Acquitted Pastor James McConnell: I'm against Muslim theology, but I was not out to hurt them

A born again Christian preacher accused of making grossly offensive remarks about Muslims has been cleared by a court in the North.

Acquitted Pastor James McConnell: I'm against Muslim theology, but I was not out to hurt them

A born again Christian preacher accused of making grossly offensive remarks about Muslims has been cleared by a court in the North.

Pastor James McConnell, 78, from Shore Road, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, walked free from Belfast Magistrates’ Court where he had faced a prosecution under the 2003 Communications Act.

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