While on a public sidewalk in front of the Centre Court Complex during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, an American preacher was arrested, fingerprinted, had DNA samples taken and then interrogated, after a woman out shopping called the police to complain that she was offended by what was being stated.
Tony Miano, a retired Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff who traveled to the UK with Sports Fan Outreach International as part of a mission to bring the Gospel to England, was speaking from 1 Thessalonians which mentions "s3xual immorality" and has mentioned "homos3xuality" alongside "fornication" as examples of what went against "God's law".
In an interview with Telegraph.co.uk, Tony Miano stated, "As the questioning started it became apparent that the interrogation was about more than the incident that took place in the street, but what I believed and how I think."
"I was being interrogated about my thoughts…that is the basic definition of thought police."
He stated he had arrested many people in his career but never over something they believed. "It surprised me that it is possible for a person to be taken to jail for their thoughts," he stated.
"It surprised me that here in the country that produced the Magna Carta, that an otherwise law abiding person could lose freedom because one person was offended by my speech."
He stated he feared Britain and other countries were already on a "slippery slope" towards the erosion of free speech and has written to Parliament outlining his experiences.
Police then concluded by asking Miano "Do you feel that what you did is 100 percent acceptable?" and "Will you do this again tomorrow?" Miano replied that he had done nothing unlawful, and that he would indeed preach the same message again if he felt led to do so by the Lord.
The investigating officer told Mr. Miano's solicitor that his answers to these last two questions left him no choice but to seek prosecution.
So, what exactly is free speech in Britain??? So, people can't speak the truth anymore? Arrested because someone says something is sin??? If you don't like it, shut your ears!!! Can people also go ahead and say they are offended when sinners say homosexuality is not a sin? Sin is sin; God won't change his law for no one!! Just like fornication, adultery, lies are sins. Hmmm. So, the UK government is anti-christ? Would they also say the Bible must be thrown away since it clearly states HOMOSEXUALITY IS SIN??? If you don't believe the Bible why are you scared because you are committing sin?? The Bible clearly states it as SIN and if you don't believe in the Bible, why should it bother you???