In October, a PSPO was declared around an abortion facility in Bournemouth, U.K. A picture of a sign, obtained by ChristianConcern.com, outlined where a number of activities were banned. Among them were “prayer or counseling” as well as “holding vigils where members audibly pray, recite scripture, genuflect, sprinkle holy water on the ground or cross themselves if they perceive a service-users is passing by.” These activities do not obstruct the operations of the clinic in question, but they do make pro-abortion advocates angry.
In other words, the neighborhoods around abortion clinics are now consecrated ground where even private thoughts against the establishment’s practices are illegal. If the simple presence of Christians near the building makes people uncomfortable, then they have broken the law and can be arrested. It sounds ridiculous, but here is the proof: