{"id":10086,"date":"2023-01-19T12:13:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adf.uk\/?p=10086"},"modified":"2024-01-26T12:44:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T11:44:47","slug":"army-vet-fined-for-praying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/army-vet-fined-for-praying","title":{"rendered":"ARMY VETERAN FINED FOR SILENT PRAYER: Penalty for \u201cpraying for my son, who is deceased\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A second individual is now facing a penalty for praying in an abortion facility \u201ccensorship zone\u201d in Bournemouth<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adam Smith-Connor is challenging council fine, which is based on him saying: \u201cI\u2019m praying for my son, who is deceased\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDear Suella\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adf.uk\/support-adam\">ADF UK launch public letter<\/a>, invite signatures to support freedom of thought in public spaces<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Smith-Connor stood still and silent on the public street for a few minutes before being approached by \u201ccommunity safety accredited officers\u201d. He had his back to the clinic in order to be mindful of the privacy of staff and attendees of the abortion facility. Video footage shows the council officers asking what he was doing. Smith-Connor informed them that he was &#8220;praying for my son, who is deceased\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iJnF1b3Q7V2hhdCBpcyB0aGUgbmF0dXJlIG9mIHlvdXIgcHJheWVyPyZxdW90OyBhdXRob3JpdGllcyBpbnRlcnJvZ2F0ZSBhcm15IHZldGVyYW4iIHdpZHRoPSI1MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjgxIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL2hqVXBoZTdta3RFP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3c9ImFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXI7IGF1dG9wbGF5OyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgZ3lyb3Njb3BlOyBwaWN0dXJlLWluLXBpY3R1cmU7IHdlYi1zaGFyZSIgcmVmZXJyZXJwb2xpY3k9InN0cmljdC1vcmlnaW4td2hlbi1jcm9zcy1vcmlnaW4iIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_hjUphe7mktE_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A\u00a0censorship zone or \u201cbuffer zone\u201d has been enforced since 13 October 2022. The zone was implemented by local authorities through a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which criminalises engaging in \u201can act\u201d or even \u201cattempted act\u201d of \u201capproval\/disapproval, with respect to issues related to abortion services, by any means. This includes but is not limited to graphic, verbal or written means, prayer or counselling\u201d within the area surrounding an abortion facility. The PSPO further prohibits religious acts, including reading scripture or crossing oneself. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk\/Communities\/PSPOs\/documents\/Signed-PSPO-Ophir-Road-and-Surrounding-Area.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">See the full PSPO terms here.<\/span><\/a> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Smith-Connor has now been issued a fine on the basis of the PSPO. The Council stated in their email that the fine is based on his statement that he had been \u201cpraying for his son, who is deceased\u201d. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF UK is supporting Smith-Connor and has engaged a legal team to challenge his fine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNobody should be criminalised for what they believe \u2013 especially not when they express that belief silently, in the privacy of their own minds. Just like in the case of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce last month, Adam could now face prosecution for holding thoughts, and lifting those thoughts to God in prayer, within a censorship zone. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The rapid proliferation of orders criminalising volunteers such as Adam and Isabel should be a wake up call to all those who value freedom of expression \u2013 even freedom of thought \u2013 no matter their views on abortion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">said Jeremiah Igunnubole, Legal Counsel for ADF UK, the legal organisation supporting Adam Smith-Connor. \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Penalties for Prayer<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Upon learning that Smith-Connor was praying for his late son, the council officer responded, \u201cI\u2019m sorry for your loss. But ultimately, I have to go along with the guidelines of the Public Space Protection Order, to say that we are in the belief that therefore you are in breach of clause 4a, which says about prayer, and also acts of disapproval&#8230;\u201d. When Smith-Connor interjected, \u201cI\u2019m just standing praying,\u201d, she again responded, \u201cI do understand that. But the PSPO is in place for a reason and we have to follow through on those regulations.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reflecting on the penalty, Smith-Connor said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c22 years ago I drove my ex-girlfriend to a facility and paid for her to have an abortion. It was a pivotal moment in my life. The consequences of my actions that day came back to grieve me years later, when I realized I had lost my son Jacob to an abortion I had paid for. Recently, I stood outside a similar facility and prayed to God for my son Jacob, for other babies who have lost their lives to abortion, for their grieving families, and for abortion clinic staff.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI would never have imagined being in a position to risk a criminal record for praying silently. In the past, I assisted with abortions in hospital as part of my army medical training, but now I pray for those who perform abortions because I realise how harmful abortion is to women and families, and that every single human life is valuable \u2013 no matter how small. Most of all, I\u2019m moved to pray because of what happened to my son, Jacob,\u201d he continued. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Isabel Vaughan-Spruce faces trial for prayer<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A video of the arrest of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce after she said she \u201cmight\u201d be praying silently in a PSPO went viral last month. The charity volunteer will go before the Birmingham Magistrates\u2019 Court on 2 February after being charged for breaching the local PSPO by silently praying in her mind.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After saying they believed that Vaughan-Spruce was silently praying, police officers searched, arrested, and charged Vaughan-Spruce with \u201cprotesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users\u201d. Since the creation of the PSPO censorship zone, Vaughan-Spruce had only prayed nearby the abortion facility while it was closed. It is therefore hard to see how any \u201cservice users\u201d could have been present while she prayed silently. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second individual is now facing a penalty for praying in an abortion facility \u201ccensorship zone\u201d in Bournemouth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":22890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[942,898],"class_list":["post-10086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-adam","tag-uk-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ARMY VETERAN FINED FOR SILENT PRAYER: Penalty for \u201cpraying for my son, who is deceased\u201d - ADF International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A second individual is now facing a penalty for praying in a abortion facility \u201ccensorship zone\u201d in Bournemouth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ARMY VETERAN FINED FOR SILENT PRAYER: Penalty for \u201cpraying for my son, who is deceased\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A second individual is now facing a penalty for praying in an abortion facility \u201ccensorship zone\u201d in Bournemouth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ADF International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/adfinternational\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-19T12:13:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-26T11:44:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Philipp Bues\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"ARMY VETERAN FINED FOR SILENT PRAYER: Penalty for \u201cpraying for my son, who is deceased\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A second individual is now facing a penalty for praying in a abortion facility \u201ccensorship zone\u201d in Bournemouth.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@adfintl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@adfintl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Philipp Bues\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/news\\\/army-vet-fined-for-praying#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/news\\\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Philipp Bues\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b776fc8535453c6aad8a6f9d78e6141\"},\"headline\":\"ARMY VETERAN FINED FOR SILENT PRAYER: Penalty for \u201cpraying for my son, who is deceased\u201d\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-19T12:13:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-26T11:44:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/news\\\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\"},\"wordCount\":790,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/news\\\/army-vet-fined-for-praying#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/DSC05347-scaled-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Adam\",\"UK\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/news\\\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adfinternational.org\\\/en-gb\\\/news\\\/army-vet-fined-for-praying\",\"name\":\"ARMY VETERAN FINED FOR SILENT PRAYER: Penalty for \u201cpraying for my son, who is deceased\u201d - 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