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*In 2016, a teacher at an [[Anglican]] school in Oswaldtwistle, [[Lancashire]] was harshly criticized for stating on [[Twitter]] (in response to another teacher) that "Evolution is not a fact. That’s why it’s called a theory! There’s more evidence that the Bible is true."<ref>Turpin, Simon (February 4, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/simon-turpin/2016/02/04/teacher-ridiculed-saying-evolution-not-fact/ Teacher Ridiculed for Saying Evolution Is Not a Fact]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 10, 2017.</ref> This is just one of many, many examples of social persecution in the West, concerning numerous subjects, including [[creation science]], the [[Evolution|pseudoscientific theory of evolution]], and homosexuality.
*In 2016, a teacher at an [[Anglican]] school in Oswaldtwistle, [[Lancashire]] was harshly criticized for stating on [[Twitter]] (in response to another teacher) that "Evolution is not a fact. That’s why it’s called a theory! There’s more evidence that the Bible is true."<ref>Turpin, Simon (February 4, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/simon-turpin/2016/02/04/teacher-ridiculed-saying-evolution-not-fact/ Teacher Ridiculed for Saying Evolution Is Not a Fact]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 10, 2017.</ref> This is just one of many, many examples of social persecution in the West, concerning numerous subjects, including [[creation science]], the [[Evolution|pseudoscientific theory of evolution]], and homosexuality.
*In 2016, the [[France|French]] Senate passed a bill making it illegal to post [[pro-life]] information on the internet, effectively criminalizing the freedom of speech (at least on the internet) of those who support the true human right to life for unborn human beings.<ref>McMorris, Bill (December 7, 2016). [http://freebeacon.com/issues/french-senate-passes-pro-life-website-ban/ French Senate Passes Pro-Life Website Ban]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref> As of 2016, the bill is likely to be signed into law by the French Prime Minister. France is already spiritually dead.
*In 2016, the [[France|French]] Senate passed a bill making it illegal to post [[pro-life]] information on the internet, effectively criminalizing the freedom of speech (at least on the internet) of those who support the true human right to life for unborn human beings.<ref>McMorris, Bill (December 7, 2016). [http://freebeacon.com/issues/french-senate-passes-pro-life-website-ban/ French Senate Passes Pro-Life Website Ban]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref> As of 2016, the bill is likely to be signed into law by the French Prime Minister. France is already spiritually dead.
*In early 2017, two street preachers in [[Bristol]] were convicted for quoting the [[King James Bible]] because they supposedly used "threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person . . . and the offence was religiously aggravated."<ref>Turpin, Simon (March 6, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/simon-turpin/2017/03/06/loss-free-speech-uk-and-how-we-should-react-christians/ The Loss of Free Speech in the UK and How We Should React as Christians]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved March 9, 2017.</ref>
==See also==
==See also==