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A Texas police department is in damage control after it threatened to censor the speech of Christian street evangelists during a pride festival, following a heated<\/span> confrontation<\/span> that has drawn the attention of the federal government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Texas Police Forced Walk Back Threats Against Christian Street Preachers At Pride Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

On June 27, Sarah Stogner, a longtime officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, went viral after threatening street preachers <\/span>Richard Penkoski and David Grisham<\/span> with disorderly conduct citations over their religious speech at Trinity Pride Fest, according to <\/span>WFAA<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leading up to the face-to-face clash, <\/span>The Dallas Express<\/span> reported that the preachers were blocked from <\/span>public streets and sidewalks surrounding the pride event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Female Texas Cop THREATENS to ticket a retired officer and Christian street preacher for \u201coffensive speech\u201d<\/p>\n

Cop: \u201cIf someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Man: \u201cYou\u2019re going to ticket us for \u2018offensive\u2019 speech?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cop: \u201cYes, I am\u201d<\/p>\n

This cop is blatantly\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/qX0UjnRBSL<\/p>\n

\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThat ordinance means music, not talking. If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem,\u201d Officer Stogner told the preachers.<\/p>\n

One of the evangelists fired back: \u201cThat is a constitutional violation of our rights. I don\u2019t care if they\u2019re offended.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stogner doubled down: \u201cOkay, then I\u2019ll write you the ticket, then we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to ticket us for \u2018offensive\u2019 speech?\u201d the other preacher, who was recording the exchange, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I am,\u201d Stogner replied.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a separate exchange<\/span>, another Fort Worth police officer warned the street preachers that they could face legal consequences if their Christian message offended others. The officers later issued the evangelists one citation of disorderly conduct related to loud noise from a bullhorn, according to <\/span>The Dallas Express<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8FORT WORTH, TEXAS\ud83d\udea8Police told street preachers at the FW all-ages Pride event they could be cited if someone was offended by their speech. Asked if calling a transgender woman \u201csir\u201d was citable, an officer replied, \u201cIt\u2019s a gray area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow:@Carlos__Turcios@DallasExpress pic.twitter.com\/DSAtqZNmW1<\/p>\n

