In my earlier blog post, I told the story of Dale McAlpine, the Christian preacher in Britain that was arrested for saying that homosexual behavior was a sin.  Now a video has been posted showing his arrest.  The video is amazing in several respects.

First, I counted at least 4 of Britain’s finest there to arrest Mr. McAlpine.  Apparently, Mr. McAlpine’s statement regarding what the Bible says about homosexual behavior was deemed so dangerous that it took at least 4 police officers to arrest him – even though all throughout the video one can clearly see how peacefully Mr. McAlpine acted.

The first police officer to speak to Mr. McAlpine on the video asked him, “what have you been saying, sir, homphobic wise.”  Mr. McAlpine rightly pointed out that he was not saying anything homophobic and that he wasn’t even preaching out loud regarding what the Bible says about homosexual behavior, instead saying that the only time he mentioned it was in a private conversation with one man.  The police then tell him it is against the law and he  was placed under arrest for violating section 5 of the Public Order Act.

It is truly astounding that a person can be arrested in Britain for peacefully stating what the Bible says about homosexual behavior in a private conversation on the street.

Mr. McAlpine did everything right.  He was peacefully sharing his faith and did not shrink away from what the Bible says even about controversial subjects.  For that he was arrested.

Thankfully, our friends at the Christian Institute are reporting that the criminal charges have been dropped against Mr. McAlpine for a lack of evidence.  Christian Institute spokesman Simon Calvert stated, “Cumbria police can’t just walk away from this. They have arrested and charged an innocent man for no other reason than he peacefully expressed his religious beliefs. And it has happened in other parts of the country too. So there is clearly a problem with the system and it has to be put right.”

After viewing the video – I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Calvert.

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