An open-air evangelist, Tony Miano was arrested in London for breaking a law instituted in the UK that supposedly prevents people groups from being offended by public speech that is likely to cause distress. In this case, that people group is homosexuals and Miano was simply asserting his faith in God and that the Bible condemns homosexuality, which it clearly does. Those that deny this Biblical truth are performing a magic trick gone bad.
So my question as a Christian is how can someone be arrested for simply stating the ever-so-clear doctrines of the Biblical text which everyone knows has been around for centuries and in a country that supposedly has "free speech" like the UK?
It's because history repeats itself and we're witnessing this in the intolerance of Christ's Truth just like at the start of the church. The further away from God any culture gets, the less tolerance for the TRUE Christian message even though that message is proclaimed in pure love and Christ-like honesty.
Even in extreme political conservative corners we're seeing the compromising of absolute morality and seeing more and more conservatives buckling and folding on issues of abortion, homosexual marriage, etc.
On the Bill O'Reilly show, he blasted the freedom of speech that allows Christians to proclaim God's Word of repentance ignorantly not understanding that this method of proclamation was the way The Christian message has been spread throughout the world. Furthermore, it's how America has known its blessings as provided by God even today!
But even more ignorant and arrogantly, he stated that Christ nor the early Christians did not preach repentance in public. In his research to write his book, "Killing Jesus", he obviously hop-scotched over the Bible, God's Word Itself. So how well researched can his work be?
I guess I won't be picking up that read anytime soon.
The Word of God is a stumbling block against all manner of sin, and light is an offense to darkness. Jesus said He came to give sight to the blind and to save that which is lost. And today that continues through His Word. If His Word isn't proclaimed, the rocks might start shouting!
Preach on!