\u2014 Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The tense exchanges racked up tens of millions of views on X, fueling debate over free speech and religious liberty protections in one of the nation\u2019s most conservative states.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Texas? Wow,\u201d Elon Musk <\/span>wrote<\/span> on X.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Department of Justice initiated a review of the incident, the Fort Worth police chief acknowledged his officers had mishandled the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more WATCH: The Tribute To Lindsey Graham Tom Cotton Just Showed GOP Senators, Marco Rubio<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest issue that I have is just the conversations and the way that we were describing what is lawful, what is not lawful,\u201d Police Chief Eddie Garcia told WFAA in an interview. \u201cWhen we\u2019re right, we\u2019re right, and when we\u2019re wrong, we\u2019re wrong.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere certainly was a better way to have that communication, and we were wrong in the manner in which we communicated that. Certainly, we\u2019re going to take accountability for it,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Garcia added that accountability will include renewed training on the First Amendment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just trained up our command staff again with refresher courses. We\u2019re going to be training our sergeants. We\u2019re going to be training our officers,\u201d Garcia said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposed measures didn\u2019t cut it for the street preachers, who argued the damage is already done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey have already violated their rights,\u201d Attorney CJ Grisham, who represents David Grisham (no relation),\u00a0 said, disputing the noise ordinance citation. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t meet the noise violation ordinance in any way whatsoever. So, just on its face, the charge is baseless,\u201d he told WFAA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grisham alleged the viral exchange represents a troubling pattern with law enforcement, taking direct aim at Officer Stogner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have her on video doing this last year at the Pride festival. So, this is a pattern of abuse by Officer Stogner. But it\u2019s not just her. Look at how many other officers were standing around,\u201d Grisham said. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether Stogner or any of the officers involved will face any disciplinary action for the incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, <\/span>Harmeet Dhillon, the <\/span>Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, demanded more information from the police department to determine whether \u201cfurther formal action\u201d was necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment actors cannot discriminate against viewpoints or restrict peaceful free speech just because it may be offensive to some,\u201d Dhillon <\/span>said<\/span>. \u201cUnder this administration, the Civil Rights Division will defend free speech, as protected by the Constitution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Trump Announces U.S. Forces To Withdraw From Iraq After 23 Years<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Texas police department is in damage control after it threatened to censor the speech of Christian street evangelists during a pride festival, following a heated confrontation that has drawn the attention of the federal government.On June 27, Sarah Stogner, a longtime officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, went viral after threatening street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham with disorderly conduct citations over their religious speech at Trinity Pride Fest, according to WFAA.\u00a0\u00a0Leading up to the face-to-face clash, The Dallas Express reported that the preachers were blocked from public streets and sidewalks surrounding the pride event.Female Texas Cop THREATENS to ticket a retired officer and Christian street preacher for \u201coffensive speech\u201dCop: \u201cIf someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem\u2026\u201dMan: \u201cYou\u2019re going to ticket us for \u2018offensive\u2019 speech?\u201dCop: \u201cYes, I am\u201dThis cop is blatantly\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/qX0UjnRBSL\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 8, 2026\u201cThat ordinance means music, not talking. If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem,\u201d Officer Stogner told the preachers.One of the evangelists fired back: \u201cThat is a constitutional violation of our rights. I don\u2019t care if they\u2019re offended.\u201d\u00a0Stogner doubled down: \u201cOkay, then I\u2019ll write you the ticket, then we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re going to ticket us for \u2018offensive\u2019 speech?\u201d the other preacher, who was recording the exchange, said.\u201cYes, I am,\u201d Stogner replied.\u00a0In a separate exchange, another Fort Worth police officer warned the street preachers that they could face legal consequences if their Christian message offended others. The officers later issued the evangelists one citation of disorderly conduct related to loud noise from a bullhorn, according to The Dallas Express.\ud83d\udea8FORT WORTH, TEXAS\ud83d\udea8Police told street preachers at the FW all-ages Pride event they could be cited if someone was offended by their speech. Asked if calling a transgender woman \u201csir\u201d was citable, an officer replied, \u201cIt\u2019s a gray area.\u201dFollow:@Carlos__Turcios@DallasExpress pic.twitter.com\/DSAtqZNmW1\u2014 Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) June 28, 2026The tense exchanges racked up tens of millions of views on X, fueling debate over free speech and religious liberty protections in one of the nation\u2019s most conservative states.\u201cIn Texas? Wow,\u201d Elon Musk wrote on X.\u00a0After the Department of Justice initiated a review of the incident, the Fort Worth police chief acknowledged his officers had mishandled the incident.\u201cThe biggest issue that I have is just the conversations and the way that we were describing what is lawful, what is not lawful,\u201d Police Chief Eddie Garcia told WFAA in an interview. \u201cWhen we\u2019re right, we\u2019re right, and when we\u2019re wrong, we\u2019re wrong.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThere certainly was a better way to have that communication, and we were wrong in the manner in which we communicated that. Certainly, we\u2019re going to take accountability for it,\u201d he added.\u00a0Garcia added that accountability will include renewed training on the First Amendment.\u00a0\u201cWe just trained up our command staff again with refresher courses. We\u2019re going to be training our sergeants. We\u2019re going to be training our officers,\u201d Garcia said.The proposed measures didn\u2019t cut it for the street preachers, who argued the damage is already done.