Christian Democracy UK urgently calls on Google to reverse the suspension of Watchorn Church’s YouTube account, a vital platform for evangelical outreach in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The church’s channel was reportedly removed after sharing a video documenting Pastor Ryan Clarke being physically assaulted while peacefully street preaching—a disturbing moment that deserves public awareness, not censorship.
Additionally, a separate video mourning the assassination of American political commentator Charlie Kirk may have contributed to the suspension. While opinions on public figures vary, expressing grief over a tragic event should never be grounds for silencing a church’s voice.
This petition stands for the fundamental rights of freedom of speech, religious expression, and the public’s right to witness and respond to real-world events. We urge Google to uphold its commitment to open dialogue and reinstate Watchorn Church’s channel immediately.
Sign now to support transparency, justice, and the protection of faith-based voices online.
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Reached 250 supporters
October 13, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
October 3, 2025
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Listening to these sermons have helped & supported for my spiritual, emotional and mental welbeing. Suspending this Church Youtube channel where the sermons are posted will deprive me the access to listen to these helpful sermons.
I support free speech and I am concerned about the lack of specific evidence supporting YouTube's decision.
Please do not censor this channel for merely showing the truth . There are plenty other channels that I have seen highly graphic content which was never taken down
This is disgraceful behaviour. It is not illegal to preach the Good News, but acts of violence ARE illegal. Also publicly mourning the assassination of a brother in Christ is also NOT something to be ostracised for.
This church is a vital part of the community and its preaches reading and news are shared globally to Christians all over the world without the channel this connection between church's, cultures and society's have been broken
The Western world prides itself on its liberal democracy. A cornerstone of liberal democracy, which first came to prominence with the offset of the Enlightenment, is freedom of religion, including the freedom of promoting Christianity. A cornerstone of Liberalism, and being a progressive used to mean upholidng freedom of religion. We do not truly live in a democracy if we cant excerise the right to promote the religion that the west is rooted in: Christianity.
May justice be done
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Christian Democracy UK urgently calls on Google to reverse the suspension of Watchorn Church’s YouTube account, a vital platform for evangelical outreach in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The church’s channel was reportedly removed after sharing a video documenting Pastor Ryan Clarke being physically assaulted while peacefully street preaching—a disturbing moment that deserves public awareness, not censorship.
Additionally, a separate video mourning the assassination of American political commentator Charlie Kirk may have contributed to the suspension. While opinions on public figures vary, expressing grief over a tragic event should never be grounds for silencing a church’s voice.
This petition stands for the fundamental rights of freedom of speech, religious expression, and the public’s right to witness and respond to real-world events. We urge Google to uphold its commitment to open dialogue and reinstate Watchorn Church’s channel immediately.
Sign now to support transparency, justice, and the protection of faith-based voices online.
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Reached 250 supporters
October 13, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
October 3, 2025
79 Comments
If people are causing offense by defending the Bible and the right to preach it, then there is something seriously wrong with the British culture. It seems that all cults can say what they think is right without any recriminations but not so with a Christian.
Listening to these sermons have helped & supported for my spiritual, emotional and mental welbeing. Suspending this Church Youtube channel where the sermons are posted will deprive me the access to listen to these helpful sermons.
I support free speech and I am concerned about the lack of specific evidence supporting YouTube's decision.
Please do not censor this channel for merely showing the truth . There are plenty other channels that I have seen highly graphic content which was never taken down
This is disgraceful behaviour. It is not illegal to preach the Good News, but acts of violence ARE illegal. Also publicly mourning the assassination of a brother in Christ is also NOT something to be ostracised for.
This church is a vital part of the community and its preaches reading and news are shared globally to Christians all over the world without the channel this connection between church's, cultures and society's have been broken
The Western world prides itself on its liberal democracy. A cornerstone of liberal democracy, which first came to prominence with the offset of the Enlightenment, is freedom of religion, including the freedom of promoting Christianity. A cornerstone of Liberalism, and being a progressive used to mean upholidng freedom of religion. We do not truly live in a democracy if we cant excerise the right to promote the religion that the west is rooted in: Christianity.
May justice be done
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If people are causing offense by defending the Bible and the right to preach it, then there is something seriously wrong with the British culture. It seems that all cults can say what they think is right without any recriminations but not so with a Christian.