George Orwell’s ‘thought crime’ is no-longer science fiction when you can be arrested for a silent prayer

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1 Peter 4:12-14 “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

Important Takeaways:

  • Woman arrested for ‘thought crime’ of silently praying!
  • She was in the proximity of a U.K. abortion business at the time.
  • “You don’t have to be pro-life to see that this is wrong,” Isabel Vaughn-Spruce [she’s the U.K. March for Life director.]
  • The report said, “Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a charity volunteer and Christian, was approached by police officers outside of BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham, England, and asked if she was praying, according to ADF’s press release. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested.”
  • She explains, “I’m still trying to get my mind around the fact that I’ve been arrested for silent thoughts going on in the privacy of my own head.”
  • George Orwell’s “thought crimes,” the concept he introduced in his novel “1984” where people become criminals by thinking, have arrived.

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