Canadian Christian pastor arrested for protesting drag event for kids to stay jailed for 2 more weeks
by Anthony Murdoch, LifeSite;
While Reimer was ultimately granted bail, his hearing has been adjourned until March 14 after he objected to a release condition that would have prohibited him from protesting future drag queen shows for kids.
Christian pastor Derek Reimer will remain jailed until at least March 14 after saying he cannot abide by bail conditions which prevent him from protesting at future children’s drag queen story time events.
Reimer last week was hit with a slew of charges, including those related to so-called “hate speech,” for protesting a children’s drag queen story time at a public library in Calgary, Alberta.
Today, Reimer, of Mission7 street ministries, had a bail hearing in court via video conference and was granted bail at $3,000.
However, his release conditions also made it so that he had to promise to not protest at any drag queen events and stay at least 500 meters from where they are being held.
His lawyer, Ben Allison, noted that such conditions “would be impossible for him to satisfy,” and as a result, Reimer’s bail hearing was adjourned until March 14.
As it stands, Reimer remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre, which is the same jail Pastor Artur Pawlowski was detained for weeks after being arrested for protesting COVID rules last year.
Reimer was arrested last Thursday afternoon by members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) after being warned the previous day that there were two warrants out for his arrest related to his protesting of a drag queen show marketed toward children.
Last Wednesday, Reimer had a CPS officer show up at his house to tell him that he would soon be arrested and charged.
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