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Prosecuted for Praying: Abortion Battle Lines in Northern Ireland

Jonathon Van Maren January 21, 2026

“If we are not free to express prayer against abortion outside of a clinic without being criminalized, then none of us are free.”

Be Careful What You Think: In Britain, It Might Be a Crime

Paul Coleman October 17, 2024

If we truly have the right to freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, can silent prayer in a public place ever be a crime?

Court Delivers “First Known Conviction of a ‘Thoughtcrime’ in Modern British History”

Michael Curzon October 16, 2024

The guilty man was spotted praying silently for his dead son outside an abortion clinic.

UK: Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer Wins Payout and Apology

Michael Curzon August 19, 2024

Case described as “a rare victory for common sense.”

UK: Labour Plotting Ban on Silent Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics

Michael Curzon August 16, 2024

“Free speech is under threat in Labour Britain, and so too, it seems, is free non-speech,” one critic said.

Thought Police: Protecting the People from Prayer

Todd Huizinga July 22, 2024

In their zeal to defend abortion at all costs, governments are beginning to criminalise silent thought. Their efforts must be resisted.

UK High Court: London School Can Keep Prayer Ban Challenged by Muslim Student

Nick Hallett April 16, 2024

Leading state school introduced restrictions after some students tried to intimidate others into being more devout.

“The Annunciation” (1485-1492), a 19.1 x 31.4 cm tempera and gold on wood painting by Botticelli (1444/45–1510), located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In traditional portrayals of the Annunciation, Mary is represented as meditating on Sacred Scripture, as she is here.

The Crisis of the Church and the Mystagogical Option, Part III: The Mystical Life and Christian Meditation

Robert Lazu Kmita November 28, 2023

Christian meditation must be rehabilitated if the modern crisis of the Church is to be overcome.

UK Police Drop Charges Against March For Life Director

Tristan Vanheuckelom September 25, 2023

Authorities have now twice settled on the conclusion that silent prayer is not a crime

Private Prayer “Not Unlawful,” But Will British Police Take Notice?

Michael Curzon September 13, 2023

If the continued mistreatment of those accused of ‘non-crime hate incidents’ is anything to go by, individuals who pray silently are not yet in the clear.

Tag: prayer

Prosecuted for Praying: Abortion Battle Lines in Northern Ireland

Be Careful What You Think: In Britain, It Might Be a Crime

Court Delivers “First Known Conviction of a ‘Thoughtcrime’ in Modern British History”

UK: Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer Wins Payout and Apology

UK: Labour Plotting Ban on Silent Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics

Thought Police: Protecting the People from Prayer

UK High Court: London School Can Keep Prayer Ban Challenged by Muslim Student

The Crisis of the Church and the Mystagogical Option, Part III: The Mystical Life and Christian Meditation

UK Police Drop Charges Against March For Life Director

Private Prayer “Not Unlawful,” But Will British Police Take Notice?

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