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Persecution
what use is a politician’s promise to a
sick child lying in a government bed
Thank you Moriel supporters. Because
of your support, through Jesus,
we can be the voice and the practical
hands for these children wherever we
find them. The tragedy is (and something
I believe God will judge), if all those
who claim to be Christian in this land,
just did a LITTLE something, then the
tragedy we are facing could be averted.”
Dear family does that not break your
heart, it surely does mine.
Sad Loss
Just as I was preparing to leave for NZ
the news came through that our dear friend
Terry O’Brien had gone to be with the Lord
(2nd May). Terry had been ill for quite a
long time and had gone to his final reward.
He has been a great friend to me and my
son Peter. He was a man I respected, and
he was a man of immense integrity. He and
my Ross (when meeting each other for the
first time) became immediate friends and
spent many long hours righting the wrongs
of the world, discussing government, airplanes
(for which they had a great passion),
flight, and so much more. I have 27
years of lovely memories of times shared.
While he is at peace now, Terry will
be greatly missed by his family and
huge circle of friends. Our most loving
thoughts and prayers are with Maureen,
Frank, Chrissy, Daniel, Cody and Sharnie.
Well, my dears, it is time to draw this to
a close. I am so looking forward to seeing
so many of you at the conference (the rest I
will have to wait to see in the air or Heaven).
God Bless you
In Christ,
Marg
Cartoon of the QUARTER !
Steve Doughty/Andy Dolan
You can’t preach the Bible here,
(What a community policeman told two Christians)
By Steve Doughty and Andy Dolan/June 2, 2008
Two Christian preachers were stopped from handing out Bible extracts by police because
they were in a Muslim area, it was claimed yesterday. They say they were told by
a Muslim police community support officer that they could not preach there and that attempting
to convert Muslims to Christianity was a hate crime. The community officer is
also said to have told the two men: ‘You have been warned. If you come back here and
get beat up, well, you have been warned.’ A police constable who was present during the
incident in the Alum Rock area of Birmingham is also alleged to have told the preachers
not to return to the district. It comes amid growing concern over the development of
Islamic ‘no-go areas’.
The preachers, Americans Arthur Cunningham and Joseph Abraham, are demanding
an apology and compensation from West Midlands Police. They say their treatment breaks
the Human Rights Act, which guarantees freedom of religious expression. The preachers,
who have the backing of the Christian Institute pressure group, say they will take the force
to court for breaching their human rights if they don’t receive an apology. They have accused
the officer, PCSO Naeem Naguthney, of behaving in an ‘aggressive and threatening’
manner. A complaint by their lawyers said he interrupted as they spoke to Muslim youths
about their beliefs.
Mr Abraham, 65, who was born a Muslim in Egypt and is a convert to Christianity,
said: ‘He told us we were trying to convert Muslims to Christianity and that that was a hate
crime. ‘He was very intimidating and it concerns me that somebody holding his views can
become a police officer, albeit at PCSO level.’
Mr Cunningham, 48, a fellow American Baptist missionary, said: ‘He realised we
were Americans and then started ranting at us about George Bush and American foreign
policy. ‘He said we were in a Muslim area and were not allowed to spread our Christian
message. He said he was going to take us to the police station.’
Mr Cunningham added: ‘I am dumfounded that the police seem so nonchalant. They
seem content not to make it clear that what we were doing was perfectly legal. This is a
free country and to suggest we were guilty of a hate crime for spreading God’s word is
outrageous.’
According to a complaint by the men’s lawyers, Mr Naguthney summoned two other
officers in support, one of whom, a full constable, is said to have told the men not to return
to the area.
Mr Naguthney, 30, was recruited as a community support officer last year after being
unemployed for eight months. Earlier this year, he had a prominent role at a conference to
launch the West Midlands branch of the National Association of Muslim Police. He gave
a reading from the Koran before the audience heard a recorded contribution from Gordon
Brown, a speech from Home Office Minister Tony McNulty, and contributions from several
chief constables. Mr Naguthney declined to discuss the row. His brother, Nadeem,
said: ‘Naeem is a community man, that is why he joined the police.’
The Alum Rock area was at the heart of a terrorism inquiry last year, which ended with
the conviction of local resident Parviz Khan for plotting to kidnap and behead a British
soldier.
A senior Church of England bishop, the Right Reverend Michael Nazir-Ali, warned
recently that it is hard for non-Muslims to live and work in some areas where radicals and
clerics are trying to impose an Islamic character. A West Midlands Police spokesman said
an investigation into the complaint had concluded that the PCSO had acted ‘with the best
of intentions’ when he ‘intervened to diffuse a heated argument between two groups of
men’. A statement added: ‘Following this investigation, the PCSO has been offered guidance
about what constitutes a hate crime and advice on communication style.’
Find this story at www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1023483/You-preach-Bible-
Muslim-area-What-police-told-Christian-preachers.html
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36 June 2008 • Moriel Quarterly