Pastor guilty of conducting illegal abortion protest within 'safe access zone'

Pastor guilty of 'abortion safe zone' protest

Pastor found guilty of violating U.K. speech laws for preaching John 3:16 sermon near hospital

The United Kingdom, which has been cracking down on speech for years, dealt free speech another blow on Thursday when a district judge found Clive Johnston, a retired Northern Irish pastor, guilty of preaching John 3:16 in public. The 78-year-old was convicted of two charges under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zone) Act (Northern Ireland) for holding an open-air service near Causeway Hospital in Coleraine in 2024. This law makes it a crime …

'I want the Government to know that there is a higher law'

A retired Baptist pastor was convicted on Thursday (May 7) of conducting an illegal abortion protest inside the limits of a “safe access zone.”

Retired Christian pastor FINED by court after preaching biblical verses near a hospital

A 78-year-old retired pastor from County Tyrone has been fined for breaching abortion buffer zone laws after preaching bible verses near Causeway Hospital in Northern Ireland.Clive Johnston, who previously served as President of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland, received a £450 fine at Coleraine Magistrates' Court today for two offences related to the incident.The court found him guilty of acting within a safe access zone in a mann…

Pastor guilty of conducting illegal abortion protest within 'safe access zone'

The court heard evidence, and was able to watch footage from police body worn cameras, that the retired pastor, standing close to a large crucifix, was using a microphone as he quoted passages from the Bible

Retired Baptist pastor convicted of conducting illegal abortion protest inside abortion clinic ‘safe access zone’

DUP says case ‘raises serious questions about freedom of speech and freedom of religion across the United Kingdom’