage the use of contraception
Encourage people to donate blood
Encourage people to eat pork
Support marriage between same sex couples
Encourage not giving up things you love for a period of time
Encourage people to wear whatever clothes they want to wear, regardless of their religion.
Question if Mary was a Virgin or if she was a local bike.
Encourage wearing animal based clothing & eating animal products.
All of those above beliefs of mine, would cause upset with at least one religious group / Animals rights groups, I don't see it as being offensive but you can guarantee that it would cause upset to at least 1 individual in a town / city center.
Imho preaching of any form should be kept within the building that it is meant to be in & not spouted on the streets or in schools. This doesn't only include Religion, but also the likes of PETA etc. If you want to be religious or become a tree hugging vegetable molester, then go to your local church or meeting to find out more. Locations of these can easily be found in the Yellow pages or Google, there is no need to spout them out into the public.
I only came into this thread to see if someone had made this joke. I'm glad to see someone has!
As for actual street preachers, most of the ones I remember seeing were so out there in what they were saying most people would cross the road to avoid them. Let them talk themselves out as long as they're not breaking any laws.
I think if a Muslim did that around here, they would not be there for long. you only have to listen to the resentment when there was talk about a Mosque being built around here.
As for people being converted like they are in the video, they must have been weak minded.
i don't believe in a God, i think all religion is made up stories and I will never think any differently.
And weak minded by the preacher to think they had 'converted' someone to anything meaningful during a chat on a pavement.
Still consenting adults can believe what they like in my book.
If our paths ever cross, please remind me to get you a pint.
That is true, these adults can go home and for get all about it. i don't care what people believe in as long as it don't affect other people, the problem is a lot of it does.
Did he say those exact words?
Totally out of order if he did.
That was the two elderly black women. There's also an old white man who leans on his 'god is nigh' sign passing the time of day with his mates.
I wonder if there's ever a preach-off.