A Wisconsin couple was arrested on Saturday for distributing bibles without permission at Twin Cities Pride, Minnesota’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender celebration. After Brian and Doris Johnson, self-described “born-again Christians,” were denied a vendor table at the festival, the couple took matters into their own hands and began distributing bibles. When they were told by police to stop because they were in violation of festival rules, the couple continued and were arrested on trespassing charges.

The Johnsons have hosted a table at the festival for more than a decade, displaying models of aborted fetuses and signs with bible verses. While they don’t have signs criticizing LGBT people, they would often engage festival goers in heated conversations homosexuality. The couple told WCCO on Friday that they “believe homosexuality is a sin and God has sent them to share that message.”

Because the couple often sparked controversy and arguments, the organizers of Twin Cities Pride denied them a table this year.

“It is not, in our belief, discrimination, certainly not,” said Twin Cities Pride chair David Hill. “If anything, we’re worried about being discriminated against at our own event.”

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.  And it shall return to you for a testimony.  Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer.  For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.  And you shall be betrayed also by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends. And they will cause some of you to be put to death.  And you shall be hated by all for My name's sake.  But there shall not a hair of your head perish.  By your patience you will gain your souls.  Luk 21:12-19