Confusion arises over whether online Bible website is being blocked in UK

A growing number of social media users are worried that the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is being used to restrict access to the massively popular Bible Gateway website.

The OSA was passed in 2023 with the purported aim of making Britain the “safest place in the world to be online.” Among other things, the ominous-sounding measure seeks to prevent minors from accessing X-rated websites as well as prohibiting the spread of misinformation, terrorism, child abuse, and similar unsavory content.

On Thursday, dozens of users on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X shared screen shots that seemed to suggest they were being prevented from visiting the website due to the OSA.

“If you ever needed proof this legislation was a Trojan horse and our government is diametrically opposed to our nation’s Christian values and heritage here it is,” Brett Murphy, an Anglican cleric living in the UK, argued. “The ‘online safety act’ has been used to block the website ‘Bible gateway’ a Web page that has multiple bible translations and commentaries available for free.

Confusion arises over whether online Bible website is being blocked in UK - LifeSite

Some users have complained that they aren't able to access the Bible Gateway website, but the publisher stated that it's due to a technical issue.

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Muslim Knifeman Who Attacked Qur’an Burning Activist Spared Jail in England​

The British legal system is once again facing accusations of two-tier justice after a Muslim man who attacked an activist burning the Qur’an was spared jail after a lenient sentence was handed down on Tuesday.

Judge Adam Hiddleston at the Southwark Crown Court gave Moussa Kadri, 59, a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, meaning that unless he re-offends, he will be spared any time behind bars.

Kadri, a Muslim man described as being ‘from Kensington’, flew into a rage in February after seeing Armenian-Kurdish atheist activist Hamit Coskun, 50, burn a copy of the Qur’an outside the Turkish embassy in London.

Shouting, “I’m going to kill you”, Kadri ran up to the activist and began slashing him with a knife. As Coksun fell to the ground, the knifeman continued to kick and spit on him while saying, according to The Telegraph: “Burning the Koran? It’s my religion, you don’t burn the Koran.”

The court heard that Kadri, who pleaded guilty, later told police that he felt he was protecting his religion by attacking Coskun.

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The Armenian-Kurdish activist has launched an appeal and has described his conviction as an “assault on free speech” and argued that he would not have faced the same punishment if he had burnt a copy of the Christian Bible.

The Free Speech Union described Tuesday’s ruling as another example of “two-tier” justice in Britain, and said: “Had a knife-wielding white male pleaded guilty to attacking a Muslim for breaching a Christian blasphemy code, you can bet your bottom dollar he would have gone to prison.”

Muslim Knifeman Who Attacked Qur'an Burner Spared Jail in England

The UK legal system once again faces accusations of two-tier justice after a Muslim man who attacked a man burning a Qur'an was spared jail.

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