Interesting

What can get one arrested in the UK:

Mr McAlpine was handing out leaflets explaining the Ten Commandments or offering a “ticket to heaven” with a church colleague on April 20, when a woman came up and engaged him in a debate about his faith.

During the exchange, he says he quietly listed homosexuality among a number of sins referred to in 1 Corinthians, including blasphemy, fornication, adultery and drunkenness.

After the woman walked away, she was approached by a PCSO who spoke with her briefly and then walked over to Mr McAlpine and told him a complaint had been made, and that he could be arrested for using racist or homophobic language.

He claims that the PCSO then said he was homosexual and identified himself as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender liaison officer for Cumbria police. Mr McAlpine replied: “It’s still a sin.”

One can question the effectiveness of most streetside gospel preaching, but from the tone of the article, one thing is clear: Mr McAlpine was not making a scene, but rather responding to a passerby who chose to engage him. That a 'gay liaison officer' (what the...??) can use that exercise of free exchange of beliefs to send the preacher off to jail should chill the heart of anyone who believes in free speech.

This last part of the story reaffirmed yet again the relevancy of the Bible to today:

At the station, he was told to empty his pockets and his mobile telephone, belt and shoes were confiscated. Police took fingerprints, a palm print, a retina scan and a DNA swab. He was later interviewed, charged under Sections 5 (1) and (6) of the Public Order Act and released on bail on the condition that he did not preach in public.