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'Don't Have to Listen to Hate Speech': Liberal City Council Members Turn Backs on Pro-life Campaigner during Address

Will Maule : Mar 15, 2019
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"We are elected to represent you, and I am embarrassed that anybody would turn their back. Whether you agree with somebody or disagree with somebody, that is not public discourse." -Council member Robert Castleberry

[Faithwire.com] A pro-life campaigner was left utterly flabbergasted last week when two local council members turned their backs during his impassioned plea for the protection of the unborn. Pro-life advocate Shane Dodson was urging the local council in Norman, Oklahoma, to recognize Roe v. Wade as an unjust law when councilmembers Alexandra Scott and Kate Bierman swung their chairs around and faced the wall. (Image source: Sereta Wilson-Facebook/via Faithwire)

"We are a captive audience, and we don't have to listen to hate speech," Scott told KFOR-TV of her reasons for the shocking display of disrespect. "We turned our chairs to him because it actually had some sort of hateful speech towards women. It didn't actually become a big issue until our fellow council member decided to scold us."

Sereta Wilson, another of those who turned her back on Dodson in a separate session, took a screenshot of herself turning her back during Dodson's address, posting it to Facebook with the captioned: "#notacityissue #stayoutofmyuterus"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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