Well, actually...this case centred not on what was said, but where it was said and the context in which it was said. It was more about the behaviour of the two men than the verses from the KJB which they quoted. Of course. they had chosen the venue carefully; a very multi-cultural city, away from the more affluent areas and on the edge of a large multi-cultural district. They have the right to evangelise and tell people how they see the word of God and how it does or does not fit into modern life; their audience had the right to object...and this it what happened. The police stepped in when it looked as if a breach of the peace was inevitable and they were prosecuted when they ceased to desist.

 

It's not the criticisms that we level against each other that matter, it's the manner in which we deliver them.

 

..and these two chaps has already toured some of the less affluent cities/towns of the UK and run into the same problems...so they knew what to expect.