{"id":68992,"date":"2025-02-05T09:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=68992"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:54:00","slug":"dia-moodley-uk","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/cases\/dia-moodley-uk","title":{"rendered":"Dia Moodley: UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68992\" class=\"elementor elementor-68992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f7cbe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"67f7cbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178697710 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178697710 BCX0\">Freedom of Speech \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178697710 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178697710 BCX0\">Dia Moodley<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178697710 BCX0\">:<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178697710 BCX0\">UK<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff64e3 elementor-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-19273 elementor-widget-raven-button\" data-id=\"4ff64e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29c597b\" data-id=\"29c597b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af7f022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af7f022\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column 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data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93044894 BCX0\">Threatened,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93044894 BCX0\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93044894 BCX0\">ensored<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93044894 BCX0\"> and arrested <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93044894 BCX0\">twice\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93044894 BCX0\">for preaching in public<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd7fc0 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-start elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1cd7fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items 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0A56 56 0 1 1 72 88zM64 245.7C54 256.9 48 271.8 48 288s6 31.1 16 42.3V245.7zm144.4-49.3C178.7 222.7 160 261.2 160 304c0 34.3 12 65.8 32 90.5V416c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32H96c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32V389.2C26.2 371.2 0 332.7 0 288c0-61.9 50.1-112 112-112h32c24 0 46.2 7.5 64.4 20.3zM448 416V394.5c20-24.7 32-56.2 32-90.5c0-42.8-18.7-81.3-48.4-107.7C449.8 183.5 472 176 496 176h32c61.9 0 112 50.1 112 112c0 44.7-26.2 83.2-64 101.2V416c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32H480c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32zm8-328a56 56 0 1 1 112 0A56 56 0 1 1 456 88zM576 245.7v84.7c10-11.3 16-26.1 16-42.3s-6-31.1-16-42.3zM320 32a64 64 0 1 1 0 128 64 64 0 1 1 0-128zM240 304c0 16.2 6 31 16 42.3V261.7c-10 11.3-16 26.1-16 42.3zm144-42.3v84.7c10-11.3 16-26.1 16-42.3s-6-31.1-16-42.3zM448 304c0 44.7-26.2 83.2-64 101.2V448c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32H288c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32V405.2c-37.8-18-64-56.5-64-101.2c0-61.9 50.1-112 112-112h32c61.9 0 112 50.1 112 112z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Advocacy Team: <b>Jeremiah Igunnubole<\/b> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d408776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d408776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #54575c;\"><b style=\"color: #54575c;\">Topic | <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247833651 BCX0\">Freedom of Speech<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christian\u202fpastor Dia Moodley has faced repeated\u202fcensorship and targeting by police\u202ffor sharing his faith in the public square in the United Kingdom.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u202fearly\u202f2024, the father of four\u202fsuccessfully challenged police\u00a0in Bristol\u00a0after they forbade him from speaking freely about his Christian beliefs \u2013 and comparing them to other religious views \u2013 in public.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Later that year, after being assaulted by a member of the public,\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police and held for 13 hours in a police cell for contrasting Christianity and Islam in response to a question.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u00a0March\u00a02025, the pastor was threatened with arrest for \u201cpublic order offences\u201d,\u00a0after he was assaulted by Muslim men who objected to his preaching.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most recently, in November 2025,\u00a0the pastor was arrested again and\u00a0held in a police cell for eight hours\u00a0for his peaceful street preaching.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He was\u00a0arrested on suspicion of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">committing a \u201creligiously aggravated\u201d offence\u00a0and \u201cinciting religious hatred\u201d\u00a0under the Public Order Act 1986,\u00a0after\u00a0commenting on transgender ideology and Islam while preaching.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Police visited Pastor Moodley\u2019s home in January and questioned him further. The criminal investigation is\u00a0ongoing and\u00a0ADF International is providing legal support to the pastor, who is considering legal action against the police for the violation of his free speech rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37088b6 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"37088b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"It isn\u2019t for the state to decide which religions and ideologies must not be discussed or critiqued in public. When I preach, I am committed to speaking about the good news of Christianity in love, grace, and truth \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t mean that I will never say something that others may disagree with. <span style=\"color: #AF272F\">The nature of a free and democratic society is that we can speak publicly about our beliefs.