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[[Image:Hammond.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Harry Hammond]]]]

[[Image:Hammond.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Harry Hammond]]]]

'''Harry Hammond''' was a 69 year old street preacher from Bournemouth, [[England]] who in October 2001 was assaulted by an angry crowd of 40 people while he proclaimed his Christian views in the town center. Hammond's views included a call to repentance in respect to [[homosexuality]].<ref>http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref>  Hammond suffered from a type of [[autism]] making speaking with others difficult for him, and was holding a sign bearing the words, "[[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] Gives Peace, Jesus is Alive, Stop Immorality, Stop Homosexuality, Stop [[Lesbianism]], Jesus is Lord".<ref>http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref>  

'''Harry Hammond''' was a 69 year old street preacher from Bournemouth, [[England]] who in October 2001 was assaulted by an angry crowd of 40 people while he proclaimed his [[Christian]] views in the town center. Hammond's views included a call to repentance in respect to [[homosexuality]].<ref>http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref>  Hammond suffered from a type of [[autism]] making speaking with others difficult for him, and was holding a sign bearing the words, "[[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] Gives Peace, Jesus is Alive, Stop Immorality, Stop Homosexuality, Stop [[Lesbianism]], Jesus is Lord".<ref>http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref>  

Two police officers arrived at the scene; there was a disagreement as to whether they should protect him or arrest him, and eventually Hammond was arrested. However, no violent members of the crowd were arrested.<ref>http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref> At the time there were complaints from homosexuals about the sign which called for repentance in regards to homosexuality.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200205/ai_n9117665</ref>

Two police officers arrived at the scene; there was a disagreement as to whether they should protect him or arrest him, and eventually Hammond was arrested. However, no violent members of the crowd were arrested.<ref>http://www.christian.org.uk/rel_liberties/cases/harry_hammond.htm</ref> At the time there were complaints from homosexuals about the sign which called for repentance in regards to homosexuality.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200205/ai_n9117665</ref>

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[[Category:Homosexuality and Religious Liberty]]

[[Category:Homosexuality and Religious Liberty]]