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I thought this was an eye opening article my aunt sent me, and thought it would make for an interesting Mon. morning discussion. It's long but you pretty much get the gist of it in the first half. When grandmas go to jail for witnessing Posted: February 7, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern   By Janet Folger Arrested for sharing the Gospel? An expected outcome in North Korea, China or any Muslim country on the globe. But in Pennsylvania? Yep. Arlene Elshinnawy, a 75-year-old grandmother of three, and Lynda Beckman, a 70-year-old grandmother of 10 (along with nine others), were arrested for sharing their faith on the public sidewalk in Philadelphia, Pa., USA. They faced 47 years (the rest of their lives) in jail for spreading the Gospel because of a Pennsylvania "hate crimes" law that is nearly identical to H.R. 254 – the "hate crimes" bill reintroduced in Congress and said to be on the "fast track" in the House Judiciary...
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