Category Archives: United Kingdom

A pastor and school caretaker in the UK has received death threats, abuse and was forced out of his job after warning Christians not to participate in highly-sexualised LGBTQ pride events. Keith Waters, pastor of New Connexions Free Church in Ely, told his followers in June that LGBTQ Pride events promote a message that is contrary to Christianity and harmful for children. Mr Waters’ tweet read: “A reminder that Christians should not support or attend LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’ events held in June. They promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to Christian faith and morals. They are especially…

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UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told Sky News that convicted terrorists should “not necessarily” serve their full prison terms. The comments come after two civilians were brutally murdered by convicted terrorist Usman Khan, who was released halfway through a 16-year prison sentence for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange. Speaking to Sophy Ridge of Sky News, Corbyn said, whether or not convicted terrorists should serve their full sentence depends on the circumstances of their imprisonment. Following the attack, Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to end early prison release for terrorists, proposing instead a 14-year mandatory sentence. “This system…

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Scottish Pastor, Richard Cameron, was suspended by church officials this week, until further notice, after “heckling” openly socialist, U.K. Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn, who has the potential of becoming the U.K’s next Prime Minister in the December election, was day two into his campaign trail in Glasgow, when according to The Scottish Sun, Cameron, a 60-year-old Church of Scotland minister, approached the Labour leader. Referring to Corbyn’s tartan scarf and his criticism of the United States actions against the late ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Cameron stated: I thought you’d be wearing an Islamic jihad scarf. Do you think…

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A former police officer is suing UK police after being accused of a ‘hate crime’ before having his “thoughts checked” by an officer claiming to represent the LGBTQ community. Humberside Police tracked former police officer, Harry Miller, to his place of work after acquiring several tweets suggesting ‘transgender women are not real women.’ Police told Miller that an anonymous person had reported him for hate speech, saying his workplace would not be a “safe place” for trans people. Despite being told that he had committed no crime, the officer told Miller, “I need to check your thinking.” After being subject…

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A 25-year-old lead actress in the UK has been fired from a stage production after being accused of posting “homophobic” remarks on Facebook five years ago. Seyi Omooba was sacked by a theatre company in Leicester after she was cast as the lead role in the stage version of The Color Purple. The sacking came after Hamilton actor Aaron Lee Lambert called out Ms Omooba on Twitter for “homophobic” comments she posted on Facebook back in September 2014. Lambert took offence to Ms Omooba being cast as Celie, a central character in the story because some like to view the character as being…

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Being a British Muslim is the most natural thing in the world because Mohammed had British values, according to the popular British newspaper, The Independent. In a non-satirical piece titled, The Prophet Mohammed had British values – so the only way to combat extremism is to teach more Islam in schools, Sajda Khan argues that if we want to stop people from joining Islamic terrorist groups like Isis, British children must be taught Islamic theology. “This is a golden opportunity to develop within our schools a curriculum based upon the biography of Prophet Muhammad, which clearly demonstrates and embed what…

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A disabled man has been arrested and carried away by four police officers for peacefully praying outside an abortion clinic in the UK. Christian Hacking, 29, was imprisoned for eight hours on August 8 after he was alleged to have failed to comply with a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) outside Marie Stopes abortion clinic in Ealing, west London. The clinic was the first in the UK to have an exclusion zone put in place, which prohibits prayer within 100 meters of the abortion facility. According to the PSPO: “[people must not engage] in any act of approval/disapproval or attempted…

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Parents have been campaigning against it for years, but finally, a council-backed website offering children graphic sex advice on sadomasochistic torture, porn, orgies and other degrading practices, has been pulled offline. Warwickshire County Council temporarily suspended their ‘Respect Yourself’ website which was set up back in 2012 to offer 13 to 25-year-olds information about all things sex-related. Visitors are no longer able to access the website which now states the content is currently “under review.” The decision to remove the site came after more than 700 parents signed a petition claiming the content normalises degrading and dangerous sadomasochistic practices inspired…

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Police in the UK are urging members of the public to report ‘hateful’ people, even if they haven’t committed an actual crime. In a short video published to social media last Saturday, Devon and Cornwall Police said it’s everyone’s responsibility to report anyone seen to be “hateful” even if their behaviour is not criminal. The minute-long animation is part of the ‘Zero Tolerance to Hate Crime’ campaign, which was launched with the help of “a representative group of different minority communities which expressed feelings of disharmony and unrest after the Brexit result…” The video shows several white men harassing and…

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The UK’s first Chick-fil-A outlet is set to close after LGBTQ activists announced plans to protest the restaurant for donating millions of dollars to Christian organisations. Activists from the LGBTQ organisation, Reading Pride, threatened to continue a campaign against the outlet until it was forced out, following news that the Chick-fil-A Foundation had donated millions of dollars to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Paul Anderson Youth Home and the Salvation Army. Chick-fil-A opened their first UK outlet at The Oracle shopping centre, in Reading on October 10, however, a spokeswoman for the centre has said the restaurant’s lease will…

