peterlee · M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout It would not matter if they did.
One brave police officer diffused a situation recently in Whitechapel, London, where it was claimed Christians could not preach there because it was a Muslim area. She argued correctly there were no Muslim areas and in Britain there was freedom of speech.
One brave police officer diffused a situation recently in Whitechapel, London, where it was claimed Christians could not preach there because it was a Muslim area. She argued correctly there were no Muslim areas and in Britain there was freedom of speech.
Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M
What is street peaching?
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CleverGirl · 26-30, F
It reduces customer visits to an area. It's bad for business.
CleverGirl · 26-30, F
@peterlee Should ability to deceive the public and betray mankind be a protected right?
peterlee · M
@CleverGirl My main issue is actually not this one. I lament the treatment of children in Gaza, and the lack of medical aid for the terminally ill there or those with psychological problems.
The right to protest in this country is severely curtailed.
The right to protest in this country is severely curtailed.
peterlee · M
There was considerable opposition to General Booth when he formed the Salvation Army, with his loud brass bands, preaching on street corners and in bars. It was considered far too noisy for polite Victorian Society. Of course, this only lead to increased numbers turning to Christ.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
I just looked at the article I think you are referring to. There has been no ban on street preaching. Colchester Council served a Community Protection Notice on one particular church following complaints about public nuisance. They are restricted from using an amplifier (a perfectly common and reasonable adjustment) and using certain language (more controversial). The rights or wrongs of this notice will be tested in a magistrate's court in a couple of weeks time.
peterlee · M
@SunshineGirl I know. The amplification I think should stop.
But the guy has the right to say people will burn in hell. It’s a very Calvinist position, common in some of the more contemporary modern churches. They signed me up on that route many years ago🤣
But the guy has the right to say people will burn in hell. It’s a very Calvinist position, common in some of the more contemporary modern churches. They signed me up on that route many years ago🤣
ArishMell · 70-79, M
Freedom of speech is indeed part of British culture, but where it is allegedly under threat we need know what is really threatened and why - what is leading to apparent bans onb street preaching, and preching of what by whom.
Freedom of speech, and the freedom simply to ignore "street preachers", is not freedom of inflammation or incitement, which might be the fear here.
Freedom of speech, and the freedom simply to ignore "street preachers", is not freedom of inflammation or incitement, which might be the fear here.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
So many town centres and public spaces have been privatised, that the local by-laws no longer apply in the places where people actually gather. It's never been allowed to preach in, for example, a shopping mall/centre in the UK as they are privately owned.