Note the statement of Judge Anthony Leonard QC: “The appellant must have realised he was speaking directly to someone of the Muslim faith and who had already said to the appellant he cannot say that.” All right. So Oluwole Ilesanmi said something offensive to Mr. Mohammod. According to Leonard, Ilesanmi should have stopped, because Mohammod […]
UK: Christian arrested for “racism” and “Islamophobia” for preaching to Muslims wins $2786 for wrongful arrest
How much has Britain deteriorated as a free society? This much: a Christian preacher from Nigeria, Oluwole Ilesanmi, discovered several months ago in London that preaching Christianity in public was “racist” and “Islamophobic,” because it offended Muslims. And London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan defended the arrest of Ilesanmi, saying that “there are limitations” on the […]
Robert Spencer: Freedom of Speech Dead in UK as London’s Muslim Mayor Defends Arrest of Christian Preacher
Britain continues to race toward its own ruin. My latest in the Geller Report: How much has Britain deteriorated as a free society? This much: a Christian preacher from Nigeria, Oluwole Ilesanmi, recently discovered that preaching Christianity in public is illegal in London, because it offends Muslims. And London’s Muslim mayor has defended the […]
London’s Muslim mayor defends arrest of Christian preacher: “There’s not an unlimited right to free speech”
“There’s not an unlimited right to freedom of expression or free speech. There are limitations and there’s a balance that needs to be done.” If there are any limits to the freedom of speech other than prohibitions on open calls for violence and criminal activity, then there is no freedom of speech at all. And […]