The Tory Party nominations have closed, whilst those in the Labour Party have only just begun. We are doing well for wildlife. So far we have a Crabb, a Fox and an Eagle standing. Well, you have to retain a sense of humour amid all this chaos. WHO IS STANDING FOR WHAT? Boris Johnson is …
Category: Freedom to Preach
Dec 16 2015
Taunton Evangelist Acquitted
An evangelist convicted in May by a Muslim magistrate of a public order offence for preaching in Taunton has had his conviction overturned. Michael Overd appealed to Taunton Crown Court. A group of us last Friday (11th December 2015) watched as the Crown’s case collapsed like a house of cards. Witness Darren Chalmers told the Court that …
Nov 16 2015
Evangelist in Court
STOP PRESS 20/11/2015: CASE ON THURSDAY 19th DROPPED! CASE ON FRIDAY 20th DROPPED IN RETURN FOR BIND-OVER ORDER! PRAISE THE LORD! BUT WHY WERE THESE CASES EVER BROUGHT? Article continues: Another Christian evangelist is in court on alleged public order offences. Bill Edwards, well-known to this ministry for his tireless efforts for the Gospel, is …
Aug 05 2015
Who’s best for Labour?
Christian Voice has put together a video considering the voting records of the contenders for the Labour Party leadership. We hope this will help Christians in the Labour Party as they pray for the outcome and vote for the candidates. Jeremy Corbyn has been in the House of Commons the longest, since 1983. Yvette Cooper entered …
Apr 30 2015
Holy Sexuality Conference Cancelled
The “Holy Sexuality” Conference in London was cancelled after 40,000 people signed a petition calling for its abandonment. Dubbed the “Gay Cure Summit” by GayStarNews, the 5-day conference was to be held from 21-25 April and aimed at helping people who struggle with unwanted same-sex attraction. According to the advert: “This conference will be invaluable …
Apr 11 2014
Christian Preacher Wins Compensation for Arrest
A Christian preacher won £13,000 last week in compensation after being arrested and held in custody for 19 hours simply for quoting the Bible. The arrest occurred three years ago when John Craven was preaching in Manchester city centre. Two teenagers approached the street preacher to ask what he thought of homosexuality. Craven read from …
Feb 18 2014
The Criminalisation of British Christianity
Journalist Ed West raised concerns that heavy-handed policies are increasingly criminalising Britons who hold to the Christian perspective. In an article for The Times (which can be read on Anglican Mainstream here), Mr. West suggested that even non-Christians should be worried about how people who hold unpopular views on sexuality are increasingly being strong-armed into …
Jan 09 2014
Street Preacher Arrested in Dundee
American evangelist, Tony Miano, was arrested in Dundee Scotland, for mentioning homosexuality among a list of sexual sins. The arrest, which took place yesterday, occurred on the grounds that Mr Miano allegedly used “homophobic language” during an open-air sermon. The former police officer and chaplain with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was released on …
Oct 24 2012
Pro-Lifers shock Brighton Students
Pro-Life activists caused a stir yesterday by displaying abortion imagery at a Brighton campus. Christians from Abort67 stood outside Sussex University with the graphic pictures as the students turned up in their hundreds for lectures. The banners the activists used had only recently been returned to them following their acquittal on public order charges by Brighton …
Oct 24 2012
Christian Voice Website Cyber Attack!
Yesterday, the Christian Voice website was off-line most of the day after coming under a massive cyber-attack. We apologise to our members and readers but there was nothing we could do. Our web host reported at 8:22 am: ‘A few moments ago the Christian Voice website began to come under a massive DDOS attack which …
Sep 06 2010
Election Leaflet Was ‘Hate Crime’
CHRISTIAN PREACHER CHARGED FOR OFFENDING GAYS Colchester Magistrates are to hear the case of a Christian man accused of a public order offence in two weeks’ time. Paul Shaw was charged by Essex Police with a ‘hate crime’ after an election address was distributed in Colchester calling – in very moderate language – for a …
Oct 14 2009
No Equality for Christians Despite Free Speech Claus
Christians today welcomed the stand taken on freedom of speech by the House of Lords. Their Lordships refused to give way to the House of Commons, which wanted to make it illegal for Christians to criticise the sexual practices and lifestyles of homosexuals. By a majority of 44 (179 to 135) peers rejected the Government’s …
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