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Frank Lockwood<\/a>, religion editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette<\/em>: “It\u2019s ironic, isn\u2019t it, that the nation that gave us the King James Bible is now criminalizing the very kind of speech contained within the Scriptures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Christian street preacher was arrested and locked in a cell for telling a passer-by that homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of God.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Mr McAlpine, who was taken to the police station in the back of a marked van and locked in a cell for seven hours on April 20, said the incident was among the worst experiences of his life.
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\u201cMy freedom was taken away on the hearsay of someone who disliked what I said, and I was charged under a law that doesn’t apply.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christian campaigners have expressed alarm that the Public Order Act, introduced in 1986 to tackle violent rioters and football hooligans, is being used to curb religious free speech.<\/p>\n

Read the entire article on the London Telegraph<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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