11-29-2022, 10:07 AM
Cult-Owned Crown Prosecution Service Says it is ‘No Longer Appropriate’ to Quote Some Passages From the Bible in Public
A statement by the U.K.’s main prosecution service says it is “no longer appropriate” to read parts of the Bible aloud in public. Christian groups have called the statement “ill-judged” and “concerning”. The Belfast Newsletter has more.
The story all stems from a confrontation between a man called John Dunn, a soldier-turned-evangelist, and two lesbians. It took place on the streets of Swindon two years ago. Mr. Dunn was charged with using “threatening or abusive words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby”.
While pressing their case against him though, the CPS said the following in writing to the court: “Whether a statement of Christian belief or not, the court is being asked to consider whether the language has the potential to cause harassment, alarm or distress. “This document is not the forum for religious debate, but the bible contains other material recognising slavery (Exodus 21:7), the death sentence (Exodus 35:2 and Leviticus 24:16) and cannibalism (Deuteronomy 28:27).
Read more: Cult-Owned Crown Prosecution Service Says it is ‘No Longer Appropriate’ to Quote Some Passages From the Bible in Public
A statement by the U.K.’s main prosecution service says it is “no longer appropriate” to read parts of the Bible aloud in public. Christian groups have called the statement “ill-judged” and “concerning”. The Belfast Newsletter has more.
The story all stems from a confrontation between a man called John Dunn, a soldier-turned-evangelist, and two lesbians. It took place on the streets of Swindon two years ago. Mr. Dunn was charged with using “threatening or abusive words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby”.
While pressing their case against him though, the CPS said the following in writing to the court: “Whether a statement of Christian belief or not, the court is being asked to consider whether the language has the potential to cause harassment, alarm or distress. “This document is not the forum for religious debate, but the bible contains other material recognising slavery (Exodus 21:7), the death sentence (Exodus 35:2 and Leviticus 24:16) and cannibalism (Deuteronomy 28:27).
Read more: Cult-Owned Crown Prosecution Service Says it is ‘No Longer Appropriate’ to Quote Some Passages From the Bible in Public