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This week we’re talking about a street preacher in the U.K. who was charged with violating the Public Order Act by citing a Bible passage about homosexuality. The prosecutor claimed that such passages are “no longer appropriate in modern society.” Unfortunately, he’s not the only one who believes this. There are even religious people who would shy away from certain passages in the Bible. We’re going to consider some points about this today.
STORY – UK Prosecutor Called Bible Passage “No Longer Appropriate in Modern Society”
“A Christian street preacher faced charges of violating the Public Order Act by engaging in ‘threatening,’ ‘abusive,’ and ‘insulting’ speech in telling a lesbian couple that homosexuals will not ‘inherit the kingdom of heaven,’ citing the Bible. In defending the case against him, a prosecutor wrote that ‘there are references in the bible [sic] which are simply no longer appropriate in modern society and which would be offensive if stated in public’ (emphasis original).
The court dismissed the case against the preacher, John Dunn, because the lesbian couple declined to testify, but a prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service, the office of England’s government prosecutors, claimed before the trial that some Bible passages are ‘no longer appropriate in modern society.’” (The Daily Signal)
Related material:
- The Growing Acceptance of Homosexuality
- Social Issues (Part 2): Homosexuality
- Is the Bible Still Relevant Today? (11.17.22) – podcast
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