The UK is gone, man...
David McConnell, a Christian street preacher, was convicted of "harassment" in a British court of law in 2021 for saying that a transgender individual was really a "gentleman" and a "man in woman's clothing." At the time of the incident, McConnell was abused, assaulted, and had some of his belongings stolen by passersby before being arrested.
Now, as the preacher is appealing his conviction, a new report by the Daily Mail revealed that officials even reported the Christian man to the UK's "Prevent" counter-terrorism program over his views.
Yep, he was reported as a terrorist for saying men are men and women are women. This is real life.
According to McConnell's probation officer, the preacher was "viewed to be persistently and illegally espousing an extreme point of view," so the government official "routinely liaised with my colleagues in the Joint Counter Terrorism Team."
Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, had something to say about the whole thing:
"This case represents a disturbing trend in our society which is seeing members of the public and professionals being prosecuted and reported as potential terrorists for refusing to celebrate and approve LGBTQ ideology. The Bible teaches clearly that we are born male and female; this belief and the freedom to express it in public without fear of being arrested or reported as a terrorist to Prevent must be protected."
Although disturbing, this seems to be the new Orwellian normal for British law enforcement.
Britain's court system was forced to clear two pro-life Christians of wrongdoing last month after police arrested them for engaging in silent prayer near an abortion facility due to the fact that law enforcement was unable to provide sufficient evidence they were doing anything wrong. However, one of those cleared by the court, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, has since reportedly been arrested again by police for silent prayer outside a facility.
Biblical Christianity is increasingly becoming criminalized in the UK. Imagine what it's going to be like 5, 10, or 20 years from now.
