How much has Britain deteriorated as a free society? This much: a Christian preacher from Nigeria, Oluwole Ilesanmi, discovered several months ago in London that preaching Christianity in public was “racist” and “Islamophobic,” because it offended Muslims. And London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan defended the arrest of Ilesanmi, saying that “there are limitations” on the freedom of speech.

Now Ilesanmi has been awarded $2,786 for wrongful arrest. That is good news, but it is nonetheless still clear in what direction Britain is heading. Would a Muslim preacher have ever been arrested and charged with “racism” for preaching Islam to Christians? Of course not.

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“Police arrest preacher, 64, and grab his Bible… for promoting Christianity: Pastor accused of hate speech for ‘racist’ comments about Islam wins £2,500 payout from Scotland Yard,” by Ben Ellery, Mail on Sunday, July 27, 2019: