Anti-Christian Proposal Withdrawn

A UK local council's proposal aimed to ban Christian street preachers from praying publicly. In other cities, Christians have been harassed for years on the basis of council orders.

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Ongoing Harassment of Christians

The Christian Post previously reported that Christian street preachers have long faced increasing pressure in the UK. In Uxbridge, the Metropolitan Police, enforcing a public space protection order issued by London's Hillingdon Borough Council, had threatened arrests for alleged hate speech and anti-social behavior. 

Christian missionaries, including Pastor Dwayne Lopez, were also being targeted because they were preaching from the Bible in the city center. Shortly before that, gospel singer Harmonie London was ordered to stop singing “Amazing Grace” on Oxford Street.

with a volunteer police officer claiming Christian music was not permitted outside church grounds.

As far back as 2021, V4NA reported on

the aggressive arrest of a 71-year-old pastor in suburban London after he preached about traditional family values and marriage between a man and a woman.

Authorities cited multiple public claims that his sermon included hate speech and homophobic remarks.

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