Now imagine the person who is doing the filming of the abortion clinic and the filming is being done from a public sidewalk. It would be interpreted as intimidation at a minimum, not free speech. It’s time we turn the tables on them as they are intimidating people in their exercise of their first amendment right to practice their religion
Now imagine the person who is doing the filming of the abortion clinic and the filming is being done from a public sidewalk. It would be interpreted as intimidation at a minimum, not free speech. It’s time we turn the tables on them as they are intimidating people in their exercise of their first amendment right to practice their religion
Disrupting a church service is illegal under **18 U.S. Code § 248**, which is part of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). Specifically, this law prohibits the intentional interference with persons exercising their religious beliefs at a place of religious worship. This interference can include physical obstruction, threats of force, or other forms of INTIMIDATION that hinder someone from participating in their religious practices.
The relevant section of the statute states:
"Whoever, by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship; or intentionally damages or destroys the property of a place of religious worship, shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection (b) and the civil remedies provided in subsection (c)."
Penalties under this statute can include fines and imprisonment, depending on the severity of the offense.
Somehow, they have absolutely no problem applying this law to abortion clinics, but not churches.
Now imagine the person who is doing the filming of the abortion clinic and the filming is being done from a public sidewalk. It would be interpreted as intimidation at a minimum, not free speech. It’s time we turn the tables on them as they are intimidating people in their exercise of their first amendment right to practice their religion
Disrupting a church service is illegal under **18 U.S. Code § 248**, which is part of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). Specifically, this law prohibits the intentional interference with persons exercising their religious beliefs at a place of religious worship. This interference can include physical obstruction, threats of force, or other forms of INTIMIDATION that hinder someone from participating in their religious practices.
The relevant section of the statute states:
"Whoever, by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship; or intentionally damages or destroys the property of a place of religious worship, shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection (b) and the civil remedies provided in subsection (c)."
Penalties under this statute can include fines and imprisonment, depending on the severity of the offense.
Somehow, they have absolutely no problem applying this law to abortion clinics, but not churches.