{"id":33361,"date":"2024-05-16T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T12:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=33361"},"modified":"2024-05-21T19:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T18:10:43","slug":"liberal-democrats-christian-persecution-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/liberal-democrats-christian-persecution-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Democrats: Christianity now a crime?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Campanale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Liberal Democrats have been accused of deselecting a candidate due to his Christian faith, breaching equality law.<\/p>\n

Party members have reported the issue to the equalities watchdog, claiming that the party has tolerated a ‘hostile environment’ for people of faith, failed to investigate serious allegations of discrimination and harassment, and ’emboldened those who believe Christians should be driven out of public life’.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats have insisted it is easy to be a Christian in their party, despite David Campanale alleging he was ousted for his faith.<\/p>\n

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David Campanale’s deselection<\/h2>\n

David Campanale was the party\u2019s prospective parliamentary candidate for the south London constituency of Sutton & Cheam until he was deselected, owing to his Christian faith.<\/p>\n

His opponents allege that he has connections to the Christian People\u2019s Alliance (CPA), a group opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

Mr. Campanale, however, states he left the CPA over 12 years ago and suggests the campaign against him has hidden aims to secularise the LibDem party.<\/p>\n

He asserts that in November 2022, he was subjected to derogatory remarks like \u2018Christian nutter\u2019 by party opponents, faced direct harassment and hostility and was told by local party members, \u2018we do not recognise your right to have a conscience\u2019 following a discussion on abortion.<\/p>\n

He asserts that in November 2022, he was subjected to derogatory remarks like ‘Christian nutter’ by party opponents and faced direct harassment.<\/p>\n

The prolonged period of hostility began after Campanale indicated his intention, if elected, to vote according to his conscience on non-whipped votes such as pro-life issues and was told by local party members, ‘we do not recognise your right to have a conscience’ following a discussion on abortion.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Breaches of equality law\u2019<\/h2>\n

Activists also complained about the former journalist\u2019s previous involvement with the Christian Peoples Alliance political party, and claimed he had not disclosed his Christian faith during the selection process, which he denies.<\/p>\n

In a letter to the EHRC, Campanale\u2019s supporters called for an independent investigation into \u201cmultiple alleged breaches of equality law and our party constitution\u201d.<\/p>\n

They wrote: ‘This evidence depicts a supposedly liberal organisation allowing clear religious discrimination and hostility to thrive within its ranks.<\/p>\n

‘It suggests that Mr Campanale was driven out from his democratically elected position not because of any objective failings or wrongdoing but because a vocal group within SBLD [Sutton Borough Liberal Democrats] refused to tolerate his Christian worldview.’<\/p>\n

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Attack on Christianity not coincidental<\/h2>\n

The attack on Mr Campanale\u2019s Christianity is not an isolated incident. Similar intolerance has been shown within the party before. Rob Flello, a former Labour MP, faced criticism and deselection within 36 hours as a LibDem candidate in Stoke-on-Trent South due to his socially conservative views as a Roman Catholic.<\/p>\n

Tim Farron, a former LibDem leader, faced media scrutiny and later resigned rather than give up his evangelical Christian beliefs.<\/p>\n

In Scotland, Scottish National Party Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has faced criticism for her evangelical Christian beliefs. She married Alasdair “Ali” MacLennan in July 2021. Mrs MacLennan is a member of the Free Church of Scotland and opposed same-sex \u2018marriage\u2019, abortion and Nicola Sturgeon\u2019s Gender Recognition Bill.<\/p>\n

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Muslims welcome in the Green Party<\/h2>\n

However, intolerance to religious views doesn\u2019t seem to apply equally across the faith spectrum. The Green Party has selected numerous Muslim candidates for local council seats, despite their opposition to abortion (for Muslim women), homosexuality (for Muslim men, in theory) and transgenderism (for Muslim children).<\/p>\n

When Mothin Ali, a Green Party candidate, won a council seat in Leeds, his religious outburst of the Muslim war-cry and his pro-Gaza statements on election night were met with excuses rather than criticism.\u00a0 That is because the Green Party, in common with the anti-Christian left, opposes the existence of the State of Israel.<\/p>\n

The Bible says,
\nProverbs 28:7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.<\/b><\/p>\n

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