Several stories have been published about people getting arrested for publicly praying in the UK.
Actually, that’s not quite right because some forms of prayer are more equal than others. If you are a Muslim, you are perfectly fine praying, or for that matter, calling for the murder of Jews and the elimination of Israel as a state.
So, more appropriately, I should say that praying as a Christian is becoming illegal in Great Britain. Praying for the spread of Sharia law is just fine and dandy.
But according to @metpoliceuk, this is just fine. pic.twitter.com/5iF1Nc08M8
— Annette Jals (@AMJalsevac) December 18, 2023
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