Preacher wins damages for giving views on gay people
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http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/01/preacher-is-locked-up-for-giving-views-on-gay-people-4684815/
I feel that if he took this to court he may have received a lot more money than this.
A Christian preacher has won £13,000 damages after police locked him up for 19 hours for quoting the Bible’s view on homosexuality to two gay teenagers.
John Craven said he was denied food, water and medication for his arthritis for 15 hours after his arrest for quoting Revelations 21:8 to the pair, who had asked what his stance on gay people was.
I feel that if he took this to court he may have received a lot more money than this.
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hopefully the money was because he was locked up without water, food and medication
not as a reward for being a repulsive homophobe
It was
Presumably the teenagers who asked him were the ones who reported him to the police?
I expect so. Its more than a bit daft to lock people up for answering a question.
Basically, yes.
Two gay men went up to him and asked his opinion of gay people. He gave an answer on the lines of 'hate the sin, love the sinner'. They then went and told the police on him...
It's behaviour like this that doesn't do young gay people any favours whatsoever. Morons.
No he didn't, it says he quoted Revelation 21:8 to them, which says
"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
hardly, 'hate the sin, love the sinner'
And the 2 young men then kissed, and simulated acts of homosexual sex in the street in front of him. Charming couple.
Homosexual sex? You mean anal? Not just the gays that do that. I think you mean "simulated sexual acts in the street"
I'm not homophobic at all, but in any case, at least i'm not racist to people in the street.
Who was racist?
Hair splitting, but yes. Coarse, uncouth, disgusting in fact. And I would say the same whoever was doing it. That sort of behaviour is not helpful in gaining acceptance by people who are disposed to be friendly, let alone those already set against you.
Anyway those two kids should have been locked up too, trouble makers.
Well it's not really hair splitting when you are singling something out as an act that only one group of people do. Maybe it won't gain acceptance but at the same time I have a feeling his view was not likely to change anyway
I wasn't referring to the preacher or anyone in the article.
Oh ok. It was just an odd comment as it implied there was racism. I wouldn't expect anyone to be racist in the street either.
No, it says that his claim was for false imprisonment, false arrest and breach of human rights.