Posted on 02/28/2025 3:23:31 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
Praying at home could be a criminal offence “depending on who passes by the window”, according to the Scottish Greens MSP behind legislation restricting protests near abortion clinics.
Gillian Mackay suggested that “performative” prayer within a 200-metre radius of an abortion facility might contravene the law even if it occurred inside someone’s home.
The law, which was overwhelmingly approved by Holyrood last year, was designed to curb demonstrations by anti-abortion groups outside clinics.
Mackay’s comments come after remarks by JD Vance, the US vice-president, who criticised the policy this month.
Vance claimed in a speech at the Munich Security Conference that the law represented a broader erosion of free speech across Europe, claiming that residents in these “buffer zones” had been warned that even private acts of prayer in their homes could result in legal repercussions.
(Excerpt) Read more at thetimes.com ...
OMG! Here we have gun free zones.
And other places are insanely mad enough to have pray free zones. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Evil. I consider myself fairly religious although I’m not a church goer. This is not only invasion of privacy, anti-religious, anti-freedom of speech, and pretty much anti-everything. This is what happens when atheists get control.
I’m guessing that in practice, Muslim prayer is exempt. They can pray anywhere, any time. No restrictions.
There was a period when I did not go to church, so I was like you. Go to church. You will be benefitted.
Pretty sad..... people praying for the lives of the little babies to not end in murder are doing something wrong????
I was thinking the same. They would be part of the protected class.
Excellent memory for this story.
Also, John Knox and MANY other Scots (e.g. John MacArthur) are grieving for Scotland….
Insanity
I am surprised that they haven’t shut down all the churches and Synagogues yet. I fully expect that to be the next move. I expect eventually ALL religious institutions will be shut down; of course mosques and madrasses will be an exception. /Sarc
Actually, what they’ve done instead in Europe is infiltrate the Church. In my home country of origin, Sweden, you’d swear the church is mostly about gay pride. And last I was there was 10 yrs ago!
Same is being done here. Church of man, not of God.
Clearly an indication of End of Times.
Scotland produced so many solid Christian leaders in the olden days, and now this.
Much like how New England was where Christians established America, and now they’re the worst states for freedom.
Satan knows where to attack.
Prayer To Use The Sword Of The Spirit To Put The Devil On The Run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VNY3_Q1NlI
They're committing heresy and blasphemy against the Church of Sodom.
racing to the bottom
Suppression, the gentle censorship. Less work for the muslim overlords to come.
They infiltrated the churches founded by the pilgrims and turned then into leftist political swamps. The first US denomination to be destroyed from within.
That’s because they direct their hatred and rebellion to the one true God. Man-made imitations don’t threaten them.
not to worry...IF one switches to a “different” brand of religion. can you even imagine the outcry by adherents of “the religion of peace” if one of theirs was arrested for praying to mecca within earshot of the clinic itself? yes my friends, become a muslim and pray away. anywhere at all. simple.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.