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Stop arresting street preachers, and laugh at them instead

Another street preacher has been arrested for proclaiming the gospel in a public place. This time it was in Uxbridge, in front of the Underground station. We've been here before (well, not Uxbridge), so there's no need to reiterate all…

Hate Crime Bill: SNP seeks to regulate dinner table conversation in the home

October 30, 2020
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There is something nasty in the SNP's woodshed; very nasty indeed. It isn't clear if it's a creepy person or a sinister political impulse, but it's nasty. Very nasty. Not…

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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…

Anti-prayer ‘safe zones’ around abortion clinics are a threat to civil liberties

April 11, 2018
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Women who want an abortion will no longer be harassed by zealous pro-life protestors outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing. No longer will they be bludgeoned with choruses of…

Prince of Wales to UK Christians: “Do not take your rights of freedom of worship and freedom of expression for granted”

December 21, 2017
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The Prince of Wales has visited London's Melkite Greek Catholic parish, based at St Barnabas Church in Pimlico. Coptic Orthodox Bishop Angaelos was in attendance, along with Syriac Archbishop Athanasius…

As Theresa May preaches freedom to proclaim faith in Christ, street preachers are convicted of a public order offence

March 1, 2017
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"How refreshing to hear a Prime Minister talk about their Christian faith, and sound like they mean it," writes Tim Stanley in the Telegraph. He continues: At a Downing Street…

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…

Cameron rebukes the Pope

January 18, 2015
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The Pope of Rome hath erred. Again. In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Pope Francis was asked by journalists aboard the papal plane what he thought of the…

Clampdown on Twitter Trolls who 'vigorously' express an opinion

October 20, 2014
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Trolling used to have a clear definition. In the OED, it still does, and we're not talking about the leisure pursuits of cave-dwelling giants or the domestic dawdling of…