Peaceful Pro-Life Protesters Who Sat and Sang Gospel Songs Found Guilty, Face Long Prison Terms

As I begin this article I'm reminded of George Orwell's Animal Farm, specifically the part where the pigs paint "All Animals Are Equal" on the front of the barn, then add "But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others."

Cast your mind back to the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Violent riots spread across the country. Businesses were burned, police cars were torched, innocent people were assaulted, and at least 19 people were killed. Violent night after violent night, the "mainstream" media absurdly continued to label the rampages as "peaceful protests."

More than 120 defendants across the country pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of federal crimes including rioting, arson, and conspiracy, and more than 70 were sentenced to prison. The average sentence was just 27 months.

Peaceful Pro-Life Demonstrators — A Study in Contrasts

Six pro-life protesters who in 2021 sat on the floor inside a Texas abortion facility and prayed, sang hymns, and urged women not to get abortions were found guilty on Tuesday, and now face up to 10.5 years in prison.

But, it gets worse.

The Biden Justice Department accused the pro-lifers of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE). Signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton in 1994, the law prohibits three things:

(1) The use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person who is obtaining an abortion.
(2) The use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person who is exercising or trying to exercise their First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.
(3) The intentional damage or destruction of a reproductive health care facility or a place of worship.

The group was also accused of a civil rights conspiracy for the protest, which took place in a hallway outside a Mount Juliet, Tennessee, abortion clinic on March 5, 2021. All six protesters were convicted on both counts. They're expected to be sentenced in July.

Here's more:

Those on trial included Chet Gallagher of Tennessee, Coleman Boyd of Mississippi, Heather Idoni of Michigan, Cal Zastrow of Michigan, Paul Vaughn of Tennessee, and Dennis Green of Virginia.
The conspiracy charge can be punished with up to 10.5 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and fines of up to $260,000 while the FACE Act charge can lead to one year in prison and a $10,000 fine.
One of the government’s key witnesses was Caroline Davis, a woman who was arrested with the group at Carafem. During her testimony, Davis claimed that she had a change of heart about attending the protest and that her “rational side” was “in the toilet” at the time of her participation. She said that she changed her mind “over time” and that being indicted by the federal government “terrified” her.
Video of the demonstration showed the group singing songs like “Holy, Holy, Holy,” and “Onward Christian Soldiers,” while others showed members of the group talking to police. Another video showed one participant telling another to speak “in love” to a man with his girlfriend who had shown up at Carafem and that someone’s “baby is a gift from God.”

Yes, a study in contrasts indeed.