Praying Outside an Abortion Clinic Could Land You in Jail for Two Years [UK]

Christian Concern ^ | 6/9/22

[marshmallow]

Labour MP Rupa Huq is making another attempt to introduce new legislation that would ban any sort of prayer, protest or support offered to people outside of abortion clinics across the country.

In an amendment to the Public Order Bill, the proposed text suggests that anyone found within these censorship zones – which constitute a 150m radius around abortion clinics – could face a fine or six months’ imprisonment, and if found for a second time, could even face up to two years in prison.

To be clear, these punishments are reserved for anyone who “interferes with any person’s decision to access, provide or facilitate the provision of abortion services in that buffer zone.”

However, ‘interferes with’ is further broken down, making it clear that it targets anyone who might be there to offer appropriate support and advice to women looking for help. The amendment lays out that ‘interferes with’ can be defined as:

“(a) seeks to influence; or (b) persistently, continuously or repeatedly occupies; or (c) Impedes or threatens; or (d) intimidates or harasses; or (e) advises or persuades, attempts to advise or persuade, or otherwise expresses opinion; or (f) informs or attempts to inform about abortion services by any means, including, without limitation, graphic, physical, verbal or written means; or (g) sketches, photographs, records, stores, broadcasts, or transmits images, audio, likeness or personal data or any person without express consent.”

The growing use of ‘buffer zones’

The effort to shut down the pro-life voice by any means is sadly not new. In fact, the proposed amendment is simply the re-tabling of the same amendment brought forward by Ms Huq in 2021, which ended up not being put to a vote after opposition from Parliament and the public.

However, an increasing number of local councils have......

[Telepathic Intruder]

Soon in the U.K. and Canada it will be illegal to even own a Bible, let alone read it out loud.

[Rurudyne]

all for faggotry and baby killing the Left surrenders....

[Mark17]

Soon in the U.K. and Canada it will be illegal to even own a Bible, let alone read it out loud.

No doubt.

[A strike]

Englishman Rupa Huq

[Salvavida]

Pro Tip: You don’t have to pray IN FRONT of an abortion clinic. You don’t have to be seen. Your prayer closet is more than adequate.

[Karliner]

Did that for years. Planned Parenthood has sensors and camera everywhere these days. Can’t pray in their parking lot or front doorstep anymore.

[unlearner]

“Pro Tip: You don’t have to pray IN FRONT of an abortion clinic. You don’t have to be seen. Your prayer closet is more than adequate.”

When Christ said to pray in secret, He was addressing the problem of people praying for the express purpose of others seeing them pray in order to be honored and praised for their piety.

In contrast, the Bible commands to pray at all times, everywhere. Daniel’s enemies set a trap for him because of his prayer habits and got a law passed that prohibited them. Daniel continued to pray as before and was throne in the lion’s den for it. God saw Daniel’s plight and rescued him from the lions.

1 Timothy 2:8-10 NKJV
I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV
Pray without ceasing.

Daniel 6:10 NKJV
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

[Savage Beast]

The Decadence of Western Civilization has reached a new low when it becomes a criminal offense to pray to God.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Will force pro-lifers to become experimentally more creative...which will make us more successful.

Take it as God permitting this challenge for greater glory of these little ones.

Be like the BLM cockroach spreader in the courthouse...think outside the box, but in God’s way, not satan’s.

[Salvavida]

The point being, one does not have to put himself in front of an abortion clinic to be seen praying. And yes, people do like to be seen doing religious exercise.