I went to see my daughter in New Orleans for a couple days and yesterday we went to Walmart.
I was wearing a shirt that said Worship and a man coming down the aisle asked worship who, he was from St Croix and sold out on Jesus and we had a long conversation.
As we went to check out he followed us and was still talking as I was unloading the cart and the cashier said, don't mind him, he's weird and does this all the time, he was told about it before.
I replied No...he is okay but she continued on and waved to a police officer that was at the front of the store.
The officer told him he had to leave but he just wanted to pay for the bottles of water he had and would leave.
I couldn't believe it when they took him out in handcuffs.
For what? telling me about Jesus and his beliefs?

The thing being that "he was told about this before".

You would have no way of knowing what his behavior was and or has been prior to this engagement.

If he's harassing customers inside a store and the management wants him to leave then technically he is trespassing.

You don't have a "right" to witness on private property, even if it is open to the public.

Yeah, sounds like they've gotten a bunch of complaints about this guy, and the cashier probably just assumed that you were equally put off by him and were simply too nice to say anything. I might have assumed the same if I were in that situation. Besides, I assume you only saw him talking to a willing listener. Who knows what he's like when talking to someone who's not interested. And unfortunately I can see why they took him out in handcuffs. He was asked to leave by a police officer, and he refused to leave right away, so they had to take him out by force.

You can talk to management if you're really concerned, but that's probably more or less what they'd say.

Wow... just think, when I go to a SAM's here where I live, they play KLOVE over the sound system for the music.

Wow... just think, when I go to a SAM's here where I live, they play KLOVE over the sound system for the music.

Well all I can say to that is .....woohoo!!

Just something that crossed my mind

Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Except at Walmart <-----I missed this part :)

Yes, yes, being kicked out of Walmart for annoying customers is just like being fed to the lions for preaching the Gospels. Both persecuted for righteousness' sake.

Joe, a person should be able to go into a public place and conduct their business without being confronted with things that do not pertain to the business they are conducting.

I used to HATE being in an airport and having to fend off the Hare Krishnas.

Would you feel the same way if that person in Walmart had been Muslim? Or Hindu? If not - why not?
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