The acquittal of two Christian street preachers in late June was a victory for the public reading and teaching of the Bible, and for free speech and freedom of religion.
Prosecutor Ian Jackson claimed that publicly quoting parts of the King James Bible in modern Britain should ‘be considered to be abusive and is a criminal matter’.
Dubbed a ‘modern-day heresy trial’, Mike Overd and Michael Stockwell had been found guilty under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 at Bristol Magistrates’ Court in February.
