Human rights are becoming a new form of totalitarianism, being used to drive Christians out of public life and even their jobs, European judges will be warned next week.
Laws originally designed to protect basic freedoms are instead being used to strip British society of its Christian foundations while upholding the rights of minorities, they will hear.
The warning, from a prominent Church of England bishop, comes as part of a landmark case on religious freedom in Britain to be heard at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg next week.
My wife and I had the pleasure of listening to Bishop Ali preach a sermon at Truro Church in Faifax, Virginia.
He is a powerful preacher who intimately understands the pressures against Christians in the Third World.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I am more pessimistic about the outcome than maybe I should be….