Posted on 09/25/2011 5:13:33 PM PDT by massmike
Police in Lancashire have told the owner of a Christian café to stop displaying Bible texts on a video screen, because it breaches public order laws.
Officers attended the Salt & Light Coffee House on Layton Road, Blackpool, on Monday 19 September, following a complaint about “insulting” and “homophobic” material.
The café’s owner, Mr Jamie Murray, says the officers did not specify which Bible texts had caused the offence.
He says the officers told him that displaying offensive or insulting words is a breach of Section 5 of the Public Order Act, and told him to stop displaying the Bible.
The Bible texts are displayed on a TV screen at the back of the café. Mr Murray uses a set of DVDs called the Watchword Bible.
The DVDs cycle through the whole of the New Testament verse by verse, with the words appearing on the screen. Mr Murray mutes the audio.
He told the police officers he would agree to stop displaying the Bible verses while he sought legal advice. After speaking with a lawyer, he is once again displaying the material.
In 2005 the same force, Lancashire Constabulary, paid out £10,000 compensation to Joe and Helen Roberts, an elderly Christian couple who had been investigated by the police for telling their council that they didn’t agree with homosexuality.
“After that controversy they promised to review their procedures to stop this kind of nonsense. They broke that promise on Monday when their officers marched into the Christian café. The police may now be facing another costly legal action.
“It ought to go without saying that reading the Bible out loud in a public place, or displaying Bible texts in a Christian café, is not of itself a criminal offence. I am alarmed that I even have to point that out.
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Okay, are the French alone in trying to crack down on some Islamic practices? Because honestly, the most I have heard recently was a request from a few British guys to change the Imams, which I wonder if anything happened...
No one left in the UK to lead a revolution?
Besides Muslims, you mean? They have plenty of those...
- “Homos apparently have no problem with being murdered as long as its not a Christian doing it! “
It’s my belief that this is a manifestation of the literally suicidal self-loathing homosexuals feel. Though they sashay about “proudly” they also have an... well I guess I shouldn’t say “alarming”... pronounced tendency to drink themselves to death, escape reality with intravenous drugs, eat themselves obese, etc. And completely setting aside the perversities inherent in being homosexual, they are involved in plenty of supplementary practices which put themselves at great risk regardless of the male/female issue. I’m sure any EMT could expand on those for you.
In the same way, though a Sharia state would inevitably lead to their own destruction, they cheer for it whole-heartedly, knowing deep down inside that it will bring about the self-destruction they crave.
Muslims don’t need a revolution. It is being handed to them.
Coming soon to a local community near you. The time has come when the Christian must stand and declare I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.For a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is -he cannot be a Christian anywhere. (As Henry Ward Beecher said - see Americas God and County p.42 n.33)The world certainly will not respect a Christian who lacks the convictions of his faith . And Jesus said “If you are ashamed of Me here ,on Earth, I will be ashamed of You before My Father ,in Heaven.
Simply stated, England is lost. It will never be the proud nation it once was and you ask, “Why?” Guess you don’t know much about the liberals and mussies, do you? (Not that I know so much but can read the writings on the wall).
Exactly. If it were from the Koran, none of them would say a word.
I agree England appears “lost” but the judgement belongs to the God once worshipped in all those empty churches. God can and still does the Miracle His promises remain true. And England is not yet so far “lost” it cannot be redeemed . But the liberals and the Mahotmadans do have the upper hand on earth ,at the moment God alone has the power to build a nation —or to remove it. And many a war/ or battle has been lost when one attempted calculate the human response.
And is the basis for a very powerful factionalism ... well-organized and financed. It factionalizes the workplace, corporations, government offices, etc.
It factionalizes households,families, friendships .... If your wife or other family member or friend starts to fall into “Their” social orbit ....it’s not a good sign for continued loyalties and identification.
“homosexual agenda ping”
Just using the tools that the Righteous Right handed to them. When the RR was willing to use government to infringe on private property owners’ rights to cater to smokers, they gave them the tools to advance the homosexual infringement on their private property rights.
BTW, I am not stating that the RR is all Christians, but there was plenty of the RR celebrating smoking bans right here on FR. Enjoy the fruits.....
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