Monday, March 27, 2023

Fw: Don't let this happen - woman arrested for praying silently

No jokes this time.

As the U.K. passes nationwide censorship laws…

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Woman arrested for praying AGAIN

Hi Friend, 

Just weeks ago, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was declared NOT GUILTY by a judge in Birmingham, U.K., for praying silently on a public sidewalk.

You may have seen the viral clip of Isabel's interrogation and arrest. She's questioned by police, and her belongings are taken from her before she's loaded in a police car and sent to a nearby station for questioning. 

So why was she just arrested for praying again, and hauled away by six police officers while she was standing peacefully on a city sidewalk?

Isabel's first arrest came after the introduction of "censorship zones" by Birmingham authorities last fall, which criminalize individuals perceived to be "engaging in any act of approval or disapproval" in relation to abortion, including through "verbal or written means, prayer or counseling..."

Other pro-life advocates have come under threat for silently praying in censorship zones in the U.K. including Father Sean Gough, a Catholic priest, who was criminally charged. 

This time, police clearly targeted Isabel because of who she is and what she believes as a Christian. 

Isabel's arrest and these censorship laws set a dangerous and radical precedent. Alliance Defending Freedom and our lawyers in the U.K. need your support to defend Isabel and the freedom for all to pray. Will you give your best gift today?

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In arresting Isabel a second time, it's clear that Isabel's pro-life views are being censored.

The police officer interrogating Isabel said that "it's their perception of events that you're protesting," which is what makes her guilty. He told her: 

"You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense." 

"Silent prayer," Isabel said.

"You were still engaging in prayer, which is the offense." 


After this interrogation, the six police officers arrested Isabel and took her away.

Our legal team in the U.K. supported Isabel's defense after the first attack against her right to pray. They're standing with her again.

But even after Isabel's two unlawful arrests, the U.K. Parliament just passed a law rolling out censorship zones for all abortion facilities across England and Wales, outlawing even silent prayer and consensual conversation within 150 meters of abortion facilities throughout England and Wales. 

Thoughtcrimes are now a reality in the U.K.

Prayer can NEVER be a crime, and there's never been anything that punishes thinking in the history of the U.K.

Through your support, we're there to see that the right to live according to your convictions—and to pray—is upheld in England and beyond. Christians around the world are being silenced through cancel culture, brutal regimes, and censorious governments like Isabel's.

When six police officers can interrogate and arrest Isabel for praying peacefully and silently on a city sidewalk, it puts everyone's right to live out their faith in danger.

Prayer is not a thoughtcrime. 

And as the Birmingham judge ruled, Isabel's prayer is not illegal. 

We need your help to continue defending free speech for all, globally. We won't back down to government threats or pressure, but we can only stand up to this oppressive overreach with your help. Your best gift today will help ensure the basic, God-given right to pray is protected.

Will you give?

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For faith,

Alliance Defending Freedom 

P.S. Members of Parliament just passed an amendment that criminalizes silent prayer like Isabel's. This isn't Orwell's 1984. The U.K. Parliament's catastrophic failure of democracy ushers in the first thought-crime law in the history of modern Britain. Our legal team is standing with Isabel against unlawful threats against public prayer. Your best gift today will help ensure that the God-given right to pray is defended in the U.K. and across the world. The time is now.

Alliance Defending Freedom

Fw: Americans Now Dying in Syria to Protect Syrian Oil Fields the U.S. Military Seized

For oil or for Psalm 83?


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Americans Now Dying in Syria to Protect Syrian Oil Fields the U.S. Military Seized

March 26, 2023 5:02 pm
Americans in the U.S. military and with military contractors came under fire in Syria this past week, suffering casualties from alleged Iranian drone strikes. Why is the U.S. military still in Syria?  It's hard to say.  No U.S. president since Barack Obama has offered a rational explanation.  Syria continues to act as a remnant of establishment war-hawk policies from the Bush era, with Obama, Biden and Hillary Clinton using the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan as a jumping-off point for their covert Arab Spring operations. In infamous comments made in 2019, former U.S. President Donald Trump said: "We're keeping [Syria's] oil. We have the oil. The oil is secure. We left troops behind only for the oil." Was President Trump's seizure of Syrian oil fields in 2019 legal? The attacks on the U.S. military bases in Syria followed the recent announcement that Saudi Arabia was normalizing relations with Iran, a peace initiative brokered by China. Saudi Arabia announced last week that they would reopen their embassy in Syria.
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Largest Protest in the History of Israel as Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets

March 26, 2023 10:57 pm
Massive protests have erupted across Israel tonight after PM Netanyhau fired his Defense Minister, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country. As a reminder, Netanyahu and his allies say the plan will restore a balance between the judicial and executive branches and rein in what they see as an interventionist court with liberal sympathies. But critics say the constellation of laws will remove the checks and balances in Israel's democratic system and concentrate power in the hands of the governing coalition. Gallant's dismissal signaled that Netanyahu will move ahead this week with the overhaul plan, which has sparked mass protests, angered military and business leaders and raised concerns among Israel's allies. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Saturday night's crowds were reportedly the largest ever. Will there be a military coup in Israel?
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Shooting at Christian school in Tennessee a false flag event - Reuters reported early

The school shooting that took place on 03/27/2023 in Tennessee was a false flag event.  According to Nashville Fire Department's twitter feed, they were responding to an active incident at 11:39 AM EST.  Reuters printed a story about it almost six hours before it happened.  Here's the screenshot:


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Might be just me, but "She is She" sounds like basic biology.

 
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