{"id":69641,"date":"2025-02-14T19:34:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=69641"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:36:47","slug":"u-s-vice-president-vance-concerning-british-silent-prayer-conviction-shows-free-speech-is-in-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/vance-silent-prayer-conviction-concerning","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Vice President Vance: &#8220;Concerning&#8221; British silent prayer conviction shows free speech is &#8220;in retreat&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69641\" class=\"elementor elementor-69641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dd1a8a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dd1a8a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7911da2d\" data-id=\"7911da2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7aef27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b7aef27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>U.S. President J.D. Vance has called out UK authorities for prosecuting an army veteran for his silent prayers near an abortion facility<\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW165059681 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165059681 BCX0\">Smith-Connor \u201coverwhelmingly thankful\u201d for support from the Vice President as he prepares to appeal his conviction in July, with support from ADF International<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW165059681 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c7ed2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42c7ed2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>MUNICH (14 February 2025) &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>\u201cFree speech, I fear, is in retreat\u201d, said U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance in an address to world leaders at a security conference in Munich today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Listing egregious examples of authoritarian censorship across Europe, Vance highlighted the \u201cmost concerning\u201d case of Adam Smith-Connor \u2013 the army veteran and father of two in Britain who was convicted in November 2024 for praying silently, for a few minutes, on a public space across the road from an abortion facility, where a &#8220;buffer zone&#8221; was enforced.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Reflecting on his concerns for Europe, the Vice-President said:<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8220;&#8230;<em>p<\/em><em>erhaps most concerning, I look to our very dear friends, the United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons, in particular in the crosshairs. <\/em><\/p><p><em>&#8220;A little over two years ago, the British government charged Adam Smith Connor, a 51 year old physiotherapist and an Army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50m from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes, not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6407314a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6407314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cI'm overwhelmingly thankful to Vice President Vance for raising my plight in front of world leaders.<\/span>Nobody should be criminalised for their prayers, their mere thoughts.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Adam Smith-Connor, convicted for praying silently in his head<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c96e8cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c96e8cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b6d5fd5\" data-id=\"5b6d5fd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667bb284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667bb284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In November 2022, Smith-Connor was confronted by officers who asked \u201c<\/span><i>what is the nature of your prayer<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">?\u201d, on a public green within a large \u201cbuffer zone\u201d \u2013 an area covering several streets in the town \u2013 in which authorities have banned various expressions of pro-life or Christian belief, including through offering help to women in crisis pregnancies, or praying.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk\/Assets\/Crime-safety-and-emergencies\/PSPOs\/Ophir-Road-and-surrounding-area-Public-Spaces-Protection-Order-PSPO.pdf\">Read the full text of the Public 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <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> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5004855b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5004855b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adam was later charged, prosecuted, and convicted for his prayers at Poole Magistrates Court in October 2024. With support from ADF International, he is appealing his conviction.<\/p><p>The UK government has since nationalised &#8220;buffer zones&#8221;, banning &#8220;influence&#8221; within 150m of every abortion facility in the country.<\/p><p>\u00a0<strong>Upon hearing the words of the Vice President, Adam Smith-Connor said:<\/strong><\/p><p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\">&#8220;I&#8217;m overwhelmingly thankful to Vice President Vance for raising my plight in front of world leaders. Nobody should be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259951189 BCX0\">criminalised<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\"> for their prayers, their mere thoughts &#8211; this case has exposed the UK authorities in front of the world as they allow &#8220;thought police&#8221; to prosecute peaceful, innocent people for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\">what&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\"> going on in their minds.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259951189 BCX0\">&#8220;With support from ADF International, I will be appealing my ruling in July and hope for justice to be restored. Silent prayers are not a crime &#8211; not here,\u00a0not\u00a0anywhere.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259951189 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4369f46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4369f46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jeremiah Igunnubole, Legal Counsel for ADF International, supporting Adam&#8217;s legal defence, said:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-teams=\"true\">&#8220;<i>The policing of people&#8217;s very thoughts in &#8220;buffer zones&#8221; is the most extreme example of censorship across the West. While crime festers on the streets of England, it&#8217;s unbelievable that police time and resources are focused on criminalising peaceful Christians, who simply want to pray.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span data-teams=\"true\"><i>&#8220;Nobody can deny that two-tier policing is a problem here; nobody can deny that we are riding roughshod over freedom of speech and of thought. 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