Post by pavel on Apr 9, 2016 0:34:54 GMT -6
Newbies, getting the hang of picketing, shout 'no hate in this state
BILOXI -- Protesting was new to people who picketed Friday at the Biloxi Visitors Center to show not all Mississippians support the new so-called "Religious Freedom" law.
Those gathered did get the hang of it, and by 5 p.m., the 40 people carrying signs were chanting "No hate in this state" to the traffic going by on U.S. 90.
Overall, it wasn't confrontational, but Wanda Bingham of Gulfport got passionate at one point, shouting to the crowd, "Mississippi needs help with our own government . We are in distress here in Mississippi . We shouldn't still be talking about our constitutional rights and civil rights here in 2016 . We are in desperate need of assistance from the federal government."
The new law, which Gov. Phil Bryant signed this week, allows businesses to discriminate against customers and employees based on religious views about sex and sexual orientation.
Read more: www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article70702827.html
BILOXI -- Protesting was new to people who picketed Friday at the Biloxi Visitors Center to show not all Mississippians support the new so-called "Religious Freedom" law.
Those gathered did get the hang of it, and by 5 p.m., the 40 people carrying signs were chanting "No hate in this state" to the traffic going by on U.S. 90.
Overall, it wasn't confrontational, but Wanda Bingham of Gulfport got passionate at one point, shouting to the crowd, "Mississippi needs help with our own government . We are in distress here in Mississippi . We shouldn't still be talking about our constitutional rights and civil rights here in 2016 . We are in desperate need of assistance from the federal government."
The new law, which Gov. Phil Bryant signed this week, allows businesses to discriminate against customers and employees based on religious views about sex and sexual orientation.
Read more: www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article70702827.html