Posted: 05/02/2010 at 8:36am
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Dale Mcalpine (left) told gay police officer Sam Adams (right) he believed homosexuality goes against the word of God. | Street Preacher Thrown in Jail After Saying the "H" Word
The London Mail
WORKINGTON, UK - Dale Mcalpine was handing out leaflets to shoppers when he told a passer-by and a gay police community support officer that, as a Christian, he believed homosexuality was one of a number of sins that go against the word of God.
Mr Mcalpine said that he did not repeat his remarks on homosexuality when he preached from the top of a stepladder after his leafleting.
But he has been told that police officers are alleging they heard him making his remarks to a member of the public in a loud voice that could be overheard by others.
He said he was not homophobic and has gay friends, but he feels compelled by his faith to urge people to abandon all types of sins so they can seek salvation.
‘If you are preaching hate and calling on people to harm others, it is right that is against the law,’ he said. ‘But I would never do that. If we have a free society, I should be allowed to preach the Gospel as generations have before me.’
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Edited by News Editor on 05/02/2010 at 8:39am
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