\u00a0\u201cThey have already violated their rights,\u201d Attorney CJ Grisham, who represents David Grisham (no relation),\u00a0 said, disputing the noise ordinance citation. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t meet the noise violation ordinance in any way whatsoever. So, just on its face, the charge is baseless,\u201d he told WFAA.Grisham alleged the viral exchange represents a troubling pattern with law enforcement, taking direct aim at Officer Stogner.\u00a0\u201cWe have her on video doing this last year at the Pride festival. So, this is a pattern of abuse by Officer Stogner. But it\u2019s not just her. Look at how many other officers were standing around,\u201d Grisham said. It\u2019s unclear whether Stogner or any of the officers involved will face any disciplinary action for the incident.\u00a0On Tuesday, Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, demanded more information from the police department to determine whether \u201cfurther formal action\u201d was necessary.\u00a0\u201cGovernment actors cannot discriminate against viewpoints or restrict peaceful free speech just because it may be offensive to some,\u201d Dhillon said. \u201cUnder this administration, the Civil Rights Division will defend free speech, as protected by the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nTexas Police Forced Walk Back Threats Against Christian Street Preachers At Pride Festival - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texas Police Forced Walk Back Threats Against Christian Street Preachers At Pride Festival - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Texas police department is in damage control after it threatened to censor the speech of Christian street evangelists during a pride festival, following a heated confrontation that has drawn the attention of the federal government.On June 27, Sarah Stogner, a longtime officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, went viral after threatening street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham with disorderly conduct citations over their religious speech at Trinity Pride Fest, according to WFAA.\u00a0\u00a0Leading up to the face-to-face clash, The Dallas Express reported that the preachers were blocked from public streets and sidewalks surrounding the pride event.Female Texas Cop THREATENS to ticket a retired officer and Christian street preacher for \u201coffensive speech\u201dCop: \u201cIf someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem\u2026\u201dMan: \u201cYou\u2019re going to ticket us for \u2018offensive\u2019 speech?\u201dCop: \u201cYes, I am\u201dThis cop is blatantly\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/qX0UjnRBSL\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 8, 2026\u201cThat ordinance means music, not talking. 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If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem,\u201d Officer Stogner told the preachers.One of the evangelists fired back: \u201cThat is a constitutional violation of our rights. I don\u2019t care if they\u2019re offended.\u201d\u00a0Stogner doubled down: \u201cOkay, then I\u2019ll write you the ticket, then we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re going to ticket us for \u2018offensive\u2019 speech?\u201d the other preacher, who was recording the exchange, said.\u201cYes, I am,\u201d Stogner replied.\u00a0In a separate exchange, another Fort Worth police officer warned the street preachers that they could face legal consequences if their Christian message offended others. The officers later issued the evangelists one citation of disorderly conduct related to loud noise from a bullhorn, according to The Dallas Express.\ud83d\udea8FORT WORTH, TEXAS\ud83d\udea8Police told street preachers at the FW all-ages Pride event they could be cited if someone was offended by their speech. Asked if calling a transgender woman \u201csir\u201d was citable, an officer replied, \u201cIt\u2019s a gray area.\u201dFollow:@Carlos__Turcios@DallasExpress pic.twitter.com\/DSAtqZNmW1\u2014 Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) June 28, 2026The tense exchanges racked up tens of millions of views on X, fueling debate over free speech and religious liberty protections in one of the nation\u2019s most conservative states.\u201cIn Texas? Wow,\u201d Elon Musk wrote on X.\u00a0After the Department of Justice initiated a review of the incident, the Fort Worth police chief acknowledged his officers had mishandled the incident.\u201cThe biggest issue that I have is just the conversations and the way that we were describing what is lawful, what is not lawful,\u201d Police Chief Eddie Garcia told WFAA in an interview. \u201cWhen we\u2019re right, we\u2019re right, and when we\u2019re wrong, we\u2019re wrong.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThere certainly was a better way to have that communication, and we were wrong in the manner in which we communicated that. Certainly, we\u2019re going to take accountability for it,\u201d he added.\u00a0Garcia added that accountability will include renewed training on the First Amendment.\u00a0\u201cWe just trained up our command staff again with refresher courses. We\u2019re going to be training our sergeants. We\u2019re going to be training our officers,\u201d Garcia said.The proposed measures didn\u2019t cut it for the street preachers, who argued the damage is already done.\u00a0\u201cThey have already violated their rights,\u201d Attorney CJ Grisham, who represents David Grisham (no relation),\u00a0 said, disputing the noise ordinance citation. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t meet the noise violation ordinance in any way whatsoever. So, just on its face, the charge is baseless,\u201d he told WFAA.Grisham alleged the viral exchange represents a troubling pattern with law enforcement, taking direct aim at Officer Stogner.\u00a0\u201cWe have her on video doing this last year at the Pride festival. So, this is a pattern of abuse by Officer Stogner. But it\u2019s not just her. Look at how many other officers were standing around,\u201d Grisham said. It\u2019s unclear whether Stogner or any of the officers involved will face any disciplinary action for the incident.\u00a0On Tuesday, Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, demanded more information from the police department to determine whether \u201cfurther formal action\u201d was necessary.\u00a0\u201cGovernment actors cannot discriminate against viewpoints or restrict peaceful free speech just because it may be offensive to some,\u201d Dhillon said. \u201cUnder this administration, the Civil Rights Division will defend free speech, as protected by the Constitution.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-07-14T22:39:16+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"Texas Police Forced Walk Back Threats Against Christian Street Preachers At Pride Festival","datePublished":"2026-07-14T22:39:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263"},"wordCount":786,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f13e13a431113bccd04370c7c0c33a80.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1263","name":"Texas Police Forced Walk Back Threats Against Christian Street Preachers At Pride Festival - 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