Evangelicals Claim New Jersey Has Criminalized Prayer

Anti-abortion activists say New Jersey law could chill free speech

A recent New Jersey law is raising free speech concerns among anti-abortion advocates over its increased penalties for interfering with “reproductive health care” clinics, with some activists worrying it could discourage peaceful prayer and sidewalk counseling outside abortion clinics. Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed S2260 on Friday, describing it as a safeguard for patients and healthcare workers facing violence, intimidation, or physical obstru…

New Jersey Governor Sherrill Signs Pro-Abortion Bill Into Law

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill targeted pro-life supporters on Thursday by signing legislation that may outlaw prayer and protests at abortion clinics. The law also expands protections for “transgender” medical interventions. “This law is a deliberate act of defiance against the most basic human right — the right to life of every child in the womb with a beating heart,” said New Jersey Right to Life Executive Director Marie Tasy. The bill (S…

Pro-Life Advocates Warn NJ Law Could Ban Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill (D) signed a bill last week that criminalizes "interference" with "reproductive" or "gender-affirming" care — a law pro-life advocates are warning could majorly infringe on the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.  The post Pro-Life Advocates Warn New Jersey Law Could Criminalize Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics appeared first on Breitbart.

Evangelicals Claim New Jersey Has Criminalized Prayer

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: “They Just Made Prayer Illegal” reads the dishonest subject line of emails send by Intercessors for America to its prayer warriors on Friday and Saturday. The Friday email urges people to sign a petition to “stop making prayer illegal.” The truth is that nobody “just made prayer illegal.” But IFA leaders don’t let truth get in the way of politically useful fearmongering. Here’s what IFA President Dav…