A British Transport Police officer was captured on film telling a group of Christians to stop preaching outside a busy London station.
The group had been on the concourse between Kings Cross Station and St Pancras International when the officer told the religious group, ‘It’s so loud’.
‘These people just want to do their journey, they’re not coming here to listen to you,’ the officer said.
Preacher Mon B, who leads Mad 4 Jesus Ministries, asked if she was performing a happy song, and if it would be okay for them to be present outside the station.
The officer then began to walk away from the discussion, before adding: ‘I just think it’s all wrong.’
The moment happened shortly after the group were allegedly told they couldn’t stand in front of the barriers near the station.
Metro has contacted BTP for more information.
Preachers have previously had run-ins with police – one preacher who was forcibly stopped and moved on by police for ‘attracting a crowd’ with his public speaking and singing was awarded £1,250.
Dominic Muir, who runs Christian charities Now Believe and Jesus Fields, was preaching and singing Amazing Grace in Blandford, Dorset, on April 22, 2020, when the UK was in its first lockdown.
A police officer asked him to move on and then grabbed him by the wrist to get him to leave. Dorset Police believe the officer used ‘reasonable force’, but they reached an out-of-court settlement paying Dominic £1,250 in damages and costs.
Onlookers filmed the encounter, and a video shows the preacher speaking about the gospel on the back of a truck.
The 44-year-old said at the time: ‘I couldn’t believe it, there I was out bringing the message of the gospel, the message of hope, people were listening and a police man came and put a stop to what I was doing.
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‘Suddenly, out of nowhere gets on the back of my vehicle, grabs my arm strongly.
‘It was humiliating. It was intimidating. It was shocking. I felt like a criminal. And the whole outreach, the message of salvation, was totally halted.
‘The reason why this case matters so much is right now we are in the middle of a pandemic where people are committing suicide, there’s mass depression, domestic violence, people are losing their jobs.
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