The Catholic Herald covers our Annual Lecture 2017, with Tim Farron.

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Faithful Christians in Britain today are seen as “dangerous and offensive”, according to former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who resigned earlier this year following media pressure over his religious views.

Speaker later on Tuesday, Mr Farron will say: “If you actively hold a faith that is more than an expression of cultural identity… you are deemed to be far worse than eccentric. You are dangerous. You are offensive.”

During his time as party leader, Farron, an evangelical Anglican, was repeatedly asked whether he considered gay sex a sin. He avoided answering the questions directly, saying “we are all sinners”.

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