{"id":603499,"date":"2026-05-18T11:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=603499"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:56:24","slug":"uk-pastor-arrested-for-sermon-including-historic-violence-of-islamists-charged-with-inciting-religious-hatred-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=603499","title":{"rendered":"UK pastor arrested for sermon including historic violence of Islamists, charged with inciting religious hatred"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The land of no-go zones now appears en route to becoming a no-Gospel nation as a pastor contended his preaching resulted in his arrest for allegedly \u201cinciting religious hatred\u201d against Islam.<\/p>\n

Whether making comments on social media or mentally praying near an abortion clinic, the thought police in the United Kingdom have continued shamelessly cracking down on the God-given rights of the citizenry. Yet another example has found Pastor Steve Maile vowing not to \u201ccapitulate\u201d after street preaching on the historic violence of Islamists resulted in his arrest, which he deemed \u201can utter disgrace in this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s called inciting religious hatred \u2014 which is false,\u201d the pastor of Oasis City Church in Watford, England, told<\/a> Fox News Digital regarding his April 18 arrest.<\/p>\n

Video taken at the time of the arrest shows the officer handcuffing 66-year-old Maile as he expressed, \u201cI am a preacher of the Gospel. Watch this. Watch this. There is no offense being committed here. None whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(1) BREAKING: Christian pastor is arrested for \u2018criticising Islam\u2019 while preaching in Watford town centre \u2013 as police officer tells him \u2018in the name of Jesus, get in the car\u2019<\/p>\n

A video of a 66\u2011year\u2011old Christian pastor, Steve Maile, being arrested in Watford town centre has gone\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wXy7XUv4DP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Christian Concern (@CConcern) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cListen,\u201d he told the officers, \u201cyou repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you\u2019ll be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the police continued to attempt to tell Maile his charges, he continued, \u201cYou know what, this is an utter disgrace in this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the arrest, the pastor claimed to have been detained for 12 hours and not permitted access to a restroom, and said he needed to wear wrist splints for three weeks after the arrest because of damage from the handcuffs. Meanwhile, in speaking with Fox News Digital, he maintained, \u201cThe cross of Christ is a message of hope, love, mercy, and reconciliation to a fallen world \u2026 How could that be hate?\u201d<\/p>\n

Maile contended that they\u2019d been singing and preaching for roughly ten minutes, including on the topic of Islam and whether or not it is a religion of peace, while raising points about past violence and expressing a desire to see Muslims convert to Christianity.<\/p>\n

He is being represented by the Christian Legal Centre, which explained in a press release<\/a>, \u201cPolice initially accused Pastor Maile of assaulting a teenager, an allegation he strongly denies and which he says was later dropped.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe remains under investigation for alleged hate-related public order offences connected to comments critical of Islam and LGBT lifestyles, which he maintains were Bible-based statements rather than calls to hatred or violence,\u201d the release added.<\/p>\n

For their part, a statement from a Hertfordshire Constabulary spokesman read, \u201cOn Saturday, April 18, a man aged in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of assault and a Section 5 public order offence (racially or religiously aggravated disorderly behaviour). He has been released on bail while enquiries into the public order offence continue. No further action is being taken in relation to the assault.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding further comment on the preacher, Christian Legal Centre Chief Executive Andrea Williams stated, \u201cSteve\u2019s arrest is deeply troubling. A peaceful, Christian preacher was treated like a serious criminal for expressing his Christian beliefs and that Islam is a false religion in a public place. The footage raises fundamental questions about whether policing in this country is now criminalising Christianity while failing to apply the law equally and consistently. We are supporting Steve as he seeks justice, accountability, and an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t preach hate. I don\u2019t preach violence. I preach the love of God, the mercy of God, and the goodness of God in Christ Jesus. Everybody needs to come by the way of the cross \u2026 And nobody gets a free pass,\u201d Maile told Fox News Digital as he intends to be heard in court, which could take up to a year. \u201cThey chose the wrong man because I\u2019m not going to capitulate. I\u2019ve got great news. God is on my side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar to Maile, 78-year-old Clive Johnston was convicted on May 7 for preaching the gospel near Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, on July 7, 2024, as the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act prohibits actions that would influence or cause \u201charassment, alarm, or distress\u201d to someone within 100 meters of a facility that performs abortions. Johnston\u2019s defense argued that he never even addressed abortion as he preached John 3:16.<\/p>\n

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Pastor Clive Johnston responds after he is convicted and fined for preaching John 3:16 in an abortion \u2018Safe Access Zone\u2019 pic.twitter.com\/sNQcO5rIlk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Christian Institute (@christianorguk) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As for not backing down, Maile was in attendance Saturday and spoke on stage at Tommy Robinson\u2019s United the Kingdom rally in London, which was said to have gathered a crowd of \u201cmillions<\/a>\u201d calling for restoration of their culture, freedoms of speech, and national sovereignty \u2014 especially with regard to the ever-increasing prevalence of Islamism.<\/p>\n\n

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The land of no-go zones now appears en route to becoming a no-Gospel nation as a pastor contended his preaching resulted in his arrest for allegedly \u201cinciting religious hatred\u201d against Islam. Whether making comments on social media or mentally praying near an abortion clinic, the thought police in the United Kingdom have continued shamelessly cracking… Continue reading UK pastor arrested for sermon including historic violence of Islamists, charged with inciting religious hatred<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":603476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-603499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=603499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/603476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=603499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=603499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=603499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}