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Pastor Dia Moodley<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a75de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48a75de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-2.03.52\u202fPM-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-68530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-2.03.52\u202fPM-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-2.03.52\u202fPM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-2.03.52\u202fPM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-2.03.52\u202fPM-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-2.03.52\u202fPM-2048x1153.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a378df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a378df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Case summary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c811b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c811b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pastor Moodley has\u202fengaged in occasional street evangelism in the UK since 2019. The\u202fBristol-based pastor\u202fhad initially reached out to Avon and Somerset Police after being the victim of several incidents of racial abuse, at the advice of Bristol-based charity Stand Against Racism and Inequality. Officers began to regularly attend Pastor Moodley\u2019s public preaching in order to protect both the pastor and his congregation.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In October 2021,\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0arranged a meeting with the local police force\u00a0in order to\u00a0maintain\u00a0good working relations. However, at this meeting, he was served with a warning\u00a0notice, which he\u00a0declined\u00a0to sign. The notice forbade\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0from, inter alia, \u201cpassing comments on any other religion or comparing them to Christianity\u201d and \u201cpassing comments on beliefs held by Atheists or those who believe in evolution\u201d.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to forbidding criticism of religions other than Christianity, the warning notice further encroached on\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u2019s right to freedom of expression by banning him from \u201cdelivering a sermon or religious address at a time or place that has not had prior consent and approval of Avon &amp; Somerset Constabulary\u201d.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Double standard in British policing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDia\u00a0Moodley\u2019s case exposes a clear double standard in British policing when the issue concerns the expression of core beliefs; particularly Christian beliefs. Bristol authorities unabashedly requested prior review of\u00a0Moodley\u2019s sermons and banned him from speaking about any other religion \u2013 including atheism. This blatantly restricted his freedom of religion and speech\u00a0in an attempt to\u00a0redefine established British values\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0their own ideals,\u201d said Jeremiah\u00a0Igunnubole, Legal Counsel for ADF\u00a0International.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Backed by ADF International and the Free Speech Union,\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0successfully challenged the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police for discrimination on religious grounds and for breaching his rights\u00a0under the European Convention on Human Rights\u00a0to freedom of thought, conscience,\u00a0and religion; freedom of expression; and freedom of assembly and association.\u00a0Avon and Somerset Police\u00a0finally conceded their restrictions on free speech were \u201cdisproportionate\u201d in February 2024.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assaulted and arrested\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u2019s troubles did not end there. In\u202fMarch 2024, he was arrested after commenting on Islam and affirming that sex is binary while street preaching outside Bristol University.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In response to a question from a Muslim man,\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0stated\u00a0his belief that there are differences between the moral standards of God\u00a0in\u00a0Christianity\u00a0and\u00a0Islam. He also expressed his view that God created human beings male and female and said this truth should not be denied.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Later on, an unknown person pushed him from his short stepladder, and another snatched a sign from his hand, causing him a severe soft tissue injury. Three young people then trampled on his sign and refused to return it when asked. Shortly after this incident, police arrived and arrested\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0for the views he had shared,\u00a0despite the fact that\u00a0he had been a victim of assault and criminal damage.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Avon and Somerset Police arrested\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0on suspicion of committing \u201cracially or religiously aggravated harassment without violence\u201d under Section 31(1)(c) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u2019s four signs, one of which included Bible text, were also destroyed under police instruction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Police apology<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The investigation into\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0was dropped after legal representations were made to the police with the support of ADF\u00a0International.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a vindication for\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Avon and Somerset Police<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0apologised for the destruction of his signs and reiterated that apology after he\u00a0submitted\u00a0a complaint, with the support of ADF International.