From an article in Christian Today.
One aspect of British life we all fight to protect is Freedom to choose our own Faith. Why did he ask the question when he clearly knows the answer will be "No, never"?
Just as he is concerned (in a faux manner, perhaps) with freedom to be a Christian, in public, we would suggest he should be more concerned with the suggestion that following another Faith entirely is the one freedom possibly at risk in Britain.
The anti Islam rhetoric espoused by some aspects of the media - as well as 100s, perhaps many more, Social Media accounts by Ukip supporters - suggest that Christian practices are protected, but Muslim customs are increasingly under threat.
"A UKIP peer has been heavily criticised for asking if it will be illegal to read the Bible out loud in public."Well, he's not an idiot - but he is a fool.
"Lord Pearson of Rannoch, former leader of the UK Independence Party, submitted a question in the House of Lords asking if Christians are at risk of committing a hate-crime against Muslims by "preaching the divinity of Christ or by reading aloud sections of the Bible in public"."
"The peer praised Cameron as "brave" for saying Jesus was the only son of God, because "this will not have gone down all that well with the Islamists."
One aspect of British life we all fight to protect is Freedom to choose our own Faith. Why did he ask the question when he clearly knows the answer will be "No, never"?
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| Lord Pearson, former Ukip Leader |
The anti Islam rhetoric espoused by some aspects of the media - as well as 100s, perhaps many more, Social Media accounts by Ukip supporters - suggest that Christian practices are protected, but Muslim customs are increasingly under threat.
