Police 'sorry' for moral quizzing
Police have apologised to Mr and Mrs Roberts
A Christian couple from Lancashire have been awarded £10,000 in an out-of-court settlement after they were questioned by police about their moral beliefs.
Helen and Joe Roberts, from Fleetwood, complained about taxpayers' money being used for leaflets about gay rights and called homosexuality "immoral".
Wyre Borough Council informed Lancashire Constabulary. Officers then quizzed the couple for over an hour.
The council and police said they had now apologised to the Roberts.
They also said policies had been revised to protect all parties.
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Mr and Mrs Roberts had sued the police and council, claiming the incident last December had breached their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion.
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'Anarchy' fear
Mr Roberts told the BBC he had told Wyre Borough Council he was willing to pay for Christian leaflets himself "but was told a definite no".
"Then it snowballed from there and that's why we had to take them to court," he said.
Mr Roberts added: "Morality is the foundation of democracy and when you do away with morality, your democracy goes down the Swannee and you end up with immorality and then anarchy."
"And all I was doing was just [to] challenge our council that all we wanted was the same rights as the gays and lesbians have."
The couple will donate the £10,000 settlement to a Christian charity.
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