Street preacher draws protest in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE - A street preacher&#39;s message has sparked a protest against him on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <br> <br> Donnie Morris of Wrightsville, Georgia, was confronted by about 40 students who argued with him yesterday. About 35 other students marched silently, carrying protest signs. <br> <br> UTC senior Tim Ellison, who helped organize the protest, said Morris had been making slanderous comments about Muslims, Catholics, homosexuals and women. <br> <br> Morris dismissed the protest, saying that when someone preaches the Gospel to sinners ``they hate it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> UTC spokesman Chuck Cantrell said the campus allows street preachers and other demonstrators as long as they do not disrupt classes or any function of the campus. <br> <br> Cantrell said, ``What better place than a college campus for the lively exchange of ideas?&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Morris planned to preach again Wednesday at UTC, then move to the Lee College campus in Cleveland before speaking at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

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