Albion 69
01-06-2008, 06:39 PM
Two Christians claim a police community support officer officer told them to stop leafleting in an area of east Birmingham where many Muslims live.
The Christian Institute has complained to West Midlands Police the men were told to leave Alum Rock Road.
The US Christians said they were advised they were committing a hate crime by trying to convert Muslims.
West Midlands Police has investigated the complaint and said the officer intervened to diffuse a row.
Arthur Cunningham and Joseph Abraham, a pastor at Grace Bible Fellowship Church, in Saltley, Birmingham, had been distributing leaflets in nearby Alum Rock on 19 February when the police support officer (PCSO) intervened.
Apology demanded
They claimed he warned them to leave the area, saying: "If you come back here and get beat up, well you have been warned."
Mr Cunningham and Mr Abraham then agreed to leave.
The men, backed by the Christian Institute, have complained to the force, saying their human rights were infringed.
BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | Christians 'told not to preach' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7430085.stm)
Not sure who was the more stupid , the Bible bashers trying to gain converts in a predominately Muslim neighbourhood or the PCSO for saying they could be committing a race hate crime (assuming he did) .
Overall yet another sad example of the fractured society we live in :(
The Christian Institute has complained to West Midlands Police the men were told to leave Alum Rock Road.
The US Christians said they were advised they were committing a hate crime by trying to convert Muslims.
West Midlands Police has investigated the complaint and said the officer intervened to diffuse a row.
Arthur Cunningham and Joseph Abraham, a pastor at Grace Bible Fellowship Church, in Saltley, Birmingham, had been distributing leaflets in nearby Alum Rock on 19 February when the police support officer (PCSO) intervened.
Apology demanded
They claimed he warned them to leave the area, saying: "If you come back here and get beat up, well you have been warned."
Mr Cunningham and Mr Abraham then agreed to leave.
The men, backed by the Christian Institute, have complained to the force, saying their human rights were infringed.
BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | Christians 'told not to preach' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7430085.stm)
Not sure who was the more stupid , the Bible bashers trying to gain converts in a predominately Muslim neighbourhood or the PCSO for saying they could be committing a race hate crime (assuming he did) .
Overall yet another sad example of the fractured society we live in :(