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the police have failed to even acknowledge Pastor Moodley\u2019s\u00a0formal request\u00a0for compensation for the signs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Targeted again\u00a0for peaceful preaching<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In March 2025,\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0engaged in street preaching in Bristol city\u00a0centre, where he spoke about the differences between Christianity and Islam, while holding a Quran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A crowd gathered and\u00a0a number of\u00a0Muslim men took offence at Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u2019s preaching, with one man threatening to stab him and another attempting to punch his wife.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Muslim bystanders<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pushed\u00a0the pastor\u00a0off his ladder, pinned him to the floor, and\u00a0tried to take his Quran,\u00a0claiming it was\u00a0their book, not his.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In response, police officers told\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0on\u00a0two\u00a0separate occasions that he would be arrested for a breach of the peace\u2014despite the fact that\u00a0he had been the victim of crime.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No details of any of the Muslim men who had assaulted\u00a0the pastor\u00a0were taken on the day of the incident.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Senior Inspector then arrived and told\u00a0Pastor\u00a0Moodley, contrary to what the other officers had said previously, that there was no chance he would be arrested.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u202fpolice have\u202fnot\u202fcharged any of the individuals who assaulted\u00a0the pastor.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The police even refused to investigate the man who threatened to stab the pastor, a decision that was overturned only after Pastor Moodley appealed it through the Victims\u2019 Right to Review scheme.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u202fpolice\u202fare refusing to\u202finvestigate the other individuals who assaulted the pastor,\u202fdespite the incident being <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADFIntl\/status\/1951691949892596207\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">recorded on video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202fThose individuals\u202fpinned\u202fPastor Moodley\u202fto the floor and tried\u202fto steal his Quran.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0met with the US State Department prior to this incident and spoke about his\u00a0previous\u00a0experience as a victim of censorship in the UK, at a meeting facilitated ADF International.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pastor\u00a0Moodley\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0shocking that the police initially said I had breached the peace. This shows yet again that two-tier policing, which targets the expression of Christians, is a reality in modern day Britain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMy case is evidence of the severe free speech crisis in the UK, which\u00a0has increasingly been making headlines\u00a0and has even attracted\u00a0expressions of alarm from the\u00a0United States.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second arrest for peaceful preaching<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 22 November 2025, Pastor Moodley was engaging in street preaching in Bristol city centre on two topics: the reality of the sex binary and the falsehood of transgender ideology, and the theology of Christianity compared to other religions, including Islam.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the day, Pastor Moodley had a respectful conversation on Islam with three young Muslim women.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Later on, one couple objected to Pastor Moodley\u2019s views on transgender\u00a0ideology.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The woman called the police and two officers then arrived and solely focussed on the accounts of bystanders who objected to the pastor\u2019s preaching.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The police refused to engage with the pastor and members of his congregation and hear their account of what had happened.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The police then arrested Pastor Moodley on suspicion of \u201cinciting religious hatred\u201d and committing a \u201creligiously aggravated\u201d offence under the Public Order Act 1986, for peacefully expressing his Christian views.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The pastor has a heart condition and was sweating visibly due to the stress of the situation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He asked for the handcuffs to be placed at the front of his body and not behind his back, which would make it difficult for him to breathe. The police officer initially appeared annoyed and reluctant to consider the request but eventually agreed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pastor Moodley was held in a police cell for eight hours before being released.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bail conditions initially imposed on Pastor Moodley banned him from entering the city centre until 30 December.\u00a0These were only overturned on 17 December, following representations to the police.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bail conditions prevented the pastor\u00a0from preaching in the busiest part of the city for most of December, stopped him from attending to an important pastoral matter and disrupted his personal life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Police visited Pastor Moodley\u2019s home in January and questioned him further. 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