List of attacks on pro-life groups, churches continues to grow

 

List of attacks on pro-life groups, churches continues to grow Curated for you byCP Editors Good afternoon! It's Friday, October 14, and today's headlines include the growing number of attacks on churches and pro-life groups in the months since the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, a jury recommending a sentence of life in prison for the Parkland mass shooter, and a UMC pastor in Florida who invited a man dressed in drag to deliver a "children's sermon." As the pro-life movement expresses outrage over the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck, attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches continue in the United States nearly four months after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the U.S. Constitution does not contain the right to an abortion. The FBI and Justice Department have faced harsh criticism from the pro-life movement over their early-morning raid on the Pennslyvania home of Mark Houck. While the DOJ contends that Houck "is alleged to have twice assaulted a man because he was a volunteer reproductive health care clinic escort," a fundraiser set up for the family says the escort was harassing Mark's 12-year-old son as they prayed outside the clinic: "They walked down the street away from the entrance to the building. The escort followed them, and when he continued yelling at Mark’s son, Mark pushed him away," the fundraiser reads. The arrest of Houck for violating the FACE Act, which subjects anyone who "intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person" seeking to "provide reproductive health services" to federal charges, prompted backlash from the pro-life community. If convicted, Houck faces up to 11 years in prison. Following Houck’s indictment, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights wrote a letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the leading Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the letter, Donohue wrote that "there seems to be much interest in pursuing alleged wrongdoing by pro-life activists, yet little interest in pursuing alleged wrongdoing by abortion-rights activists." In the months following the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, multiple incidents of violence against pro-life groups and churches have been largely ignored by the federal government. This list from The Christian Post details the most recent acts of pro-abortion vandalism of churches and pregnancy support centers since Houck’s Sept. 23 arrest. Continue reading. P.S. Announcing "Generation Indoctrination," a CP original podcast series that takes a deep dive into the transgender battle. Episode One: Have Schools Become "Indoctrination Centers for Gender Ideology?" is out now—make sure to give us a follow so you never miss an episode. Listen now on Edifi, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. Don't forget to give "Generation Indoctrination" a 5-star rating.