Vet Guilty Of Bowing Head And Praying Over Dead Son
There are those who believe that some aspects of human intelligence have been lost over the centuries. There are ancient structures all over the world that have been constructed in ways that can’t be explained and, even with modern construction methods, cannot be duplicated. So, how were they built? Did those in ancient times have knowledge of physical laws that we are unaware of today?
Others believe that some people were gifted with unique knowledge or gifts that enabled them to see and create things that were way ahead of their time. But where or from whom did they receive this knowledge?
Still, others were granted the ability to see and predict the future. Nostradamus, Nikola Tesla, John Elfreth Watkins, Alex de Tocqueville, Robert Boyle, Ferdinand Foch, and even Mark Twain are noted seers who made predictions that have become reality.
Eric Authur Blair, a British novelist who wrote under the pen name George Orwell, published 1984 in 1949. The book was written as a warning against totalitarianism. For many years, I believed it was just one man’s fictional beliefs about a dark, dystopian future.
However, as the years have passed, I’m beginning to think that perhaps Orwell’s book wasn’t fiction. Maybe he was a seer who was gifted fundamental truths about the future. Every day that passes, it seems more likely that Orwell’s visions are more than just a disturbing read and that they just might be a snapshot of unfolding political tyranny.
In a case reminiscent of “1984,” a grieving father has been convicted for silently praying for his deceased son in a designated “safe zone” near an abortion facility.
Adam Smith-Connor, 51, faced backlash from the United Kingdom’s government in November 2022 when he prayed at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service in Bournemouth, England, as reported by the BBC.
According to the Christian legal group ADF UK, police officers approached him and asked, “What is the nature of your prayer?” This occurred while a public space protection order was in effect around the facility’s perimeter at the time of Smith-Connor’s prayer. The safe zone was put in place one month before Smith-Connor’s private vigil, according to the BBC.
Any activity supporting or denouncing abortion is not allowed within the zone. The Bournemouth council reported that a majority of people support the zone, as per the BBC.
Smith-Connor told the court that he had been praying for his unborn son. The British military veteran claimed that his son had been aborted 22 years prior to his silent conversation with God.
According to the BBC, District Judge Orla Austin called his actions “deliberate” on Wednesday and imposed nearly $12,000 in fines along with a two-year conditional discharge on the vet.
The insane decision left Smith-Connor, legal experts, and politicians outraged and disgusted.
“Today, the court has decided that certain thoughts – silent thoughts – can be illegal in the United Kingdom,” Smith-Conner told the Christian legal group ADF UK. “That cannot be right.”
“All I did was pray to God, in the privacy of my own mind, and yet I stand convicted as a criminal?”
Miriam Cates, a former member of the UK Parliament for the Conservative Party, likened the ruling to an Orwellian dystopia.
“This isn’t ‘1984,’ but 2024. Nobody should be on trial for the mere thoughts they hold in their mind,” Cates told AFD UK.
“It’s outrageous that the local council are pouring taxpayer funding into prosecuting a thought crime, at a time where resources are stretched thin.”
Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for ADF UK, called the judge’s decision a “turning point of immense proportions,” emphasizing that the country can “hardly sink any lower” in the abuse of fundamental human rights.
Igunnubole is correct. If a person can be arrested for what they’re thinking, Orwell wasn’t speculating; he was predicting. What’s worse, Conner was arrested for saying a silent prayer. That indicates that the police and court officials are taking unreasonable liberties and specifically targeting Christians. Conner’s thoughts were not nefarious or hateful, he was simply praying for the son he never knew.
Whether these officials will admit it or not, there is a source, and the right to silently communicate with that source should be protected, not persecuted. These officials are enforcing man-made laws, but they are ignoring all universal laws, and those are the ones that count.
