{"id":1468003,"date":"2022-05-08T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1468003"},"modified":"2022-05-08T09:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T13:01:11","slug":"virginia-ag-threatens-consequences-against-anti-life-protesters-that-disrupt-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-ag-threatens-consequences-against-anti-life-protesters-that-disrupt-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia AG Threatens Consequences Against Anti-Life Protesters That Disrupt Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-ag-threatens-consequences-against-anti-life-protesters-that-disrupt-churches%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1468003&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">T<\/span>he attorney general of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/boeing-to-move-headquarters-to-virginia-after-appeals-from-glenn-youngkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a> warned that protesters who disrupt Catholic Mass this Sunday <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/watch-warren-tells-pro-abortion-americans-to-get-in-the-fight-and-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the name of abortion rights<\/a> could face legal action. <\/p>\n<p>State Attorney General Jason Miyares <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/1522962330144980994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released a statement<\/a> Saturday responding to the newfound threats of protest outside of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholicism\">Catholic parishes<\/a> in Virginia and nationwide. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I deeply respect the First Amendment rights of speech and assembly,&#8221; Miyares wrote. &#8220;But no one has the right to interfere with the fundamental and natural right of all Virginians to practice their religion in peace.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/clarence-thomas-says-supreme-court-wont-be-bullied-in-wake-of-abortion-opinion-leak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLARENCE THOMAS SAYS SUPREME COURT WON&#8217;T BE &#8216;BULLIED&#8217; IN WAKE OF ABORTION OPINION LEAK<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I deeply respect the First Amendment rights of speech and assembly. But no one has the right to interfere with the fundamental and natural right of all Virginians to practice their religion in peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgNrhpPhdD\">pic.twitter.com\/LgNrhpPhdD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/1522962330144980994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2022<\/a>\n             <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Miyares also promised to &#8220;bring civil suits&#8221; against protesters who &#8220;intimidate, interfere with, or obstruct any person who is seeking to exercise his or her First Amendment right of religious freedom.&#8221; The state&#8217;s top law enforcement agent cited Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacodefull\/title57\/chapter1\/\">Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom,<\/a> which is featured in Virginia&#8217;s constitution, as his precedent for &#8220;protecting this sacred right for all Virginians.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Threats of protest come days after the draft of a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/courts\/leaked-draft-opinion-signals-supreme-court-is-overturning-roe-v-wade\">majority opinion<\/a> penned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was leaked, revealing the potential plans to overturn <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i>. Protests have taken place on the steps of the court and outside of state capitols nationwide. Churches that espouse anti-abortion views, such as the Catholic Church, have also come under increasing scrutiny and threats of protest from pro-abortion rights groups. <\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church has been adamant in its anti-abortion position for centuries, condemning abortion and opting to excommunicate automatically women who receive one <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20090711_aborto-procurato_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outside of a life-threatening circumstance<\/a>. The church has said that those who have gone through with an <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\">abortion, <\/a>however, can be forgiven. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Miyares&#8217;s office will be monitoring protests at churches for criminal violations, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attorney general of Virginia warned that protesters who disrupt Catholic Mass this Sunday in the name of abortion rights could face legal action. 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