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Christophobia: Met Police arrest street preacher and confiscate his Bible

February 25, 2019
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Over the weekend a Christian street preacher was arrested outside Southgate tube station, London N14. It is reported that he was being 'Islamophobic', but what preceded the encounter with the Metropolitan Police is unknown. In a sense, it doesn't really…

Tory MP hates social media: “It gives a voice to people who don’t deserve one”

June 30, 2017
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Gary Streeter is the Conservative MP for South West Devon. He is a committed Christian who helped found the Conservative Christian Fellowship. He now chairs the cross-party group Christians in…

Welby defends the right to offend – kind of

February 5, 2016
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During a House of Lords debate on the question of 'Islam: Extremism', the Archbishop of Canterbury interjected in defence of the right to offend. He said: My Lords, it…

Donald Trump is an ignorant chump, but banning him from Britain would be an offence against freedom

December 9, 2015
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Say what you will, write as you want, think what you like, but Donald Trump is on the demotic ascendant and is currently in pole position to win the…

To preach Leviticus 20:13 now constitutes a public order offence

March 25, 2015
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There is much to be mocked about street preachers. The world has become intolerant of compact megaphones in the market place, boorishly denouncing sin and declaring the coming judgment…

Christians are called to be 'non-violent extremists'

October 8, 2014
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We have been here before. In fact, the illiberal proposal raises its portentous head with such frequency that it feels almost teleologically predetermined. From Labour's assault on "hate speech"…