The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
by Tim Dieppe, The Critic:
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative.
his week it emerged that Cllr King Lawal has finally been cleared by Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) following a six-month investigation.
What had he done to prompt such an in-depth investigation? He posted a tweet which said:
When did Pride become a thing to celebrate! Because of Pride Satan fell as an arch Angel. Pride is not a virtue but a Sin. Those who have Pride should Repent of their sins and turn to Jesus Christ. He can save you. #PrideMonth #Pride2023 #PrideParade
An attached image quoted from Isaiah 3:9 saying: “Whatever God calls ‘sin’ is nothing to be proud of.”
Cancel culture immediately came into effect. The same day, he was suspended from Northamptonshire Unitary Council. Within days he was dismissed as a trustee of a charity, suspended as an Academy Council member for Weavers Academy, removed as a Governor of Northampton Healthcare Foundation Trust, and banned from holding a joint Police and Council surgery in the local library. He was even forced to resign from his own family business under threats that a contract would be withdrawn.
All of these cancellations are shocking, discriminatory, and possibly illegal. But what was perhaps most surprising was that he was also immediately suspended by the Conservative Party.
The local Conservative Group on the Council came under pressure to suspend him from CCHQ. Shortly afterwards the Group decided to reinstate him. But CCHQ continued to investigate him, whilst publicly distancing itself from the suspension and telling Cllr Lawal to keep his investigation confidential. This sounds more like the behaviour of a Soviet communist party than the Conservative Party.
Cllr Lawal was accused of being “homophobic”. It was alleged that “by posting this content [Cllr Lawal] has failed to sustain and [is] in conflict with the purpose, objects and values of the Conservative Party.” Cllr Lawal was supported throughout by the Christian Legal Centre which defended his right to express his Christian beliefs.
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