An elderly pastor, 71 was arrested by police and accused of homophobic statements after he preached from the book of Genesis in the Bible, saying God created only two genders and wanted families to be headed by a father and a mother.
His preaching was against homosexuality and how God it deviates from God s original plan for creating the world and humans. Dailymail.co.uk reported police as saying that they had received complaints the man had been making allegedly homophobic comments . They arrested him without charge under the Public Order Act, which can be used against someone for using abusive or insulting words that cause harm to someone else. Explaining what necessitated the arrest of the preacher, Met Police spokesman said: “At 1.35pm on Friday, April 23, officers on patrol were flagged down by a member of the public who made them aware of a man allegedly making homophobic comments close to Uxbridge Underground Station.
A Christian pastor who was arrested after he preached from the Bible said yesterday he had been treated shamefully .
John Sherwood, 71, was led away in handcuffs, questioned in a police station and held overnight after being accused of making homophobic comments outside Uxbridge Station in west London.
The grandfather claimed he was left bruised after police pulled him from a mini-stepladder he was using and cuffed his hands behind his back.
Police said they had received complaints the man had been making allegedly homophobic comments and arrested him under the Public Order Act, which can be used under the vague proviso that someone is using abusive or insulting words that cause harm to someone else. He was later released without charge.
Pakistani Mob Forces Christian Families To Flee Over a Facebook PostBy Shaheryar Gill16103830652261610383065226
Violence over a Christian Facebook post forced hundreds of Pakistani Christians to flee the neighborhood of Charrar, Lahore, fearing retribution and the destruction of their homes. Pastor Raja Waris, who had shared the post, was arrested and taken into custody after violent mobs threatened arson to the Christian community in Charrar. This incident is a symptom of a long history of violence that has taken place against Christians and other minorities in Pakistan. The United States Department of State has listed Pakistan as a country of particular concern for persecution of religious minorities.