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Judges in the UK have been instructed to issue harsher punishments for those found guilty of transgender or homophobic “hate crimes.” The new sentencing guidelines, issued by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales on Wednesday, says offenders found guilty of stirring up hatred should be sentenced to at least six months in prison, the Daily Mail reported this week. In a press release issued by the statutory body, Mr Justice Julian Goose, of the Council, said the guidelines were designed to ensure the courts have the structure needed to take a “consistent approach when sentencing public order offences.” “Public…

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A senior police officer in the UK warned the public on Wednesday that misgendering a person can be a “form of abuse.” Deputy Chief Constable Julie Cooke, from Cheshire Police, released the 30-second video on Twitter to mark International Pronouns Day. In the video, Ms Cooke warns: “Being misgendered can have a huge impact on somebody and their personal wellbeing. It also can be used as a form of abuse for somebody, and that just isn’t right. “Today is about raising awareness, getting people to have conversations, and understanding why it is so important to understand the pronouns that somebody…

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Unless you’ve been completely living off-grid for the past three years, you’ll know that the United Kingdom’s, 2016, Brexit referendum is yet to be officially ratified. The 2016 referendum saw the people of the United Kingdom vote in favour of leaving the European Union by 1,269,501 people. The final result ended with 51.9% (17.5 million) of those in the U.K voting to leave the E.U, while 48.1% (16.1 million) voted to remain [i]. The results uncovered a division between North and South. The majority in England and Wales chose to leave, while Northern Ireland and Scotland, still heralding a decent…

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Children as young as 13 will have access to free condoms and lube as part of an initiative launched by Public Health England in partnership with local councils. The C-Card scheme allows students to obtain a pass from their schools and libraries, granting youngsters access to “bundles of sex aids from hundreds of outlets across the UK” The Sun reported last month. According to the report, when children pick up their C-Card, they’re given a lesson in how to put on a condom on a dummy penis, along with an extensive list of shops where they can obtain free condoms…

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A UK doctor who was told by a judge that his Christian beliefs were “incompatible with human dignity” has responded to the ruling, calling it “beyond reason, logic, and science.” Dr David Mackereth lost his Employment Tribunal case last week after he was fired by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for refusing to identify his patients by anything other than their biological gender. The DWP’s case against the 56-year-old father of four claimed the doctor’s belief in Genesis 1:27 was not a belief protected by the Equality Act 2010 but was rather a ‘mere opinion.’ “In essence, I’m now being compelled…

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A former transgender male in the UK is setting up a charity to support ‘hundreds’ of young transgender people seeking help in returning to their biological sex. The organisation, The Detransition Advocacy Network, was founded by Charlie Evans, a 28-year-old biological female who lived as a transgender male for almost 10 years before de-transitioning. Evans told Sky News that since she decided to stop transitioning, she has been contacted by ‘hundreds’ of people who regret transitioning, some of whom have had full gender reassignment surgery. “I’m in communication with 19 and 20-year-olds who have had full gender reassignment surgery who…

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For the first time in English history, a judge has ruled that free citizens must engage in compelled speech. Dr David Mackereth lost his Employment Tribunal case this week after he was fired by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for refusing to identify his patients by anything other than their biological gender. The DWP’s case against the 56-year-old father of four claimed the doctor’s belief in Genesis 1:27 was not a belief protected by the Equality Act 2010 but was rather a ‘mere opinion.’ Astonishingly, the judge suggested Christians should be compelled by law to abandon their Christian…

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The Sun reported last week that UK Army chiefs will reconsider a ban on male soldiers wearing make-up after they were accused of double-standards for allowing make-up to be worn by female soldiers only. A leaked document showing guidelines on “equality, diversity and inclusion” for British soldiers in Canada said that for men “make-up is not to be worn”, however for women, make-up is permitted provided it’s “inconspicuous.” A British Army spokesperson told The Sun: “As an inclusive employer that recognises the diversity of its personnel, we are currently in the process of revising our guidance in this area to…

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The lead actress in a stage production has been fired after it was revealed she had quoted the Bible on Facebook five years earlier. Seyi Omooba was sacked by the theatre company in Leicester just days after she was cast as the lead role in the stage version of The Color Purple. The sacking came after Hamilton actor Aaron Lee Lambert shared a screenshot of the five-year-old “homophobic” comment Ms Omooba posted on Facebook. In September 2014, the 25-year-old actress posted to social media saying: “Some Christians have completely misconceived the issue of homosexuality. They have begun to twist the word of…

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A 53-year-old “devoted son” has been cleared of murder after throwing his 79-year-old mother off a 13-foot balcony to her death. Robert Knight was visiting his mother, June Knight, at Langley Lodge Care Home in Essex Westcliff when he carried her out a fire exit and threw her from a first-floor balcony, causing Mrs Knight ‘catastrophic’ brain injuries that resulted in her death. Following his arrest, Knight told authorities that he did not want to see his mother in pain after she had contracted a winter virus. A jury found that Knight had suffered from “loss of control” when he…

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