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BIBLE BANNED FROM TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING;
LABELED AS "HATE SPEECH"
Summary: Michael
Marcavage, director of Repent America, faces up to 15
months in jail and a $2,800 fine for reading from the
Bible at his local borough council meeting. He is a
resident of Lansdowne,
Pennsylvania, which is the first
community in Delaware
County to have an open
homosexual in public office. Michael
attended the July 21st borough council meeting to share
from the Bible his opposition to the council's agenda of
attracting more homosexuals to Lansdowne. During the
public comment/question period, Michael
was ordered not to read from the Bible by the president
of the council, who stated that God's Word is "hate
speech." Michael was
then physically removed from the room and ordered out of
the building. Prior to this, he was struck by one of
the council members, and further assaulted by the
Lansdowne police chief. After being told he is not
being charged with any crime, Michael
was telephoned the next day by the police chief
and informed that he is being charged with "disrupting a
public meeting" and "disorderly conduct."
~ Read Michael's
narrative of the incident by
clicking here.
~ Read the Philadelphia Gay News article
concerning the incident by
clicking here.
~ Read
Michael's
column:
Exposing Lansdowne Borough Council's UnGodly Agenda
Action is needed before the Bible is banned from all
public meetings and labeled as "hate speech." Please
contact the individuals listed below to admonish them
for their unGodly agenda, and the assault and harassment
of Michael
Marcavage.
Lansdowne Borough Council Members:
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Norman M. Council
114
Gladstone Road
Lansdowne,
PA 19050
(610) 622-7169
Update 11/1/05: Mr. Council has
since
resigned from the borough council and
no longer lives at this address, but his
mail forward may still be in effect.
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president of the
borough council
called God's Word "hate speech"
supported motion to adjourn meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
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Laura Fryer
106
Lansdowne Court
Lansdowne,
PA 19050
(610) 622-0630 |
vice president of
the council
supported motion to adjourn meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
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Kevin M. Lee
120
Windermere Avenue
Lansdowne,
PA 19050
(610) 284-4222 |
open homosexual
activist
unanimously appointed to the council
moved to adjourn the meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
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Elliot Borgman
85 W.
LaCrosse Avenue
Lansdowne,
PA 19050
(610) 626-1664 |
assaulted
Michael in hallway and was
charged with disorderly conduct
supported motion to adjourn meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
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William Smith
169 Berkley Avenue,
Suite A
Lansdowne, PA 19050
(610) 622-7834 |
seconded motion to
adjourn meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
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Ann C. Hill
48
Rose Lane
Lansdowne,
PA 19050
(610) 284-5251 |
supported motion
to adjourn meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
|
Eugene Wayne
33
E. Greenwood
Avenue
Lansdowne,
PA 19050
(610) 259-3337 |
supported motion
to adjourn meeting
when Michael
began to read from the Bible |
Lansdowne Borough Police Department:
Daniel J.
Kortan, Chief of Police
Lansdowne Borough Police Department
12 E. Baltimore Pike
Lansdowne, PA 19050
(610) 623-0700
(610) 623-0748
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dragged Michael
from the council meeting and threw him
into an elevator
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Other Important Contacts:
G.
Michael
Green, District Attorney
Delaware County District Attorney's Office
Courthouse, Room
102
201 W. Front Street
Media,
PA
19063
(610) 891-4161
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write the DA and
demand that
an investigation be conducted into the
assault by the police chief and the false
charges brought against
Michael
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Letter to the
Editor
Delaware County Daily Times
500 Mildred Avenue
Primos, PA 19018
(610) 622-8800
Linda DeMeglio, Editor
E-mail your letter:
ldemeglio@delcotimes.com
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you may also write
a letter to the editor
in relationship to this matter
this is the local paper that serves the
entire
county where the incident happened
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You may send us a copy of your letter at the following
address:
REPENT AMERICA
P.O. Box 30000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Or, via e-mail at:
repent@repentamerica.com |
