Posted on 11/30/2022 6:24:56 PM PST by marshmallow
CNA Newsroom, Nov 25, 2022 / 08:09 am Concerns about religious freedom in the UK are intensifying after local council officers confronted a woman on the south coast of England for praying quietly in a public space and asked her to move away.
Livia Tossici-Bolt was praying with a friend near a local abortion clinic in Bournemouth but had not breached the borders of the censorship zone around the clinic, which the local council had imposed.
Nevertheless, two ‘Community Safety Accredited Officers’ patrolling the buffer zone informed Livia that her actions could cause “intimidation and harassment” and asked her to move away. According to Tossici-Bolt, the officers also expressed concern that there was a local school nearby and that “the children may ask questions.”
In a statement released on November 24, ADF International formally announced their support for Tossici-Bolt and the launch of an official complaint to local authorities for breaching her right to pray on a public street.
The statement comes as parliamentarians in England and Wales have also conveyed concern about the direction of religious freedom within their jurisdiction as the Public Order Bill makes its way through Parliament.
Clause 9 of the Bill proposes to institute ‘buffer zones’ around abortion clinics nationwide, which campaigners argue would have a detrimental impact on outreach for women facing crisis pregnancies while raising fundamental questions concerning freedom of religion and expression.
Clause 9 faced notable scrutiny in the House of Lords on November 22 as peers across the political spectrum expressed unease with the introduction of buffer zones.
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I could have used a Clause 9 buffer zone for inner city trash back in school.
Must not have had a prayer rug.
I bet these weren’t asked to ‘move on’.
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The UK is long overdue for a bloody revolution. Like 200 years overdue!
Most of the western world is.
‘Community Safety Accredited Officers’ should be kicked in the teeth.
These cops and first responders are so brave.
According to a statement from ADF International, Clause 9 of the Public Order Bill prohibits not only “harassment” outside of abortion facilities but “informing,” “advising,” “influencing,” “persuading,” and even “expressing an opinion.”
Should I have brought my umbrella?
No, there’s only a 10% chance of rain.
You’re under arrest.
According to Tossici-Bolt, the officers also expressed concern that there was a local school nearby and that “the children may ask questions.”
It would be terrible if children in school ask questions. If they don’t understand something, they should keep their traps shut!
One Christian praying is a danger? But when hundreds of Mulsims take over city streets and pray no problem.
My thoughts, too.
Of course not. Satan and his followers would never be upset at their own.
They hate their own.
Once they are used up, they are no longer useful, and thus, turned on instantly with delight.
but yet they likely allow homeless to defecate in public, piss in public, etc-
but by the saints don’t a person dare pray in public, that is just unacceptable!
Getting close to end times me thinks
Lady, next time wear a hijab when you decide to pray in England.
My thoughts exactly.
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