UK: Christian Wins Case for Wrongful Arrest Caused by Sodomites Asking Him to Read the Bible

Daily Stormer
April 2, 2014

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John Craven showed much patience and restraint while being taunted by the sodomites, who were simulating anal sex in front of him. He then read from the Bible at their request and they had him arrested for it.

Things truly are back-to-front and upside-down in the Jewnited Kingdom. Lewd acts in public are now protected by law yet reading the Bible in public has been outlawed. We spent 500 years fighting for the right to read the Bible and now they are trying to ban it again?

Luckily this preacher was supported by a charity funding cases like his, where people are arrested for reading the Bible.

From the BBC:

A Christian street preacher who was held by police without food or water for 15 hours after he was arrested over comments he made to two gay teenagers has been given £13,000 in compensation.

John Craven was held in Manchester after two boys claimed they were offended by his views on homosexuality.

The 57-year-old said the experience in September 2011 had been “distressing”.

Greater Manchester Police agreed to compensate Mr Craven after he alleged a breach of his human rights.

Mr Craven, who has regularly preached in Manchester city centre for seven years, was approached by the boys while he was preaching about salvation.

He said the teenagers asked him what he thought of gays, which he had answered by quoting from the Bible’s teachings on the subject, before adding that “whilst God hates sin, He loves the sinner”.

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John regularly reads from his Bible in Market Street, Manchester.

He said the pair then began to kiss in front of him and act out sexual acts.

The boys then reported Mr Craven to a nearby mounted police constable, who placed him under arrest for “public order offences”.

He was taken to a city centre police station and held for 19 hours while an investigation took place.

He said that within this time, he was denied food, water and his medication for rheumatoid arthritis for 15 hours.

He added that he was eventually given a bowl of cereal and a microwave meal after a friend complained about his treatment.

He said he had “never intended to cause anyone harassment, alarm or distress – in fact, quite the opposite”.

“The actions of the police have left me feeling nervous and anxious [and] I found the whole episode extremely distressing,” he said.

Mr Craven brought legal action against the force alleging wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and a breach of his human rights.

His case was supported by The Christian Institute, a charity that promotes the Christian faith.

Director Colin Hart said: “Nobody should face 19 hours in custody for simply answering a question about their beliefs.

“The disgraceful way in which Mr Craven was treated fell well below what the public deserve.

“In terms of the infringement of religious liberty, it was one of the worst cases we have ever dealt with.”

Greater Manchester Police agreed to pay a total of £50,000 in costs and compensation in an out-of-court settlement.

Supt Alan Greene said the force could not “go into detail about the circumstances, [but] we can acknowledge that we did make mistakes and, in particular, kept the claimant in custody for too long”.

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The Police admitted that they should not have kept him in the cells for 19 hours, but did not apologise for arresting him for reading from the Bible, which they themselves take an oath upon.