The question was: “Will they confirm unequivocally that a Christian who says that Jesus is the only son of the one true God cannot be arrested for hate crime or any other offence, however much it may offend a Muslim or anyone of any other religion?”

The answer: “My Lords, I am not going to comment on that last question from the noble Lord.”

In an age when British police are devoting astonishing amounts of time to arresting people for speech that offends Muslims, this is no surprise. When you’re busy enforcing Sharia, how can you confirm that you won’t arrest someone for offending Muslims and making an un-Islamic statement?

“British Government refuses to say whether proclaiming divinity of Christ is a hate crime,” Catholic Herald, December 14, 2017: