A pair of “born again” Christian demonstrators provoked student protest Wednesday afternoon when they spoke outside Brower Student Center, decrying the choices of college students, such as drinking and the “homosexual lifestyle.”

Two religious activists, who named themselves only as Greg and Robert, shouted slogans like “Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” and engaged nearby students with intentionally-offensive statements.

Students responded by holding rainbow flags and signs advocating for marriage equality. At one point, three pairs of female students started kissing in front of Robert, who wielded a bible and periodically read from it amid chants from student protesters.

“I just got out of class and he was just spewing hate,” said Jessica Cortese, a junior English and women’s and gender studies major. “This should show people that they cannot come to our campus and start ranting hate-chants, we’ll do something about it.”

A few Campus Police officers were on hand but did not interfere. An officer at the scene said as long as the protests remained non-violent, officers would let them continue.

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