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Christian preacher arrested for saying homosexuality is a sin

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Dale McAlpine was charged with causing “harassment, alarm or distress” after a homosexual police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of “sins” referred to in the Bible, including blasphemy, drunkenness and same sex relationships.

The 42-year-old Baptist, who has preached Christianity in Wokington, Cumbria for years, said he did not mention homosexuality while delivering a sermon from the top of a stepladder, but admitted telling a passing shopper that he believed it went against the word of God.

Police officers are alleging that he made the remark in a voice loud enough to be overheard by others and have charged him with using abusive or insulting language, contrary to the Public Order Act.


Christian preacher arrested for saying homosexuality is a sin - Telegraph


Wow. Welcome to politically correct fascism, can I take your order?
 
Where's Cumbria? Is that UK?
 
That's the thing about Free Speech. It applies to speech that you may disagree with.

I hope the United States never goes this far. We have to vigilantly protect Free Speech and an attitude of tolerance the expression of ideas we find repugnant.
 
I can't believe President Obama would allow such a thing! Then again, what else do you expect from a Muslim?
 
Dale McAlpine was charged with causing “harassment, alarm or distress” after a homosexual police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of “sins” referred to in the Bible, including blasphemy, drunkenness and same sex relationships.

The 42-year-old Baptist, who has preached Christianity in Wokington, Cumbria for years, said he did not mention homosexuality while delivering a sermon from the top of a stepladder, but admitted telling a passing shopper that he believed it went against the word of God.

Police officers are alleging that he made the remark in a voice loud enough to be overheard by others and have charged him with using abusive or insulting language, contrary to the Public Order Act.


Christian preacher arrested for saying homosexuality is a sin - Telegraph


Wow. Welcome to politically correct fascism, can I take your order?

Stuff like that has been going on for awhile in Britain, Canada and other countries that do not value free speech. I am surprise that they have not fined religious book companies for mentioning the fact that homosexuality is a sin or passed some law requiring that they omit those passages. Luckily in the US there is a constitutional right to free speech, so thought control laws under the guise of hate speech laws are illegal.
 
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That's the thing about Free Speech. It applies to speech that you may disagree with.

I hope the United States never goes this far. We have to vigilantly protect Free Speech and an attitude of tolerance the expression of ideas we find repugnant.

You mean like "Yes We Can?" :lol:
 
You mean like "Yes We Can?" :lol:

As I suspected, you prefer the conservative slogan "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO *plugs ears*"

Difference of opinion I guess!
 
Yep. That's what the google told me. North West England.


The Google is wise.

Nah, every primary school boy knows that Cumbria is the county in the North West where the famous Lake District is to be found. No need for Google. :mrgreen:

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As I suspected, you prefer the conservative slogan "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO *plugs ears*"

Difference of opinion I guess!

Just like you did under Bush.


Your limited vision of history is amusing if not predictable.
 
Technically the officer was in the wrong, but my sympathy for the preacher = zero. For years the religious right has repeatedly acted to deny gays equal rights, so when the law is used against a preacher for acting like the dickwad he's grown so comfortable being in this nation, I admit I get a small chuckle out of it.
 
Technically the officer was in the wrong, but my sympathy for the preacher = zero. For years the religious right has repeatedly acted to deny gays equal rights, so when the law is used against a preacher for acting like the dickwad he's grown so comfortable being in this nation, I admit I get a small chuckle out of it.


So, the gent in question was approached by a woman who engaged him in conversation about religion. In the course of this conversation, he mentioned a number of things that the Bible asserts to be sin, one of which was homosexuality.

He was arrested, in essence, for saying what his religion believes to a woman who willingly engaged him in conversation on the topic of religion. He is being charged and tried for this.

And you're okay with it.

Well, I guess that's it for Freedom of Speech huh?
 
Technically the officer was in the wrong, but my sympathy for the preacher = zero. For years the religious right has repeatedly acted to deny gays equal rights, so when the law is used against a preacher for acting like the dickwad he's grown so comfortable being in this nation, I admit I get a small chuckle out of it.

This fanaticism for gay "rights" makes no sense to me. Why do you fight so hard for this particular alternative lifestyle? Why not Polygamists or other alternative lifestyles? What makes this one so special that you want to force everyone else to accept it without any basis in genetics or any other natural cause for it?
 
So, the gent in question was approached by a woman who engaged him in conversation about religion. In the course of this conversation, he mentioned a number of things that the Bible asserts to be sin, one of which was homosexuality.

He was arrested, in essence, for saying what his religion believes to a woman who willingly engaged him in conversation on the topic of religion. He is being charged and tried for this.

And you're okay with it.

Well, I guess that's it for Freedom of Speech huh?

Freedom of speech, huh? I guess constitutional protections are good for some people but not others. I disagree. Still, I said

"Technically the officer is in the wrong."

Reading is gud.
 
This fanaticism for gay "rights" makes no sense to me. Why do you fight so hard for this particular alternative lifestyle? Why not Polygamists or other alternative lifestyles?

You can't achieve civil rights for all marginalized people at the same time. It's not indicative of any hypocrisy, it's just that it's most likely impossible.

Baby steps.
 
You can't achieve civil rights for all marginalized people at the same time. It's not indicative of any hypocrisy, it's just that it's most likely impossible.

Baby steps.

Then you should support all alternative lifestyles yet I bet if I name a few you wouldn't approve of them.
 
Then you should support all alternative lifestyles yet I bet if I name a few you wouldn't approve of them.

Maybe, maybe not. I guess that would depend on whether all participating parties were of adult age and able to consent. And even then I might disapprove but still take the position that it's not my right to bring about litigation to ban that "lifestyle."
 
Freedom of speech, huh? I guess constitutional protections are good for some people but not others. I disagree. Still, I said

"Technically the officer is in the wrong."

Reading is gud.


Yes, you said that. You also said you had no sympathy for the preacher and got a chuckle out of it, which I took to indicate a certain amount of approval.

Make up your mind, are you ok with it or not?
 
Yes, you said that. You also said you had no sympathy for the preacher and got a chuckle out of it, which I took to indicate a certain amount of approval.

Make up your mind, are you ok with it or not?

Don't make any more of it than what I said. The officer was in the wrong, legally speaking, and I believe that the rule of law should be upheld, but I'm also able to be amused by a dickwad having his day inconvenienced.
 
This is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just called them VIA Skype: 0845 33 00 247

I was told they have an emergency and for me to call back. I will be calling back!!!
 
This is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just called them VIA Skype: 0845 33 00 247

I was told they have an emergency and for me to call back. I will be calling back!!!

Are you for real??? :confused:
 
This is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just called them VIA Skype: 0845 33 00 247

I was told they have an emergency and for me to call back. I will be calling back!!!

Well, it's not insane, per se. A homosexual officer arresting a homophobe for running his mouth may be wrong, but it makes sense.
 
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