Even though they were careful to remain outside of the school’s grounds, they caused enough irritation for the administration to call the police. The municipality maintains that their presence caused discomfort.

When Muslim groups set up in public places to try and generate interest in Islam—sometimes handing out free copies of the Quran—it rarely causes any outrage among nearby businesses and institutions, and police are even less likely to be called. But when Bible distributors from the organization Good News showed up near a school in Orust in April, it caused a stir.

One of the participants told Kyrkans Tidning that they were careful not to be on school grounds and that students approached them to ask for Bibles. However, the school staff were not as enthusiastic about the event, and what was perceived as the principal is said to have threatened to call the police.

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When the police finally arrived, they chose voluntarily to leave the area. The group said they had never before experienced police being called over such an action.

In Orust municipality, sector chief Cristine Lysell stated that the Bible distributors were standing close to the school’s entrance and continued handing out Bibles despite being told to stop. When the “situation was perceived as unpleasant,” the police were contacted.

Evicted

The police confirmed that an alarm had been raised and that two people were removed from the site.

– Initially, we did not assess the distribution itself as a police matter. But we received information that the approach was perceived as unpleasant by the staff, said Jennifer Last, press officer at the West Police Region.

According to the Bible distributor, the police later assured them that they would not take any similar action again.

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