Post by Michael on Jul 18, 2006 12:09:44 GMT -5
05/05/2006
A street evangelist has been banned from using a megaphone to preach in London's busiest shopping area by an Anti-Social Behaviour Order.
Philip Howard, 52, a familiar face in central London for his catchprase "Be a winner not a sinner", was ordered by a court not use "any amplification device" in Oxford Street and the surrounding area after a string of complaints.
Westminster City Council said that it had been forced to bring the action at Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court after attempts to strike a deal with Howard, whose address was given as a hotel in Paddington, to curtail his activities failed.
The order forces the preacher to rely on his God-given amplification to get his message across.
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A street evangelist has been banned from using a megaphone to preach in London's busiest shopping area by an Anti-Social Behaviour Order.
Philip Howard, 52, a familiar face in central London for his catchprase "Be a winner not a sinner", was ordered by a court not use "any amplification device" in Oxford Street and the surrounding area after a string of complaints.
Westminster City Council said that it had been forced to bring the action at Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court after attempts to strike a deal with Howard, whose address was given as a hotel in Paddington, to curtail his activities failed.
The order forces the preacher to rely on his God-given amplification to get his message across.
rest of article at:-
www.24dash.com/content/news/viewNews.php?navID=7&newsID=5468