Six members of a gay student rights group were arrested this morning after they tried to enter a chapel service at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
The students, who are members of a group called Soulforce, did not resist when they were told to either leave campus property or be arrested.
West Palm Beach police made the arrests at the corner of Okeechobee Boulevard and Olive Avenue.
"It was not entirely unexpected," said school spokeswoman Becky Peeling, "because this is the normal operations of this group."
Some members of Soulforce remained near the campus after the arrests, holding hands and praying.
PBA officials had hoped Soulforce would meet with them privately today, instead of making an attempt to solicit students throughout the private Christian school's campus.
Soulforce members refused PBA's request to meet with select students and faculty privately, saying it would defeat their mission of reaching gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.
Once again we are forcing this matter on school officials who are not open to us. If I was on soul force I would have agree to meet with them on their terms. Some time agreeing does more good then force the issue and being arrested.
The members of soulforce and its board and staff members should realize that being arrested in today's society isn't a badge of honor, In the future these arrests will come back to haunt these kids. By now this group should know how things are going to go.
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