Officer Brian Hamilton shared Jesus with Ellen Bogan after handing her a warning ticket, according to The Indianapolis Star. He reportedly asked her questions about her church life and if she knew Jesus as Savior. He also gave her a church pamphlet.
“It’s completely out of line and it just—it took me aback,” Bogan, 60, told The Indianapolis Star. “The whole time, his lights were on. I had no reason to believe I could just pull away at that point, even though I had my warning.”
Wouldn’t you know it? Bogan filed a federal lawsuit against the officer, and so did the American Civil Liberties Union.
Micah Clark, executive director of the American Family Association of Indiana, questioned whether a police officer should lose his right to free speech because he is wearing a badge.
“I have people pass out religious material all the time. Mormons come to my door all the time, and it doesn’t offend me,” Clark told The Star. “[A traffic stop] might not be the most persuasive time to talk to someone about their faith, but I don’t think that a police officer is prohibited from doing something like that.”
(Source: Charisma Media)