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British vicar suffers de-banking for politely disagreeing with his bank's pride push
Hot Air ^ | July 02, 2023 | JAMES BEAL FROM THE TIMES U.K

Posted on 07/02/2023 8:07:50 AM PDT by george76

An Anglican church leader has accused the Yorkshire Building Society of bullying after it announced that it was closing his account within 14 days when he protested against it allegedly pushing transgender “ideology”.

The Rev Richard Fothergill, who has been with the building society for 17 years, wrote to them online in June, after he was invited to give general feedback.

He insists his message was a polite rebuttal of transgender ideology, which he claims the institution has been actively promoting during Pride month. He received a letter four days later saying that his internet savings account would be closed.

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) told him in the note, seen by The Times, that it had a “zero tolerance approach to discrimination” and that their relationship had “irrevocably broken down”.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 1984; bank; bankaccounts; banks; groomer; groomers; homosexualagenda; transgender; transgenders

1 posted on 07/02/2023 8:07:50 AM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Don’t worry, it comes here, once the Leftists get the power they need (which means winning enough elections to take over or pack the courts).

(but I know, you’re sitting out the next election and letting the Democrat win because your Senator is a RINO - need to ‘stick it to the GOP’, right?)


2 posted on 07/02/2023 8:12:01 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: george76
1st-Transfer all of your money and business dealings.

2nd-Tell them why.

3 posted on 07/02/2023 8:13:53 AM PDT by G Larry (It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
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To: george76; BobL; G Larry

The pendulum’s swinging back hard on sexual weirdo bullies... talk about overplaying their hands.

This one’s for the record books..

Victims to bullies in two generations... to victims again soon.


4 posted on 07/02/2023 8:23:07 AM PDT by GOPJ (BUD LIGHT - QUEER BEER - - - NOT WELCOME AT ANY 4TH OF JULY GATHERING.)
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To: george76

Remember, we must “preserve democracy” in NATO


5 posted on 07/02/2023 8:25:40 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: george76

Just a warmup to the 666 buying and selling restrictions.


6 posted on 07/02/2023 8:26:35 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . . ")
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To: aimhigh

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister - Chrystia Freeland said that the government could use the Emergencies Act to immediately freeze or suspend bank accounts without a court order. .. including personal bank accounts and cyptocurrency transactions ..

Convoy organizers had their capital disrupted when crowdfunding platform GoFundMe booted them / tried to steal their money..

The peaceful protestors then switched to Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trudeau-invokes-emergency-powers-against-truckers-will-freeze-bank-accounts/


7 posted on 07/02/2023 8:39:41 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

“Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) told him in the note, seen by The Times, that it had a “zero tolerance approach to discrimination”

Uh huh. Yeah, sure.


8 posted on 07/02/2023 8:47:14 AM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: BobL

We have put the GOP RINOs in power many times and they did nothing to fight ever. If we voted in RINOs again would they fight now? Nope. The pricks were in on the coup and only idiotic clowns will keep voting for squishy GOPe pukes.


9 posted on 07/02/2023 8:48:03 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

“We have put the GOP RINOs in power many times and they did nothing to fight ever. If we voted in RINOs again would they fight now? Nope.”

Keep in mind the Supreme Court decisions last week, EVERY ONE OF THEM that went our way, would have gone to the Democrats, had the RINOs not supported Trump’s picks and not opposed packing the courts.

So, if you think you can get by without any bank accounts or credit cards, feel free to “Teach the GOP a lesson”.

Personally, I’m at a loss to figure out how to survive in this country without banking access...but maybe you have some secret way? If so, more power to you!


10 posted on 07/02/2023 8:54:27 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: george76
Same thing has happened to Nigel Farrage. His bank 'kicked him out' and no other bank will give him an account.

This is the new way the Left will "de-person" their enemies. Try paying your bills without a bank account. Many entities no longer accept cash.

11 posted on 07/02/2023 9:01:16 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: lowbridge

The establishment is trying to force Nigel Farage out of the UK by closing his bank accounts.

https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1674357026921623552


12 posted on 07/02/2023 9:02:22 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Banks (and credit card companies) should not be allowed to “debank” anyone unless they are using their bank accounts in some illegal activity. Debanking because of political views is nothing more than a totalitarian tactic.

Banks aren’t that different from public utilities in that entry to the industry is restricted, and they should not be allowed to refuse service because of political views.


13 posted on 07/02/2023 9:05:43 AM PDT by Will88 ((The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.))
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To: BobL

Cheney, McCain, Romney, Graham, both Bushes, etc. Every one of them a leftist crypto Democrat. To hell with them.


14 posted on 07/02/2023 9:54:06 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

“Cheney, McCain, Romney, Graham, both Bushes, etc. Every one of them a leftist crypto Democrat. To hell with them.”

They got me a Supreme Court, so now what’s your point? I figure the following:

1. You are SERIOUSLY MISINFORMED as to what the Democrats have in mind, even if it is continuously posted here.

2. You are TROLL, with the assignment being to suppress November voter turnout, by implying that “there’s no difference between the parties”.

I’d love to think the first, as that would mean good intentions, but I cannot help but think the second, as you’ve been plenty long enough to understand Democrats.


15 posted on 07/02/2023 10:24:32 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: BobL

Knock it off with your troll conspiracies. I will vote against every GOPe snake in the primaries and will mostly vote for the Repuklican if they survive their primary. Here in Wyoming I helped take out your darling Cheney :)


16 posted on 07/02/2023 10:34:09 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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To: george76

Banks never did political enforcement before. Suddenly it’s what they do.


17 posted on 07/02/2023 10:41:58 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: wildcard_redneck

“Knock it off with your troll conspiracies. I will vote against every GOPe snake in the primaries and will mostly vote for the Repuklican if they survive their primary.”

Ok, I give you pass on voting against Cheney, that bitch had to go. The Senate was CRITICAL to Trump, and you seem to understand that...good!


18 posted on 07/02/2023 10:45:35 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: george76

Why are we allied with a budding Brit dictatorship in a war against Russia?


19 posted on 07/02/2023 11:28:59 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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