{"id":19442,"date":"2023-09-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/?p=19442"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:29:29","slug":"uk-home-secretary-tells-police-that-silent-prayer-is-not-a-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/uk-home-secretary-tells-police-that-silent-prayer-is-not-a-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"UK home secretary tells police that \u2018silent prayer\u2019 is not a crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A senior British official has warned police officers in the country that the mere act of silently praying \u2014 a seemingly direct reference to recent pro-life demonstrations outside abortion clinics \u2014 is \u201cnot unlawful,\u201d a declaration that comes amid an ongoing and controversial debate about that practice in the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n\n\n