Category: Freedom to Preach

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Co-op Bank Investors slam Regulator

A group of investors in the Co-operative Bank has slammed the UK’s banking regulator following its order that the bank must raise £1.5 billion in fresh capital. Mark Taber, spokesman for 1,300 individual Co-op investors, this week accused the Prudential Regulation Authority of setting an “arbitrary and putative” demand on Co-op Bank, after it told …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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