by Belinda Brown, The Daily Sceptic
No one has yet been killed in the UK for their Christian faith as Charlie Kirk was in the US. But many are aware that an attack on Christianity is going on.
Just last month a street preacher was arrested in Congleton because someone objected to his preaching. But when an elderly Christian woman objected to preachers of Islam she was the one the police arrested.
Concerned that the ability of Christians in the UK to practise and manifest their faith is deteriorating, Voice for Justice UK set up the Commission of Inquiry into Discrimination Against Christians (CIDAC). Tasked with investigating the nature, context and scale of this discrimination, CIDAC would arrive at solutions for what could be done. Its final report is will be published in spring 2026 and will be sent to all MPs.
For the past two years, CIDAC has been collecting disturbing and at times harrowing testimonies from a range of respondents. Those working in education, healthcare, politics and business have found themselves on the receiving end of hate-filled communications, loss of job, position or training. Some have even been harassed by the police.
The extent of discrimination, even persecution, which Christians are facing in this once Christian country is more befitting of a communist regime.
For example, one elderly street preacher was approached by 14 police officers who then ‘frogmarched’ him to the police car, claiming that he was engaging in hate speech. Apparently, there were multiple complainants, although evidence was not provided. Complainants should simply have been told Pastor Simpson had done nothing wrong.
In another case the police actively sought out complaints from those who had gathered to hear a street preacher to build a case against him. Despite their efforts, the police did not have a leg to stand on and felt compelled to settle out of court.
Perhaps the most egregious and infamous actions of the police have been their custom of arresting individuals praying silently on the street. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce explained: