𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕝 𝔹𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕣

Something happened yesterday at the Walmart in Van Buren, Arkansas, that has people around here pretty worked up. A woman was preaching inside the store, and I don’t mean quietly sharing her faith. She was getting in shoppers’ faces, telling them they better come to Jesus. Walmart escorted her out, and now some of the local fundamentalists are angry, claiming she had every right to be there preaching. I’m a Christian, but here’s where I disagree. Walmart is a private business, not a public sidewalk. You have freedom of religion and freedom of speech, but that doesn’t mean you can go into someone else’s business, confront customers, and demand an audience. There’s a difference between sharing your faith and forcing it on people who are just trying to buy groceries. Where do you draw the line between religious freedom and respecting other people’s right to be left alone?