document: He is to be prosecuted in relation to the internet broadcast of a sermon he delivered at the Whitewell Tabernacle, Belfast in May 2014.
  He told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme: "I don't want to go to jail, but I am prepared to go.
  Pastor McConnell said he was defending the right to free speech.
  "I believe passionately in the word of the Lord Jesus Christ and I am fighting for a principle."
  In May 2014, the pastor delivered a sermon in which he described Islam as "heathen" and "satanic".
  After the sermon was posted online, complaints led to a police investigation.
  The evangelical preacher later issued a public apology for any offence caused.
  The Public Prosecution Service says Pastor McConnell was offered an informed warning but he refused it.
  While an informed warning is not a conviction, it is recorded on a person's criminal record for 12 months.
  Anyone who refuses to accept it can be prosecuted.
summary: Pastor James McConnell says he is prepared to go to jail to defend his right to free speech.