Labour council withdraws injunction seeking to ban Christian street preachers

Christians stand up and take down a proposed ban on street preaching in the U.K.

In a testament to the power of political involvement, local churches and pastors spoke boldly against a plan that would have made publicly sharing the Gospel illegal — and the government relented. A local council in the U.K. sought an injunction that would have banned public prayer and street preaching, but following a meeting with local religious leaders, the council has now withdrawn the request. In response to complaints about street preacher…

Local Council in England Bows to Backlash and Withdraws Proposed Ban on Street Preaching

The leader of a faith group says he is ‘relieved that our discussions with the council have proved constructive.’

Christian Street Preachers See Victory as UK Labour Council Revokes Injunction

A Labour-led council in the UK has decided to withdraw its plan to seek an injunction that would have restricted Christian street preachers in the towns of Farnborough and Aldershot, Hampshire. The reversal came after significant opposition from local faith leaders, Conservative councilors, and members of the Christian community. In March, the council had applied for a court order aimed at banning certain religious activities in town centers.

Labour-Led Council Drops Plan to Criminalise Public Christianity · Caldron Pool

A Labour-controlled local council has reversed course on a proposed legal injunction that would criminalise basic expressions of Christian faith in public spaces. Rushmoor Borough Council, based in Hampshire, has announced it will pause its application for an injunction that sought to prohibit Christian street preaching, public prayer, and the distribution of religious literature in the town centres of Farnborough and Aldershot. The decision fol…

Labour council withdraws injunction seeking to ban Christian street preachers

A Labour-run council in the U.K. has withdrawn its attempt to impose an injunction banning Christian street preachers in two Hampshire towns. Rushmoor Borough Council reversed its legal action after sustained opposition from local faith leaders and Conservative councilors. #LabourCouncil #StreetPreachers #Prayer

Anti-Christian Proposal Withdrawn

A UK local council's proposal aimed to ban Christian street preachers from praying publicly. In other cities, Christians have been harassed for years on the basis of council orders.