{"id":12445,"date":"2024-10-16T23:38:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T23:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/british-army-veteran-convicted-of-praying-silently-near-abortion-clinic\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T23:38:09","slug":"british-army-veteran-convicted-of-praying-silently-near-abortion-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/british-army-veteran-convicted-of-praying-silently-near-abortion-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Britischer Armeeveteran wegen stillen Gebets in der N\u00e4he einer Abtreibungsklinik verurteilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Adam Smith-Connor on Oct. 16, 2024, was found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with the pro-life advocate facing a near-$12,000 fine over the verdict.\u00c2\u00a0 \/ Credit: ADF UK CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2024 \/ 17:10 pm (CNA). A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with the pro-life advocate facing a near-$12,000 fine over the verdict.The Bournemouth Magistrates\u2019 Court on Wednesday found Adam Smith-Connor guilty\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with the pro-life advocate facing a near-$12,000 fine over the verdict.The Bournemouth Magistrates\u2019 Court on Wednesday found Adam Smith-Connor guilty\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-12445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10023,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/uk-bishops-warn-new-public-order-act-unfairly-affects-people-of-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":12445,"position":0},"title":"UK bishops warn new Public Order Act unfairly affects people of faith","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"September 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Isabel Spruce-Vaughn was arrested twice for praying outside abortion clinics. \/ Credit:ADF UK London, England, Sep 19, 2024 \/ 12:06 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have condemned legislation relating to prayer outside abortion clinics, claiming that the proposal represents a step backward for civic and religious freedom.Bishop John Sherrington, auxliary bishop of Westminster and spokesperson for the bishops\u2019 conference on issues relating to life, said in a Sept. 18 statement that the Public Order Act\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726776568_vaughan-spruce-arrest-header.png?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726776568_vaughan-spruce-arrest-header.png?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726776568_vaughan-spruce-arrest-header.png?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726776568_vaughan-spruce-arrest-header.png?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726776568_vaughan-spruce-arrest-header.png?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68597,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bavarian-city-backs-down-on-buffer-zone-banning-prayer-at-abortion-clinic\/","url_meta":{"origin":12445,"position":1},"title":"Bavarian city backs down on \u2018buffer zone\u2019 banning prayer at abortion clinic","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Februar 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pro-life advocates participate in a prayer procession in Regensburg, Germany. \/ Credit: ADF International Regensburg, Germany, Nov 7, 2025 \/ 10:00 am (CNA). The Bavarian city of Regensburg has withdrawn restrictions banning prayer vigils near an abortion clinic following court rulings that found the buffer zone violated constitutional freedoms, according to a report by CNA Deutsch, CNA\u2019s German-language news partner.The Bavarian city lifted its 100-meter (328-foot) exclusion zone around abortion facilities on Oct. 24 after suffering setbacks before both the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bavarian city backs down on \u2018buffer zone\u2019 banning prayer at abortion clinic","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bavarian-city-backs-down-on-%E2%80%98buffer-zone-banning-prayer-at-abortion-clinic.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bavarian-city-backs-down-on-%E2%80%98buffer-zone-banning-prayer-at-abortion-clinic.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bavarian-city-backs-down-on-%E2%80%98buffer-zone-banning-prayer-at-abortion-clinic.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bavarian-city-backs-down-on-%E2%80%98buffer-zone-banning-prayer-at-abortion-clinic.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bavarian-city-backs-down-on-%E2%80%98buffer-zone-banning-prayer-at-abortion-clinic.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54618,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/wisconsin-catholic-leaders-decry-repealed-abortion-ban\/","url_meta":{"origin":12445,"position":2},"title":"Wisconsin Catholic leaders decry repealed abortion ban","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Wisconsin Supreme Court building in Madison, Wisconsin. \/ Credit: Richard Hurd\/Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jul 3, 2025 \/ 15:03 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Wisconsin Catholic leaders decry repealed abortion ban After the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a historic pro-life law was unenforceable, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference has decried the ruling, calling it \u201cnonsensical.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; A Wisconsin ban on abortion from 1849 made it a felony to destroy an unborn child except\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Wisconsin Catholic leaders decry repealed abortion ban","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wisconsin-Catholic-leaders-decry-repealed-abortion-ban.webp?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wisconsin-Catholic-leaders-decry-repealed-abortion-ban.webp?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wisconsin-Catholic-leaders-decry-repealed-abortion-ban.webp?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38868,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/fertility-clinic-bomber-linked-to-anti-natalist-ideology\/","url_meta":{"origin":12445,"position":3},"title":"Fertility clinic bomber linked to anti-natalist ideology","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The damaged front of the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic stands following a bomb blast on May 17, 2025, in Palm Springs, California. \/ Credit: David McNew\/Getty Images CNA Staff, May 23, 2025 \/ 14:33 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news:Fertility clinic bomber linked to anti-natalist ideologyAuthorities say the man who detonated a car bomb outside a California fertility clinic last Saturday appears to have been motivated by anti-natalist ideology \u2014 the belief that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fertility clinic bomber linked to anti-natalist ideology","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fertility-clinic-bomber-linked-to-anti-natalist-ideology.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fertility-clinic-bomber-linked-to-anti-natalist-ideology.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fertility-clinic-bomber-linked-to-anti-natalist-ideology.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fertility-clinic-bomber-linked-to-anti-natalist-ideology.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37447,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/hospital-keeps-brain-dead-woman-alive-to-save-unborn-baby-citing-georgia-law\/","url_meta":{"origin":12445,"position":4},"title":"Hospital keeps brain-dead woman alive to save unborn baby, citing Georgia law","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. \/ Credit: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 \/ 10:39 am (CNA). A Georgia hospital is requiring that a pregnant woman who was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago remain on life support until the birth of her unborn child. In February, doctors declared 30-year-old Adriana Smith, a nurse who was nine weeks pregnant, brain dead after discovering multiple blood clots in her brain. 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Scottish bishops have denounced a law establishing so-called \u201cbuffer zones\u201d around abortion facilities, saying it \u201crestricts free speech, free expression, and freedom of religion in ways that should concern us all.\u201d The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 establishes \u201cbuffer zones\u201d up to 200 meters (656 feet) around 30 locations across Scotland. 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