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."
