Yesterday my husband and I took our five children to Kerasotes Theatre in Columbus, Indiana to see The Patriot. We enjoyed the movie. We took the idea from the Paul Revere Network to pass out the poem, “A Vision From The Past”. Our children were so excited about this, as we had all agreed this was the way we would celebrate a meaningful Fourth of July. We had passed out about fifteen poems when a very angry manager came out to inform us that we could not “sell” these things on his property. We tried to explain that we weren’t selling anything, and that these were just poems. He was rude to the children, and was not in the least concerned that we had just spent a great deal of money in his theatre paying for seven people to watch the movie.
(Of course this should not be a surprise. This is in a town that recently passed an ordinance to specifically keep a seventy year old man from passing out religious tracts. He was thrown in jail several times and fined for simply handing out his tracts in store parking lots and street corners.)
We have already ordered several copies of the pocket Constitution books, and are trying to figure out a way to distribute these on the Fourth, any ideas?

Here is the email address for Kerasotes Theatres if anyone would like to comment on the treatment that we received. My husband and I would really appreciate it. Our children were so excited about this unique way to celebrate the Fourth of July, and this man really crushed their spirit. The manager’s name is Larry Holmes **Not to brag, but my children are home schooled and my seven year old daughter knows the first ten amendments by heart-so they knew what they were doing out there.

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Here are additional contact numbers;

Scott Cottingham
104 N. 6th Street
Springfield, IL 62701
217-788-5200

Tim Johnson
1320 S. MacArthur Avenue
Springfield, IL 62704
217-525-1635