Viral Video Shows Actress Telling NYC Preacher He Has 'No Right' To Share Bible
Social media is abuzz after a viral video was released showing a well-known actress telling a preacher in New York City that he has "no right" to preach about the Bible on mass transportation.
The video was recorded by a recent subway rider in New York City and shows a contentious spat between actress Lea DeLaria, who plays the role of Big Boo on "Orange Is the New Black," getting into a verbal scuffle with a preacher reading aloud Bible verses on the train.
As the man is preaching aloud, DeLaria says from the opposite side of the subway car: "You have absolutely no right sir. Get off this train!"
"Other people believe other things and everybody has the right to believe in other things on this planet and in this world," the actress, who is openly gay, continued. "Jesus never sent for you to do this never, not anywhere in the Bible. Show me anywhere in the Bible where Jesus says it is OK for you to do this. Don't come at me because I went to [expletive] Catholic school for 12 years and I know every lie," she yelled at the man.
DeLaria and the street preacher continue to engage each other, especially when the preacher begins referencing the "sin of homosexuality." DeLaria has previously been outspoken about her sexuality and has marched several times in New York City's Pride Parade.
According to the Daily Mail, DeLaria said in a previous interview that she has no problem heckling with people who preach against homosexuality. She reportedly heckled Westboro Baptist founder Fred Phelps at a gay pride parade in New York City.
