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Preacher Arrested for Calling Homosexuality a Sin

UK Baptist charged with harassment, abusive language

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – A UK minister was arrested for harassment after publicly calling homosexuality a sin. Baptist preacher Dale McAlpine spent seven hours in jail on charges that because he had made the remark loudly enough for others to overhear, it constituted abusive language. McAlpine was handing out...   Read full story »

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