"British court convicts army veteran for silent prayer in front of abortion clinic
LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) — A court has convicted a British army veteran of violating a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic after he prayed silently within the boundary.
Adam Smith-Connor was given a conditional discharge — in which a fine or prison sentence will be imposed if he repeats his offense in the next two years — and ordered to pay prosecution costs of 9,000 British pounds (US $11,700).
The Oct. 16 judgment of the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council, or court, on England’s south coast, represents the first time anyone has been convicted for praying silently outside an abortion facility in the U.K.
The court decided that his posture had expressed “disapproval for abortion,” noting that his hands were joined in prayer and his head was bowed solemnly.
Afterward, Smith-Connor said, “Today, the court has decided that certain thoughts — silent thoughts — can be illegal in the United Kingdom. That cannot be right. All I did was pray to God, in the privacy of my own mind — and yet I stand convicted as a criminal."
LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) -- A court has convicted a British army veteran of violating a "buffer zone" around an abortion clinic after he prayed silently within the boundary. Adam Smith-Connor was given a conditional discharge -- in which a fine or prison sentence will be imposed if he...
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This could be us if Democrats had the power.
Look in the mirror, Democrats.
When will you begin greeting each other with Sieg Heil???