A Christian avenue preacher who was shut down in central London has warned of an increase in "persecution" in opposition to Christians in Britain, declaring they’re the "most persecuted faith" within the nation.
Chatting with GB Information, Monique Bailey recalled her ordeal exterior King's Cross Station and claimed she "wouldn’t have been handled the identical" if she was a Muslim preacher.
Bailey, who leads Mad 4 Jesus Ministries, spoke to GB Information in an unique interview after being shut down by British Transport Police exterior King's Cross Station.
She posted a video on Instagram of the incident, revealing a feminine British Transport Police officer telling a gaggle of Christians to cease spreading the gospel exterior the station, claiming they had been "too loud".
Becoming a member of GB Information host Matt Goodwin to debate the incident additional, Bailey mentioned her group had been informed they had been on "personal property", regardless of organising exterior of the designated limitations.
She defined: "We mainly put our amp simply earlier than the barrier, then safety got here and mentioned, you’ll be able to't be there, that is personal property. However you may be, earlier than the barrier.
"So I began worshiping, I usually sing first after which I preach, after which I gave it to my mom. That's when the police got here."
Recalling the interplay her group had with the officer, Bailey mentioned: "She was like do you might have a allow right here? And we had been just like the safety informed us we might be right here. I'm not completely positive of all of the legal guidelines to do with avenue preaching, so I didn't have that data on the time, so she was like, you’ll be able to't be right here.
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"After we mentioned that along with her, we packed up our stuff, and he or she simply began saying feedback, which was odd. She mentioned that is improper, I don't agree with it."
Requested by Matt if she believes they had been handled "extra harshly" as a result of they had been Christian, Bailey mentioned: "I consider many individuals have seen that there was extra persecution on Christians greater than some other faith.
"So it goes to point out that one thing's fairly odd within the UK proper now, with the police coming in opposition to Christians and what we’re there to evangelise about."
Warning of extra Christians dealing with persecution sooner or later, Bailey concluded: "I don't assume it could be the identical if I used to be a Muslim preacher. I do know, after all, each faith will get one thing thrown at them.
"However I do assume, after all, Christianity is essentially the most persecuted, and I do assume we’ll see it extra."
A British Transport Police spokesman mentioned in an announcement: "We’re conscious of a video posted on social media exhibiting an interplay involving an officer exterior King’s Cross railway station.
"Officers had been on patrol on the station once they got here throughout a gaggle preaching on personal land with a loudspeaker, which requires permission from Community Rail, and as such they requested them to depart.
"We totally recognize anybody’s proper to spiritual expression, and the incident in full is at the moment being reviewed by a senior officer."