Will Britain Decide That Faith Is 'Extremism?'

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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A top Anglican theologian has warned that traditional Christian teaching, such as believing that Jesus is the son of God, could become "criminalized" in the U.K. in light of the government's new anti-extremism orders.

The Telegraph reported on Monday that the Rev. Mike Ovey, a former lawyer and now principal of Oak Hill Theological College in London, was referring to British PM David Cameron's new "Extremism Disruption Orders" proposal. Ovey warned that the measures would be a "disaster area" for mainstream religious teaching.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/teaching-jesus-is-the-son-of-god-could-become-criminalized-in-the-uk-warns-top-anglican-theologian-amid-new-anti-extremism-orders-140451/

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