Intimidated by four 16 year old teenage women whose bodies he wants to control by overturning Roe v. Wade, Pastor John, of a New Hampshire based abortion movement, fled Monument Square around 12:15 pm today – with the teenagers chanting at him as he drove away.
Remaining in Monument Square were the four teen age women along with many others who had driven Pastor John, who poses as a Man of God, away by their persistent chanting at him with mega phones and other musical instruments. This peaceful demonstration by pro-abortionists prevented Pastor John and his Team from getting their anti-abortion message out above the roar of the megaphones, drums, chimes and other musical instruments played by the pro-abortion crowd. That distraction from his message of “we love you:” rattled him so that he bailed out of the peaceceful demonstration prematurely.
Pastor John lost his icy composure at this blogger and others in the waning moments of the almost two hour protestor vs. protestor verbal slug fest at Monument Square.
Intimidated by the very population that Pastor John and his Team, that includes Richard Wade, who is a candidate for Portland’s School Board, seek to control. Irony?
Pro-choice advocates began gathering in Monument Square around 10:15 this morning with welcoming comments from the demonstration organizer Jennie Ferrare, a yoga instructor. Shortly before 11:00 am., Pastor John and his Team of anti-abortion protestors crossed Congress Street from the nearby Planned Parenthood to Monument Square – as is their Friday morning ritual.
There the small Team of anti-abortionists were met with a crowd who immediately drowned-out John’s Bible thumping prayer groups and lecturing with chants that eventually led to their departure from Monument Square in haste. The John Team message could not override the chants and musical messages of the pro-choice protestors.
“You are a stupid, f—— bunch of c—-ts:” John told a group of Portland High School students. Unfazed by the obsecene language of this Man of God, the counter protestors chanted back at him: “Get Your Rosaries Off my Ovaries,” “Not The Church, not the State, We Decide Our Own Fate.” The final straw that broke John’s back was: “Christian Facist Go Away. No One Wants You Here Today.” When asked why he, a Man of God, would talk to anyone using such obscene language, John turned away from this blogger. Maybe he was looking for that language in his edition of the Bible.
“We started this nation for religious freedom. That’s why we are not just a Christian nation. In other words, Pastor John and his Team are judging people. God we are taught does not judge. Man does. This man is being hypocritical which God frowns upon,” said Steve Farrand, of York. He continued: “The number of people who support pro-choice is about 70%. Those who support the anti-abortion movement number about 30%. Their numbers are doomed.” Farrand said.
Just before leaving Monument Square, Pastor John, grabbed a pair of small, musical chimes from the hands of this blogger. Pastor John refused to reutrn them despite pleas from numerous people. When Portland Police on site were asked by this blogger for permission to talk to them, the two Officers Knight and M. Cole said they were busy, working. Neither could talk to this blogger. This blogger had hoped that one of the two officers could be enlisted to recover the valuable musical chimes and returned to this blogger. Nothing doing. They were working.
Minutes later, at about 12:15 pm, the rattled Pastor John left Monument Square – with the small, musical chimes as a reminder of his silencing in Portland at the hands of four 16 year old teenage women who drowned out his obscene messages this day.
An organizer of the event, Jeannie Ferrare, a yoga instructor, said following the demonstration: “Speak up if you haven’t already. Now is the time to do that.” The demonstration was hosted by Women’s March.
Please see post herein dated May 10, 2022 for more background information on the Peaceful Demonstration at Monument Square Today.
A National Day of Action kick-off Rally is set to be held tomorrow, Saturday, May 14 at Lincoln Park, in Portland. It runs from 9:30 am – to 2:00 pm and is hosted by Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund.
It seems so sad and also infuriating that a “pastor” shouts obscenities at anyone. The “Christian” label has been kidnapped by many groups and individuals and is as easily claimed by angry and judgmental bigots as by followers (and practitioners) of Jesus’ message. Mind that capital “C”.
thank you Charlotte. Well put. Carol