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Father Sean Gough, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, faced criminal charges for praying for free speech outside an abortion clinic after business hours in violation of a strict buffer zone law in the English city of Birmingham. "I pray wherever I go, inside my head, for the people around me. How can it be a crime for a priest to pray?" he said in a Feb. 9, 2023, statement from the ADF UK legal group. / Credit: ADF UKDenver, Colo., Mar 16, 2023 / 12:52 pm (CNA).Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom said a new law criminalizing prayer and outreach outside abortion clinics in England and Wales discriminates against people of faith."We lament that prayer, holding certain views, or peacefully witnessing to the Gospel of life in certain zones across these lands may now be a criminal offense," Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster, the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales lead bishop for life issues, said March 15.&quo
Rep. Chip Roy and seven other members of Congress are urging the Biden administration's ambassador for religious freedom to turn his attention to mistreatment of Christians in the U.K.
MPs rejected attempts to allow silent prayer outside abortion clinics in England and Wales, amid warnings new buffer zone measures risk making thoughtcrime a reality.