10 May 2021
A Christian chaplain at Trent College was fired and reported to the British government’s anti-terrorism programme for delivering a sermon in which he told pupils that it is acceptable to question and disagree with far-left LGBT ideology being taught at the school.
Trent College, which claims to have a “Christian ethos”, invited the educational charity Educate and Celebrate to their campus in 2018, in order to make their school more LGBT-friendly.
Educate and Celebrate declared that their mission was to “embed gender, gender identity and sexual orientation into the fabric of your school”.
The head of the charity, Dr Elly Barnes, has openly stated that the purpose of Educate and Celebrate is to “completely smash heteronormativity, that’s what we want to do.”
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05-06-2021
Two preachers from the Beijing-based Zion Church were taken from their homes by Chinese authorities and put in detention on April 28.
International Christian Concern (ICC), a persecution watchdog, reports local police removed preacher Qie Jiafu from his home in Changping district late that night to interrogate him. Despite multiple phone calls to the Shahe Police Station, Zion Church members were unable to learn an official motive or explanation for Qie s detention.
The preacher s wife received a telephone call from police in the early morning hours of April 30, informing her that Qie was placed under a 10-day administrative detention for violating Art.54 of the Regulations on Administrative Penalties for Public Security. He was also fined 500 Yuan or $77 in U.S. currency.
U.K. Pastor Arrested After Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Comments Back on Stump With Politician s Support
On 5/5/21 at 3:25 PM EDT
The U.K. pastor arrested last month under Britain s Public Order Act for allegedly homophobic comments he made during a sermon on marriage is back on the stump preaching the Gospel to those who will listen.
He also has the backing of Heritage Party leader and London Assembly member David Kurten, who on Wednesday gave a short speech outside Uxbridge Station, where John Sherwood was arrested, about the freedom to preach in public, in support of the 71-year old pastor. Kurten, who is socially conservative, is a mayoral candidate in London.
A 71-year-old pastor of a north London church was arrested on April 23 under the city s Public Order Act for allegedly making "homophobic comments" during a public sermon, video shows.