Christian councillor protests suspension at Conservative Party Conference
from Christian Concern:
Christian councillor King Lawal attended the Conservative Party Conference on Tuesday to protest his suspension as a local Conservative Party councillor.
Cllr King Lawal was suspended in July after sharing one tweet which articulated the Christian and biblical position on LGBT pride events. He was told at the time that the membership governance team at Conservative Campaign Headquarters was advising the council to suspend him.
Over 27,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Rt Hon Greg Hands, Chairman of the Conservative Party, to make sure he is reinstated.
King was joined outside the conference by supporters raising awareness of his case. He met with various MPs and party figures, explaining that he has been suspended for calling pride a sin. Those he spoke with were shocked and sympathetic.
King’s ordeal began when he shared a tweet expressing the Christian and biblical position on LGBT pride events. These beliefs are legally protected and shared by millions of individuals, both Christians and non-Christians, across the UK. Regrettably, he was swiftly suspended as a Conservative councillor pending an investigation, removed from multiple trustee positions, and even faced warnings of a potential police investigation for alleged ‘hate crimes.’ To make matters worse, a local authority demanded that he resign from his own business or risk losing a substantial council contract.
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