But only one example in the US is provided in which some activists were arrested it's claimed for reading Bible verses. People get arrested for all kinds of reasons all of the time, not all of them for legitimate reasons. It's not right but it happens. Were any of these people charged? If one incident is all that is needed is to block legislation, should we also oppose any legislation covering rioting because it might be used against tea party activists? Last time I checked, the First Amendment is still in effect and it would protect any legally protected speech, no matter what the fear mongerers claim.