Is street preaching under threat?

Following the conviction of two street preachers, Christians are asking questions about how to preach an offensive gospel with gentleness and respect. Sam Hailes reports

Last month two evangelists were found guilty of a “religiously aggravated public order offence” after preaching to passers-by inside a Bristol shopping centre. The ruling was criticised by many Christians as unjust. Some even suggested it was part of a wider campaign to marginalise people of faith and clamp down on freedom of speech. But is this really the case?