ATLANTA — After David Justin Freeman raised his hand, he decided to give one finger. “When (12Stone pastor Jason Berry) refused to accept the interjection, I silently gave him a middle finger, because it was the only hand gesture that I could think of off the top of my head to give a quiet objection without disrupting the church service,” he said. Freeman’s finger, his subsequent speech about not sending children to public schools and his disorderly conduct conviction were the subject of Georgia Supreme Court oral arguments Monday. Freeman was charged with disorderly conduct Aug. 3, 2014, after an outburst at 12Stone church in Flowery Branch. He argued his speech is protected by the First Amendment and the disorderly conduct statute is vague and overbroad. A bible study teacher, volunteer minister and homeschooling father, Freeman attended the church when Berry began a prayer for teachers in the congregation. Freeman told the court Monday that he felt Berry was “praising the public schools in spite of the erroneous things that they’re doing” and “making a mockery of children who are struggling in these schools.” “As someone who ministers to the youth, it’s my responsibility to defend them from being openly mocked in a church service,” he said. Berry and 12Stone officials did not return calls for comment last week.