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Charges Dropped Against British Street Preacher

By Howard M. Friedman

In Britain, charges under the Public Order Act have been dropped against a Baptist street preacher who was briefly arrested by police in Workington after he condemned homosexuality as a sin in a conversation with a shopper, and then began a sermon on drunkenness and adultery. (See prior posting.) The Public Order Act was passed originally to deal with football hooligans. Sunday's London Mail and yesterday's LifeSite News reported that the Crown Prosecution Service decided to drop charges against street preacher Dale Mcalpine for insufficient evidence. Mcalpine says he is considering a possible lawsuit against the police with the assistance of the Christian Institute. [Thanks to Scott Idleman via Religionlaw for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 18, 2010 (boomark / email).