George, a Queensland street preacher, was arrested last Friday, despite being authorised to preach under the state’s Peaceful Assembly Act. He had preached there on previous occasions without complaints but a police sergeant told him to move on after he mentioned sins listed in 1 Cor. 6:9,10 - adultery, slander, theft, greed, swindling and homosexual conduct. The sergeant said he had offended members of the public by saying that homosexuality and other religions were not God’s way. ‘We have people here who are of other religions. Your words are causing anxiety. A member of the public has had a go at you, and you are antagonising him by quoting from the Bible.’ The group organiser explained that they had official authorisation and under section 45 of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, police could not lawfully give a ‘move on’ order. George refused to move on, was handcuffed and arrested for disobeying a police direction, and will appear in court later this month.